Murueta Launches the Hybrid Vessel “Bahía Levante”

The Murueta shipyard in Erandio has launched the vessel “Bahía Levante” this Wednesday, built on behalf of Mureoil and designed for bunkering services. It is the first hybrid propulsion vessel of its kind built in Spain, incorporating an energy storage system using batteries. During its operations in port, it will generate zero acoustic emissions and CO2.

The new vessel, which will be registered in the Second Registry of the Canary Islands and will have a naval registration from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, has been designed by Murueta's technical office, has a cargo capacity of 7,800 cubic meters with a hull measuring 92.50 m in length and 18 m in width. Delivery is scheduled for December 2022.

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