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Becker Marine hybrid LNG energy barge launched

Becker Marine has announced the successful launch of an LNG Hybrid Barge, which will provide energy to cruise vessels.

Marcus Hand, Editor

September 8, 2014

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The barge is equipped with five LNG-powered Caterpillar generators supplying an overall output of 7.5 MW of electrical power to cruise vessels. The barge will enable cruise vessels to switch off their heavy fuel oil-powered generators during layovers, cutting emissions in port.

Launched from the shipyard in Komárno, Slovakia, on 5 September, the barge will now be making the 1,500 km journey up the Danube, Main and Rhine rivers north towards Hamburg, where it will undergo technical testing. Following naming in October, the barge will then be deployed delivering energy to an AIDA Cruise vessel.

“This is an important day for the shipping industry, because the LNG Hybrid Barge is a big step forward for supplying cruise ships with environmentally-friendly energy,” said Dirk Lehman, Becker Marine Systems md.

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Marcus Hand

Editor

Marcus Hand is the editor of Seatrade Maritime News and a dedicated maritime journalist with over two decades of experience covering the shipping industry in Asia.

Marcus is also an experienced industry commentator and has chaired many conferences and round tables. Before joining Seatrade at the beginning of 2010, Marcus worked for the shipping industry journal Lloyd's List for a decade and before that the Singapore Business Times covering shipping and aviation.

In November 2022, Marcus was announced as a member of the Board of Advisors to the Singapore Journal of Maritime Talent and Technology (SJMTT) to help bring together thought leadership around the key areas of talent and technology.

Marcus is the founder of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast that delivers commentary, opinions and conversations on shipping's most important topics.

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Marcus Hand regularly moderates at international maritime events. Below you’ll find a list of selected past conferences and webinars.

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