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In June, Western Baltija Shipbuilding in Klaipėda hosted a keel-laying ceremony for a hydrogen-electric ship. Commissioned by the Klaipeda State Seaport Authority, this ship is a harbour craft designed for waste management. Elme Metall is proud to have contributed to the construction process by metal cutting and fabricating components from shipbuilding steel and sections in our service center.
The main challenge for the shipbuilders is to construct a ship for the collection of oily bilge water, sewage, sludge, and other waste. The vessel will have waste collection tanks and an oily bilge water treatment plant to treat the wastewater before transferring it to the onshore city’s wastewater treatment plant. This waste-collecting craft is expected to operate around the clock.
The 42-m long and 10-m wide tanker can carry up to 400 cubic meters of liquid waste. The vessel will be fitted with two electric motors powered by batteries with a capacity of 2,000 kWh and an installed onboard hydrogen fuel cell system. Depending on the intensity of work, the ship will be able to operate within the Port of Klaipeda for up to 36 hours on a single charge.
The project has a total value of €12 million, and the ship is scheduled to enter service in the Port of Klaipeda at the end of 2025.