It wasn’t the Estep version and certainly not the little one shown on the illustration shown in your post.
I’ll dig around through my old prints and see what others I can find.
the botnia coming in was a excellent clip thx to the one who stood out there filming it (good job) and thx to ombugge for posting it!.
New battery technology open the possibility for hybrid system as an option for longer voyages:
its electric but 99% shore power from burning gas running in a harbour full of ships burning hfo, will anyone notice?
OK so now you have stated the obvious, but what is your solution?
It is necessary to start somewhere since you cannot do everything immediately.
From the linked article:
Unless Singapore install a nuclear power source they cant be green as they have a tiny land mass with the most power hungry consumers on the planet by a large margin due to everything airconditioned 24/7/365.
Surrounded by a dirty ship industry and refineries not to mention a huge Data Centre population consuming massive power and a large airport for long haul aircraft.
Could you design a worse scenario if you tried?
We are talking about harbour crafts being “net zero”, not all of Singapore.
Interesting subject, but for another thread.
whats the point, its a useless waste of resource that might make 0.0000000000000001% difference or not be able to measure the difference it makes.
Its just a head line.
As I have said before if they were interested in reducing pollution the buses and tug boats would be lpg powered and could of done that decades ago.
Taxis should of been 40 years ago.
What is your contribution?
PS> Negative comments on social media isn’t a contribution to anything.
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The are , its calling out woke rubbish
How did they let their own GLC tug boat company PSA buy more diesel tugs after testing a lpg one, I guess it was just for the headline.
Seems like its all about fooling the idiots and profit comes first.
Yara Birkeland:
Photo : Capt Peter Reinsma Master of LPG/C/E “Coral Patula” (c)
YARA BIRKELAND is the world’s first fully electric and autonomous container vessel with zero emissions. With this container vessel, Yara will reduce diesel-powered truck haulage by 40,000 journeys a year.
Yara and technology company KONGSBERG have teamed up to build the world’s first autonomous and zero-emission container vessel: YARA BIRKELAND
With this vessel, Yara will remove 40,000 diesel-powered truck journeys every year, and reduce NOx (Nitrogen oxide) and CO2 emissions, improve road safety, reduce road dust formation and traffic noise. The zero-emission vessel will transport mineral fertilizer from Yara’s production plant in Porsgrunn, Norway to the regional export port in Brevik. On the technical side, KONGSBERG is responsible for the development and delivery of all essential technologies at YARA BIRKELAND. This applies to the sensors and integration required for remote and autonomous operations, as well as electrical propulsion, battery and control systems.YARA BIRKELAND was put into commercial operation in Porsgrunn in the spring of 2022. During the first to years of operation, the vessel will go through a gradual transition towards full autonomous sailing.
Source: Maasmond Newsclippings
Brandnew fully electric workvessel of Werkendam based contractor Hakkers JAN enroute her first job.
JAN is built at Groeneveld Marine at Hendrik ido Ambacht.
Photo: Arie Boer ©
“Engine room” of the future?:
