Graphical making of the brand-new crossbreed RO/RO (Image politeness Finnlines/ Knud E. Hansen)
Grimaldi Group participant Finnlines has actually granted GUY Energy Solutions an order to provide 6 GUY B&W 9S50ME-C9.6 Tier II-compliant primary engines for 3 238-meter RO/RO vessels meant for procedure in the Baltic Sea.
GUY Energy Solutions’ two-stroke licensee– Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd (Engine & &Machinery Business Unit )– will certainly develop the engines in Korea, while Nanjing Jinling shipyard in China will certainly build the vessels. Delivery of the initial vessels is anticipated from 2021.
As component of the vessel’s crossbreed propulsion service, the GUY B&W ME-C engineswill enablethe ships to provide a 100% boost in effectiveness when gauged in regards to consumption/ton of products carried, contrasted to existing vessels.
The brand-new order complies with an order positioned by Grimaldi in 2019 for 9 extremely comparable vessels with the very same extent of supply, and also includes in current orders GUY Energy Solutions has actually won in the affordable Baltic market.
Designed by Danish aquatic developer, Knud E. Hansen, the brand-new RO/RO ships will certainly be amongst the initial instances of a brand-new collection of crossbreed vessels. These will certainly make use of fuel-oil throughout navigating and also lithium mega-batteries in harbor, hence ensuring absolutely no exhausts in port– fulfilling the Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) Green Plus course symbols– while still pleasing power needs at berth. The batteries will certainly be charged throughout navigating via shaft generators The newbuilds will certainly additionally include ice-class category, 1A Super.
“We’re very happy to win this order and to add to our recent successes in the Finnish market,” claimed Bjarne Foldager– Senior Vice President, Head of Two-Stroke Business at GUYEnergy Solutions “To be able to add it to the previous nine vessels from the Grimaldi order is also very pleasing. Our technology will play a crucial role in this innovative hybrid propulsion system that really points the way for shipping in the future. I look forward to seeing these unique vessels enter service.”
“These new RO/ROs will be among the most environmentally sustainable ships of their type,” Foldager included. “Finnlines is a frontrunner in the development of hybrid power ships, of marine battery packs and of energy-management systems. By investing in research & development and by teaming with its suppliers, Finnlines is well on time to meet and clearly exceed all the ambitious environmental targets set by the IMO and by the international community for shipping.”
Mikael Lindholm, Head of Newbuilding Department, Finnlines, claimed: “These environmentally friendly vessels will be built taking all technological and environmental factors into account and thus will increase our energy efficiency further. We continue our successful track record in investing in the sustainable operation of our fleet.”
