AQS orders new hybrid service catamaran
Skagen Ship Consulting has been selected by the shipping company AQS to develop an 18.5 meter hybrid service vessel optimized for assignments in the aquaculture industry.
AQS has already entered into a time charter agreement for the new building for Cermaq Finnmark. The vessel was designed by Macduff Ship Design in collaboration with Skagen Ship Consulting and AQS. Skagen Ship Consulting will be responsible for the delivery of the design and equipment package and the boat will be built in its entirety at TRX Marine in Yalova, Turkey.
- After several months of close collaboration with AQS, we are very pleased that they chose to move forward with the solution we have come up with together. We consider this a great vote of confidence and look forward to the collaboration, says Patrick Ramsberg, partner in Skagen Ship Consulting, in a press release.
Sustainability, well-being and safety for the crew on board have been central to the development of the vessel, which is designed for 24-hour operation.
From left: From TRX Marine, Samet Cirlak, Görkem Uckan and Vedat Dogusel. From AQS, Kristian Hjertvik, John Wærnes, Kim Aakervik and Edvard Løfsnæs. From Skagen Ship Consulting, Håkon Rugland and Patrick Ramsberg. Photo: AQS
- Innovation, including greener solutions, has a strong focus with us at AQS. The company wants to be a major contributor to reducing climate emissions. We currently have four boats under construction with hybrid solutions, as well as future plans for zero-emission solutions, says Kristian Hjertvik, marketing and technology manager at AQS.
The vessel will be equipped with a hybrid package developed by Bertel O. Steen Power Solutions with a battery capacity of 1,156 kWh. AQS already has 15 service vessels, and has four more to order.