
Vessel’s foremost deck can accommodate a 20 foot container housing a battery bundle for zero emission operation.
A inexperienced and versatile catamaran workboat is about to be at work on Netherlands inland waterways by the top of the yr and it’s being hailed as a “local masterpiece” by the maritime neighborhood within the city of Urk.
To be named Leon-H, the vessel is a Werft Hybrid Cat 2411e. It has been ordered at Werft Shipbuilding by TB Waterwerk, each primarily based in Urk, (which was an island within the Zuider Zee, till land reclamation and polderization meant it wasn’t)
With dimensions of 23.85 meters LOA by 11.45 meters beam, the vessel shall be an ultra-shallow draft cat, geared up with Tier III engines to decrease NOx emissions. Accommodating for 12 individuals and with a 15 tons bollard pull and an working draft of just one.0 meters, Leon-H will characteristic an all-Scania setup with triple Scania mills for added effectivity and emission reductions which could be transformed to fulfill IMO Tier III compliance.

Additionally the ability plant shall be outfitted with the choice for 100% electrical energy provide. The foremost deck shall be organized in such approach that the cat can accommodate a 20 foot container housing a battery bundle for zero emission operation.
The vessel presents 167 sq. meters of deck area. A winch with 150 tonnes brake holding energy, her towing pins and a shark jaws chain stopper are positioned on the entrance for simple anchor dealing with. Two Heila cranes present a lifting capability of 25 tonnes at 5.8 meters including to the flexibleness of the versatile catamaran workboat, which is provided for a mess of operations.
The hull shall be delivered by Urk-based VCU-TCD. Similarly, the vessel’s electrical set up shall be delivered by Piet Brouwer Elektrotechniek, her woodwork by De Flux and her nautical tools by De Boer Marine — all primarily based in Urk.
