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The month’s best technical innovations

Amasus Shipping/bound4blue © Chantiers de l’Atlantique

C-Job

Wind Propulsion New CSD Concept ‘Solid Sail’ for Cruise Ships

The M/V EEMS Traveller, owned and C-Job Naval Architects launched its Bureau Veritas delivered an Approval operated by Amasus Shipping, will start new Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) se- in Principle to Chantiers de l’Atlantique harnessing the power of wind. The 91-m ries and headlining the series is a new for its sailing propulsion system, Solid general cargo vessel will be retro? tted self-propelled CSD concept. Sail, tailored for the large ships market. with two 17-m-high eSAILs during The 34-in.self-propelled cutter suc- Solid Sail is a 1,200 m² rigid sail made a port call in 2022. A similar unit was tion dredger features cutter power of of composite panels assembled together, installed by bound4blue in December 3,500 HP and a total installed power of which was developed speci? cally for 2021 on M/V La Naumon, being the approx. 26,000 HP. The CSD includes large vessels. The system overcomes the largest suction sail ever built and in- two 6,300 HP dredge pumps on deck usual size limitations of standard fabric stalled on a ship. The sails are expected and one 3,500 HP submerged dredge sails. Moreover, the rigidity of the sail to reduce the ship’s fuel costs and an- pump on the cutter ladder enabling a panels induces less ? apping and there- nual CO2 emissions by up to 30%. maximum dredging depth of 95 feet. fore increases the estimated life.

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MARIN

Autoship

Newport Shipping/Marine Service

Containerized LNG Crash Barriers for Wind Farm Stability for Jack-Ups

Marine Service GmbH and New- Dutch maritime research institute Autoship Systems in cooperation port Shipping announced an Approval MARIN tested three innovative barri- with their Norwegian Reseller, Coast- in Principle from Bureau Veritas for a ers aimed at averting collisions between design Norway (CDN) announced its jointly developed containerized LNG ships and wind turbines. The research Autoload - Jack Up version was chosen solution. The 40-ft. ISO LNG Fuel Tank was prompted by the incident involv- for installation onboard Seaway 7’s ? rst

Container System is suitable for LNG- ing the Julietta D on January 31 this self-propelled jack-up vessel, VIND 1. fuelled newbuildings and retro? ts of year. This drifting bulk carrier initially Autoload is also installed onboard their container vessels. The LNG fuel tank collided with a tanker before hitting entire ? eet of vessels which include container is a class approved Type C a transformer platform and a turbine open deck semi-submersible heavy

LNG fuel tank in accordance with the foundation for the Hollandse Kust Zuid transportation vessels, cable lay, heavy

IGF-code and is based on German TÜV windfarm currently under construction. lift crane installation and Installation certi? ed IMDG Container. support vessels.

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