MARINE PROPULSION & POWER GENERATION
Two electric Ro-Ro vessels driven by Schottel SCHOTTEL HAS BEEN AWARDED A CONTRACT TO DELIVER SCHOTTEL ECOPELLERS AND PUMPJETS FOR TWO NEW AUTONOMOUS RO-RO VESSELS. THEY WILL BE OPERATED BY ASKO MARITIME, NORWAY’S LARGEST GROCERY WHOLESALER, AND THEY WILL BE BUILT AT COCHIN SHIPYARD (CSL) IN INDIA. BOTH VESSELS WILL HAVE FULL BATTERY-ELECTRIC PROPULSION AND ARE DESIGNED FOR TRANSPORTING TRAILERS ACROSS OSLO FJORD BETWEEN TWO OF ASKO’S DISTRIBUTION CENTRES. ALL IMAGES COURTESY OF SCHOTTEL.
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ai Just Olsen, Director of ASKO Maritime, shares, “We have a clear ambition to be climate neutral and have set ambitious goals, including being a self-sufficient provider of clean energy and having 100% emission-free transport by 2026. These innovative ships are key to fulfilling that ambition and will form an essential component of a zero-emissions logistics chain linking our facilities. We are very pleased that Schottel is supporting us in this project.”
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