Written by
Heather Ervin
BMT’s Lee Hedd talks to Marine Log.
On this unique video interview, Marine Log’s Alex Marcheschi, assistant editor, interviews Lee Hedd, regional gross sales director of the Americas for ship designer BMT, ultimately month’s Worldwide Workboat Present in New Orleans, La.
Hedd particulars the most recent tendencies available in the market, the dynamic impact information era is having on the maritime house, and the way forward for the maritime sector’s sustainability efforts.
In the course of the occasion, BMT unveiled the most recent addition to ship designer BMT’s portfolio is a brand new all-electric ferry, the EF-500.
With a size of 42 meters, a molded beam of 12 meters and a design draft of 1.6 meters, the EF-500 has a capability for 500 passengers and 4 crew. The low wake catamaran hull options what BMT describes as a “easy, simply constructible design with a light-weight and sturdy aluminum construction.”
Powered by two 770 kW electrical motors and with a battery capability of two,200 kWh, its capabilities embody a spread of 1 hour at 18 knots or 40 minutes at a prime velocity of 20 knots.
As an unbiased design specialist, BMT gives specialist vessel design providers to shipyards, vessel homeowners, and operators worldwide.
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