MMA Offshore retrofits battery technology for its offshore vessels to reduce carbon emissions
MMA Offshore retrofits battery technology for its offshore vessels to reduce carbon emissions
Australian offshore shipowner MMA Offshore will use battery technology to reduce carbon emissions from its ships.
MMA Offshore recently signed a charter contract with Australian oil exploration and production company Woodside to charter out the Three-Use Work Vessel (AHTS) “MMA Cove” (built in 2013) for a 3.5-year lease, in addition to a 1.5-year reserve.
The vessel will provide production support services at Woodside’s facilities in northwest Australia.
MMA Offshore said the MMA Cove will be equipped with battery technology to increase efficiency and reduce the overall carbon footprint of the operation.
Meanwhile, MMA Offshore has also finalised a 2-year charter for another multi-purpose support vessel in the fleet, the MMA Privilege (built in 2015), which will provide accommodation and walking work from March 2022 (walk-to-work) support services.
Together with the contract for the MMA Cove, the two leases have a combined value of approximately $44.46 million.
In addition to battery technology, MMA Offshore’s platform supply vessel “MMA Leveque” (built in 2010) will be converted to green ammonia power by the end of this year, becoming the world’s first clean ammonia fueled vessel.
The project, which is being carried out by Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Australian mining giant Fortescue Metals Group (FMG), in collaboration with MMA Offshore, is part of FMG’s decarbonisation route.