Bakker Sliedrecht Electrifies Crane Vessels at Port of Rotterdam
by Ship & Bunker News Team
Friday December 11, 2020 The two crane vessels are the largest of their type in the world. Image Credit: Bakker Sliedrecht Engineering company Bakker Sliedriecht is set to electrify two crane vessels at the Port of Rotterdam, the company said Thursday. The project will allow the crane vessels
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Sleipnir, the largest vessels of their type in the world, to run off green shore power, the company said in a statement on its website. Power for the vessels will come from wind turbines at the quay of the Calandkanaal at the Dutch port.