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Agreement Rolls-Royce - Lauro Shipping for the planning of the first ship ro-pax with propulsion to gas of the Mediterranean
It will be the first application of the Environship project to the fleeting ships
November 26, 2012
The British group Rolls-Royce and the company of Lauro Shipping navigation of the Italian shipowning group Lauro have signed an agreement of cooperation for the planning and realization of ferries with propulsion fed to gas on the base of the Environship project of the English company. The objective, of that which it will be the first application of the project to the fleeting ships, is to do so as that the Neapolitan company is the first to employ this type of unit in the Mediterranean. Up to now the application of the specific Rolls-Royce technology, that a reduction until 40% of the emissions of co2 allows, has been in fact revolt to the mercantile ships.
The understanding previews the planning of a new class of ships, before which it has as name of project NVC 256, that they will be realizable is of large that of small dimensions. "We are pleased - it has emphasized the managing director of Lauro Shipping, Salvatore Lauro - to announce this agreement of collaboration with Rolls-Royce in order to together develop a project of innovative and ecological ferry ro-pax that will meanwhile satisfy most recent technological requirement for the emissions reducing the operating cost and fuel consumption".
"This last initiative in the within of our Environship project - the president of Rolls-Royce has commented, Neil Gilliver - testifies that there is real desire by the shipowners to equip itself of naval technologies to the vanguard in order to reduce the environmental impact. We are anxious to work with Lauro Shipping to this stimulating project, that it could carry to the first fed ferry to operating gas in the Mediterranean. We - it has added - have a considerable operating experience in the ships with propulsion to gas, in particular in Norway, and the fact that Lauro Shipping opens the road in the Mediterranean ulteriorly increases the perspectives of employment of marine which combustible the which liquified natural gas".
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The British group Rolls-Royce and the company of Lauro Shipping navigation of the Italian shipowning group Lauro have signed an agreement of cooperation for the planning and realization of ferries with propulsion fed to gas on the base of the Environship project of the English company. The objective, of that which it will be the first application of the project to the fleeting ships, is to do so as that the Neapolitan company is the first to employ this type of unit in the Mediterranean. Up to now the application of the specific Rolls-Royce technology, that a reduction until 40% of the emissions of co2 allows, has been in fact revolt to the mercantile ships.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
