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Brazil: Offshore Vessel Switched to Hybrid Operation
Thursday November 12, 2020
Engineering firm Wartsila and Brazilian ship operator CBO are to convert an offshore vessel to hybrid propulsion.
The move will be a first in Latin America, Wartsila said in a statement.
The ship, CBO Flamengo, will be fitted with a battery pack under the Wartsila hybrid solution package.
Improved energy use will see less fuel consumed as well as a reduction in emissions, the company said.
The equipment is to be delivered to the CBO ship in April next year.