Strong Showing for Bunker Saving Tech at 2016 Electric & Hybrid Marine Awards

The awards were presented last Thursday at Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo, Amsterdam RAI.

Several suppliers have seen their bunker saving technology win awards at the 2016 Electric & Hybrid Marine Awards.

Innovation of the Year went to Norsepower's Rotor Sail solution, which as Ship & Bunker reported earlier this year, has shown fuel savings of 6.1 percent.

In the Propulsion System Manufacturer of the Year category, Wärtsilä won for its combined induction charging and automotive mooring concept, the creation of a concept for a series of zero- and low-emissions hybrid shuttle ferries, and the supply of a complete electrical propulsion system to the Seabourn Encore and Seabourn Ovation cruise vessels.

The Supplier of the Year title went to marine battery manufacturer Corvus Energy for the second consecutive year, while Caledonian Maritime Assets won the Electric & Hybrid Propulsion System of the Year award for a second time in three years, for its MV Catriona hybrid ro-ro passenger and vehicle ferry.

The vessel reports bunker savings of up to 30 percent.

"It's been another exceptional year for electric and hybrid marine technology, which has been echoed by the strength of this year's nominees," said John Thornton, editor of Electric & Hybrid Marine Technology International and co-chairman of the Electric & Hybrid Marine Awards.

"It was certainly no easy task for the jury panel, and we'd like to congratulate all the winners and nominees for the quantity and quality of pioneering innovation produced over the past year."

The awards were presented last Thursday at the Electric & Hybrid Marine World Expo, Amsterdam RAI.

Ship & Bunker was among the international jury of 42 maritime journalists, marine industry experts, and academics from 20 countries who decided the winners.