Double christening at the port anniversary
12 May 2025 08:00 Shipping News
As part of this year's Port Anniversary celebrations, two hybrid police boats of the Hamburg Fleet were christened today between 11:30 and 12:30 at the Landungsbrücken. In the presence of numerous invited guests and visitors to the Port Anniversary celebrations, Senator for Economic Affairs Dr Melanie Leonhard and actress Rhea Harder-Vennewald christened the two boats 'Bürgermeister Brauer' and 'Bürgermeister Weichmann'.
Both patrol boats were handed over to the Hamburg fleet in December last year and have been at the disposal of the water police since spring this year. They replace their predecessors, which are over 30 years old, and mark another important step towards sustainable shipping in the Port of Hamburg.
The two new police boats were built at the Baltic Workboats shipyard in Estonia and are equipped with an environmentally friendly plug-in hybrid drive. The powerful electric motors, each with an output of 500 kW, enable the vessels to travel at a speed of seven knots for at least two hours on electric power alone.
The Port of Hamburg is actively pursuing the goal of becoming climate neutral by 2040 and is increasingly focusing on the transition to greater climate neutrality. The promotion of sustainable technologies and energy sources plays a central role in this process.
Karsten Schönewald, Managing Director of Flotte Hamburg: "With today's double christening, we are sending a strong signal for modern, sustainable shipping in the Port of Hamburg. Flotte Hamburg has been pooling its municipal watercraft since 2017, and has already made significant progress. The use of hybrid watercrafts by the water police is a further measure to reduce emissions.
Olaf Hagenloch, Deputy Chief of the Hamburg Water Police: 'The new boats are not only technical masterpieces, they are also a symbol of change. With the hybrid drive, we are actively protecting the environment - without compromising our operational capabilities. This is what sustainable and modern police work on the water looks like.
As part of this year's Port Anniversary celebrations, two hybrid police boats were ceremoniously christened for the Hamburg fleet.
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