Becker Marine Systems is expecting the first LNG Hybrid Barge to arrive at the Port of Hamburg this weekend.
“If all goes well and the weather remains stable, the LNG Hybrid Barge should be arriving at its future home port of Hamburg on 4th or 5th October, ” said Dirk Lehmann, Managing Director of Becker Marine Systems.
Following the technical launch at Komárno, Slovakia one month ago, the 76.7 m long, 11.4 m wide and approx. 1.7 m draught LNG Hybrid Barge was set off on its way towards the North Sea.
“ Despite some narrow river bends and many locks, the 1,500 km trip up the Danube, Main and Rhine rivers has so far progressed with no trouble at all,” said Lehmann.
On land, an info bus from Hybrid Port Energy GmbH (the operator of the LNG Hybrid Barge and a subsidiary of Becker Marine Systems) has been accompanying the tow convoy. After arriving in Hamburg, it will be dry docked at the Blohm + Voss shipyard for final outfitting and for technical testing in a multi-stage test procedure.
In mid-October, the connector for supplying power to cruise ships will be handed over to cooperation partner AIDA Cruises as part of a naming ceremony.
The LNG Hybrid Barge will then be connected via cable to the “AIDAsol” ship for the first time on a test basis.
The current position of the barge can be checked here .