Centerline, EBDG Partnering on Mobile Power Barge

Centerline, EBDG Partnering on Mobile Power Barge

Two Seattle-based maritime industry businesses say they’re teaming on a series of “barge-based clean power solutions” for ports that lack the traditional infrastructure for shore power. Marine energy transportation firm Centerline Logistics announced Oct. 30 that it has entered into a partnership with marine engineering and naval architecture firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) to build and launch what they’re calling the Clean Harbor Alternative Mobile Power (CHAMP) barge. The firms are expected to announce fleet locations and deployments next year for EBDG's patent-pending floating platform, which could potentially lower vessel emissions by as much as 93% when vessels idle…
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Wärtsilä, Elliott Bay Design Group Enter Collaborative Agreement

Wärtsilä, Elliott Bay Design Group Enter Collaborative Agreement

Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering company Elliott Bay Design Group has entered into a collaborative agreement with Finnish marine and energy tech firm Wärtsilä to advance the development of EBDG’s Clean Harbor Alternative Mobile Power (CHAMP) Barge design, it was announced March 4. Wärtsilä’s methanol engine technology would be part of the floating mobile power platform design, which could offer “a cost-effective solution to reduce emissions from large vessels in situations where conventional shore power is limited or not available,” the Helsinki-based company said. “We are pleased to partner with Wärtsilä in bringing this innovative patent pending solution to…
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