HYBRID ELECTRIC VESSEL VISION OF THE FJORDS WINS AWARD
BATTERIES SET TO REPLACE GENERATOR ON OFFSHORE VESSEL VIKING PRINCESS
A hybrid energy system has been installed on board Viking Princess making it the first offshore supply vessel where batteries have reduced the number of generators on board. Viking Princess completed sea trials and the system was handed over to Eidesvik Offshore on October 9, 2017.
The iconic Vision of the Fjords has picked up an award
Hybrid electric vessel Vision of the Fjords has won an award recognising its accessibility and environmental achievements.
The 400-passenger capacity vessel, owned and operated by The Fjords DA, secured the Norwegian Centre for Design and Architecture (DOGA) Universal Design ‘transport’ award for its commitment to optimal passenger accessibility, experience and environmental sustainability.
Rolf Sandvik, CEO of The Fjords, said: “We ensured that the ‘path’ passengers use to ascend the ship, and really immerse themselves in the sensory delights of the nature here, is as accessible to those in wheelchairs, or of limited mobility, as it is to all.
“There’s no stairs, no elevators, no obstructions, just a gently sloping surface leading everyone to unforgettable views.”
Offshore supply vessel Viking Princess
She provides supplies to oil rigs in the North Sea and Barents Sea. The five-year old vessel runs on LNG-powered Wärtsilä engines. Depending on the ongoing task and weather conditions, the engine load varies between 90 percent and 20 percent.
With the Wärtsilä installed energy storage system on board, Viking Princess is expected to reduce fuel consumption by up to 30 percent in various operations and CO2 emissions are expected to be reduced by up to approximately 13-18 percent per year, depending on operational conditions and requirements.
SHIPPING SECTOR NOT READY FOR IMO 2020 SULPHUR LIMIT REGULATIONS REVEALS SURVEY
Some 70% of shipping companies surveyed say they do not believe the industry is ready for IMO’s 2020 deadline, when a global limit of 0.5% sulphur will be imposed on marine fuel for vessels trading internationally. That was the headline finding of a new survey conducted by CE Delft on behalf of Exxonmobil.
The survey suggests that only 500 ships have been equipped with scrubbers. There has been something of a backlash against scrubber technology, most notably from Maersk and Klaveness, who have said they see the technology as being expensive and immature.
Lasse Kristoffersen, CEO at Torvald Klaveness, last year said scrub-bers are a costly investment, costing between $2.0 and $4.0m, which can sometimes be greater than the value of the vessel itself.
Other respondents to the ExxonMobil survey said they were concerned that shipping companies would cheat and falsify the sulphur content of their marine fuel. Could this be a tacit admission that port states do not intend to or will not be able to enforce the 0.5% cap in their own waters?
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The Report • December 2017 • Issue 82 | 7
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