Engineering firm Wärtsilä is set to
provide a hybrid-electric propulsion system for a new limestone carrier. The
ship was ordered by CSL
Group, and will be built by CCCC Shanghai Equipment Engineering
and Jingjiang Nanyang
Shipbuilding for delivery in 2026, the company said in an emailed
statement on Wednesday.
The ship will be the world's first fully electric
battery-capable self-unloading vessel. "It
will initially run on a hybrid diesel and battery system, with 50% of total
battery capacity installed replacing diesel with electric power," Wärtsilä
said in the statement.
"By 2031, the aim is to run the ship entirely on electric
power, further reducing carbon emissions to less than 10%."