Harvey Gulf adds battery power to platform supplier April 9, 2021, by Bojan Lepic
U.S. Gulf of Mexico focused offshore support vessel owner Harvey Gulf International Marine has completed the conversion of the Harvey Champion platform supply vessel (PSV) to a dual-fuel vessel.
Harvey Gulf said on Wednesday that the conversion was completed in February and that the vessel was now able to run on both battery power and diesel.
The Harvey Champion now boasts 754kWh of battery power which, according to the company, will reduce harmful emissions both in port and while underway, while simultaneously reducing the vessel’s fuel burn, saving the end-user money.