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REPAIR & CONVERSION 34 pressurized LPG carriers, in a $900 includes a 1,450-kW lithium ion bat- tery power only, greatly reducing both million deal anticipated to close in early tery. One vessel, Harvey Energy, work- fuel consumption and exhaust emis- 2021. Regulatory ? lings showed BW ing for Shell in the Gulf of Mexico, has sions.”

LPG also taking a stake in Avance Gas, already been ? tted with ESS; four sister ABS, which has now introduced another owner in the sector. Transac- vessels are to be ? tted during 2021 and its “ESS-LiBATTERY” notation, de- tions of this type are a prelude to further into early 2022. According to Wärtsilä, scribes tri-fueled vessels as “…shaping consolidation in the sector, and among “When stationary in the ? eld or in port, the future of sustainability.” Paradigm shipping companies generally, which, the boats will be able to operate on bat- watchers may well agree. in turn, will enhance owners’ ability to raise capital to fund re? ts, initially, and new construction later as new fueling

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Battery power has also emerged as a

Transfer Systems real solution to carbon reduction, usu- ally as part of “hybrid” solutions in con- junction with main engines powered by

Highest Safety fossil fuels. Because of their recharging

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