Efficient coordination of mega-ship calls boosts Port of Hamburg
Efficient coordination of mega-ship calls boosts Port of Hamburg
Read moreEfficient coordination of mega-ship calls boosts Port of Hamburg
Read moreHamburg gets an environmentally friendly alternative for supplying power to cruise ships lying at port. The LNG Hybrid Barge, Becker Marine Systems’ floating liquefied gas power plant christened at Hafencity on Saturday, is a world premiere. Before invited guests, the LNG Hybrid Barge was christened the HUMMEL (“Bumblebee”) at Grasbrook Kai near the Hamburg cruise Center located in the Port of Hamburg. The godmother was Dr. Monika Griefahn, Chief Sustainability Officer for AIDA Cruises. “The LNG Hybrid Barge will contribute towards making the air in Hamburg significantly cleaner,” said Dirk Lehmann and Henning Kuhlmann, both Managing Directors of Becker Marine Systems, who developed and will be operating the barge. Thanks to the use of the floating liquefied power plant, the future cruise ships will be supplied with energy produced from environmentally-friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG) during their layovers at port. This fuel lowers emissions and particulates, compared to marine diesel fuel. Sulphur oxides and soot particles are no longer emitted and the emission of nitrogen oxides will be lowered by up to 80% and carbon dioxide by an additional 30%. As part of the christening, the first test connection was carried out with AIDA Cruises’ AIDAsol cruise ship. It is ...
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