FHK-CAPTN2Ship

The direct energy supply for customers plays a central role in Starter Project 3. In the CAPTN Energy Region, there are as yet no supply structures for ships with renewable fuels. As different technical solutions for emission-free propulsion systems are emerging for the various maritime end users, Starter Project 3 is pursuing a flexible approach that responds to these needs and provides the required energy sources in the required quantity and quality as required. It is not to be expected that existing supply concepts can be transferred one-to-one to the new fuels. For example, the shortage of space in many ports prevents the construction of refueling facilities for various gaseous and liquid fuels. Such land-based supply facilities would also require considerable space in the form of berths in order to be able to refuel larger customers such as cruise ships or container ships. Bunker ships for conventional fuels are already being used today wherever these requirements are not met. For this reason, CAPTN Energy is pursuing the development of a flexible Ship2Ship refueling solution for the land/sea interface, in which a modular bunker ship can act as the central element for the supply of various fuels. Ship2Ship solutions will become increasingly important in the future, as they can overcome the many challenges associated with renewable fuels. The location-independent refueling solution offers numerous advantages, including the fact that the bunkering of ships during loading and waiting times can be carried out by bunker ships lying alongside and does not have to take place at separate berths. This saves a considerable amount of time. Until now, there have only been bunker ships designed for the transportation of a single fuel.