Fossil Free Marine readies new unmanned floating mobile marine fuel station

In Sweden, Fossil Free Marine is now approaching commercialization of their new unmanned floating mobile marine fuel station. More than 10 years’ development time lie behind the unique functional design, described by the company as “a reverse engineering from a number of different regulations, most of them taken from the tightly regulated land-based fuel sector”. At an early stage in the development, the company teamed up with leading global certification body DNV where a thorough risk assessment was performed to identify any and all environmental and safety risks associated with storing and distributing fuels in marine environments. That risk assessment, combined with a number of additional requirements, such as handling more corrosive biofuels, simplicity in lean production and scalability, formed the basis for the High-Level Specification, against which a dedicated team of experienced Naval architects and engineers then developed the product with a unique composite laminate schedule.