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Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC), has won a contract for the classification of 10 electric ferries on behalf of the Portuguese river passenger operator, Transtejo. The vessels are currently under construction by Gondán Shipyard (Spain) and will come into service between 2022 and 2024. The 10 new sister .
Bureau Veritas to class 10 all-electric ferries in Portugal June 2, 2021, by Fatima Bahtić
Classification society Bureau Veritas will carry out the classification process of ten all-electric ferries after signing the contract with Portuguese river passenger operator, Transtejo.
As informed, the vessels are currently under construction at the Gondán Shipyard in Spain and will enter operation between 2022 and 2024.
The 40m-long GRP ferries will be powered by 100% electric system featuring a catamaran-type hull optimized to make the most of the 2MWh batteries.
Image: Electric ferry rendered layout; Courtesy of Bureau Veritas
Mathieu Philippe, Commercial Director at Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore, commented: “
These ferries are the perfect illustration of demand for new urban transportation. Zero-emission propulsion is available today for sustainable and fast passenger ferry transport.”
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Bureau Veritas conducts successful proof of concept for corrosion detection powered by artificial intelligence
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in testing, inspection, and certification (TIC), has successfully proven the value of deploying its artificial intelligence (AI) solution for corrosion detection during a hull inspection of a water ballast tank on a bulk carrier by an aerial drone. The test was conducted in partnership with the RIT operator, MaDfly Marine Drone Services Ltd, in Dunkirk, France.
Bureau Veritas successfully tested the use of the AI solution in real survey conditions. During the hull inspection, BV confirmed the value of the solution to support the decision of the surveyor during his general visual inspection and close-up survey of the hull in a number of important ways: