Norwegian shipyard Aas Mekaniske Verksted has placed an order with Hydroniq Coolers to deliver its hull-integrated Rack seawater cooling system to a wellboat being built for Brønnbåt Nord Lofoten.
The vessel, newbuild 207, will be of the yard’s own design, type AAS 1202 STDE-Hybrid and will have diesel-electric propulsion and ESS-Battery plant for hybrid operation, as well as a large onshore power capacity. The wellboat is specially designed to operate in a relatively exposed and weathered area from her base at Ellingsen Seafood at Skrova, Norway.
“Aas Mek has previously asked us to supply the marine cooling system to newbuilds 204, 205 and 206. To win the contract for newbuild 207 too, another hybrid vessel with impressive environmental features, is something we are both grateful for and proud of,” said Inge Bøen, chief executive of Hydroniq Coolers.
Under the contract, Aalesund-based Hydroniq Coolers will supply its Rack seawater cooling solution which is integrated in the hull below the main engine room of the vessel where it reduces temperatures in the ship’s engines and other auxiliary systems through use of seawater.
The company will manufacture and assemble the equipment at its headquarter in Aalesund, Norway and deliver it to Aas Mekaniske Verksted’s yard at Vestnes in Norway.
The wellboat will be 63.86 metres long and 14 metres wide with a total storage capacity of 1,200 cubic metres across two wells. The vessel is scheduled for delivery in November 2021.
