REFIT SHIPYARDS
TALOS SHIPYARDS Talos Shipyards and Marine Services is one of the largest shipyards in the Eastern Mediterranean, that was recently rebranded, while completing a series of major infrastructure works to improve the services provided to its diverse clientele. Comprising of 1,500m of docks and piers, 15,000 sqm of buildings and structures on 88,000 sqm of land. There is alongside berthing and all year mooring of large vessels up to 300 m makes the facility one of the most attractive yards for repairs and maintenance in the region. Talos Shipyards is committed to providing the highest quality of service standards at competitive rates. For more details Tel: +30 210 554 5100 or visit
www.talosshipyards.com
we are in a position to start setting goals for a longer term and also put measures to it. We realise we are far from done, we are just starting but we gained a lot of knowledge and experience that will help us setting clear goals for the upcoming years. We use it as a case study example project and already see very positive results spinning off from this project.” The harder part is measuring the success says Engel; “You need a very deep understanding of what measures are relevant and how they are built up. You can easily do it wrong and get accused of greenwashing, so we are hesitant to communicate. One great and positive number, working with recycled aluminium saves an incredible 95% of energy compared to working with virgin material. Not all thicknesses of the plates are already available in the recycled version, building the 36 footer (Bestevaer (BV) 36) we have come to 63% recycled aluminium versus 37% virgin material. There are enough chances for us to improve.” The BV 36 has already got 3 nominations for honourable awards this year - Dutch Boat of the Year 2023, French Boat of the Year 2023 and European Boat of the Year 2024. This gives some indication that KMY is on the right ‘tack’.
A spokesman at the Royal Huisman cites a similar list of damaging activity/ material including; aluminium, carbon, wood waste, paint waste, output of superyacht combustion engines, construction and use of gas and electricity.
The Royal Huisman operation, founded in 1884, is big and continuously developing; five shipbuilding halls cover an area 30,000 m2 plus additional areas for carbon composite construction, interior work, painting, systems engineering, mast construction,
hatches, deck equipment, hydraulics, and more. The outfit employs over 350 highly skilled workers.
The roof covering of the existing halls is gradually being replaced, and extra insulation is being added. The new tops will be equipped with nearly 2,500 solar panels between 2024 and 2027. Inside the facilities and offices, all existing TL lighting has been replaced with LED lighting in the past three years. Additionally, the existing fleet of company vehicles is gradually being replaced by hybrid and electric cars. Similarly, various equipment and additional electric components are gradually being equipped with frequency controllers to reduce electric power consumption. The shipyard’s electricity use is 100% green since 2022.
Royal Huisman has also developed a dedicated sustainability programme, the Eco-Friendly Yacht program, for a holistic approach towards more sustainable yachts (both refits and new-builds). This programme of multiple projects aims to reduce the energy demand of yachts, make use of energy from nature, and make use of more sustainable fuels or other energy carriers. With this approach, the feasibility and impact of many solutions on board of Royal Huisman yachts is better known. Examples of applicable sustainable solutions are hydro generation, solar panels, an ECO-mode, HVAC solutions, and fuel cells fuelled by hydrogen or methanol.
Royal Huisman’s Huisfit offers green solutions to reduce the use of energy onboard existing superyachts with 20th century technology. Huisfit has successfully converted the conventional propulsion of existing superyachts into hybrid, which appears the
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