Environship wins green technology award

The Environship, which can be adapted for different ship types, incorporates a range of the company’s technologies to deliver savings for shipowners. These include a Bergen engine powered by LNG, the Promas combined rudder and propeller, a hybrid shaft generator to optimise use of electrical power and a wave-piercing hull design.

The award was made at a ceremony in Hamburg, in connection with the annual Green Ship Technology Conference.

Tony Wood, Rolls-Royce, president – marine said: “We’re delighted to receive this award for our Environship concept, another endorsement for our belief that only a combination of technologies will maximise environmental and efficiency gains. With a number of Environship vessels already in build, 2013 will be an exciting year, as this awarding winning concept takes to the seas.”

The Environship is a fish-feed transporter currently under construction at the Vard Aukra shipyard in Norway, for the Eidsvaag shipping company. In October, the first of two cargo ships for Nor Lines will be delivered by Tsuji Heavy Industries (Jiangsu) China. Passenger ferry versions are also under development, under a teaming agreement with Italian company Lauro Shipping.

In 2011 the Environship received the Next Generation Ship Award at the Nor-Shipping exhibition.