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IN THE SHIPYARD

DERECKTOR BLAZES A TRAIL IN

COMMERCIAL HYBRIDS

Derecktor erecktor Shipyards NY delivered another commer- space and an expansive exterior aft deck area. The vessel is cial hybrid vessels, its fourth delivery of an alumi- designed to operate on Lake Champlain in up to 1.5-meter

Dnum hybrid catamaran, this one to the University of Signi? cant Wave Height conditions.

Vermont (UVM). The RV Marcelle Melosira, will serve as a UVM, through its strategic vision "Amplifying Our Im- ? oating classroom and laboratory, enabling advanced research pact," is committed to research initiatives that strengthen operations and hands-on educational programs. Designed by healthy environments and societies. The construction of the

Chartwell Marine and built in collaboration with UVM and RV Marcelle Melosira aligns with this vision, and the vessel's

Chartwell, the 19-meter (64 ft) research catamaran has been arrival at the Rubenstein Ecosystem Science Laboratory on crafted to ful? ll the functions outlined by UVM’s Rubenstein Lake Champlain in 2023 will mark an important milestone in

School of Environment & Natural Resources. These functions advancing scienti? c exploration and education.

include low emissions, low fuel burn rates, a stable and safe RV Marcelle Melosira is the fourth new build using hybrid platform for research, high maneuverability, and the ability to systems supplied by BAE. Derecktor recently signed a con- tow trawls, sleds, and plankton nets. The vessel will also fa- tract to build two 65-ft. hybrid catamaran ferries for Chatham cilitate the launch and recovery of scienti? c equipment, small Area Transit in Savannah, Georgia. The waterjet driven vessels remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), and sediment sampling will operate on a route connecting downtown Savannah with devices. RV Marcelle Melosira is equipped with dual control Hutchinson Island, home of the Savannah Convention Center. stations to maximize operability and offers a large interior Delivery is expected in 2024.

"Handing Over the Keys" to the Shipyard

The insolvency administrator of the MV Werften Group, Dr. Christoph

Morgen, handed over the symbolic key of the Wismar shipyard to Bernard

Meyer of Meyer Wismar. The shipyard, which has been owned by TKMS since June 2022, has been leased back by the insolvency administrator and subleased to Meyer Wismar for the completion of the cruise vessel located in the dock hall. “Over the course of the past year, we set up good solutions for the three shipyard locations in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Neptun Ship Design in Rostock, the prefabricated module plant in Wismar, the hotel in Wismar,

Andreas Laible as well as for Lloyd Werft in Bremerhaven,” Dr Morgen, said. “With the handover of the shipyard to Meyer Wismar we’re now marking the beginning of the next shipyard chapter."

Insolvency administrator Dr. Morgen also announced that the mass loans granted by the state government of Mecklenburg-

Western Pomerania for the shipyards in Wismar and Rostock-Warnemuende amounting to around 13 million euros plus interest, will be repaid in full in August 2023.

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