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Vitol takes delivery of first electric-hybrid bunker tanker in Singapore

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“Marine Charge” utilises an energy storage system, which comprises lithium-ion batteries and charging technologies that will significantly reduce carbon emissions within Singapore harbour.
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Vitol’s Singaporean bunker operations company V-Bunkers on Friday (9 June) said it took delivery of its first electric-hybrid bunker tanker in Singapore. 

The Marine Charge utilises an energy storage system (ESS), which comprises lithium-ion batteries and charging technologies that will significantly reduce carbon emissions within Singapore harbour, the world’s biggest bunkering port.

Through a combination of ESS and a highly automated Power Management System (PMS), the barge can curb greenhouse gas emissions by over 10%.

“Her sister barge, the Marine Dynamo has also been delivered and commenced operations earlier this week, further contributing towards decarbonisation of V-Bunkers’ Singapore operations,” Vitol said in a social media post. 

Manifold Times reported both vessels were built by Zhejiang Shenzhou Sunshine Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. and were designed by a Singapore-based designer. 

Related: Vitol’s V-Bunkers to take delivery of first electric-hybrid bunker tanker in Singapore

 

Photo credit: Bureau Veritas
Published: 12 June, 2023

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