A new dealer for #FNM marine!

Our marine engines, much requested in Italy and in the world, are coming to Malta: A. Falzon Energy Projects Ltd. company will be the new FNM brand distributor for Malta island.

Since several years Venice is focusing its activities around the improvement of life quality and environmental sustainability, through actions and projects in the field. “Veritas” is one of the most active companies, strongly focused on this change: it has choosen our BLUE HYBRID SYSTEM for the hybridization of boats dedicated to urban waste collection and disposal.

A few days ago the first boat has been launched and CMD team in collaboration with Vio Nautica, Ing. Ruggero Vio S.r.l. di Marghera (VE), our  BHS distributor, is glad to have given its contribution to support the city in its project. “The aim of Venice is to make a general upgrading, protecting the lagoon and the environment. We are happy to support it. “

Veritas hybrid boat will be shown at presence of Mr. Brugnaro, the Venice’s mayor, in the next days.

In the following videos there is the first hybrid patrol boat of Guardia di Finanza entirely powered by FNM marine during a testing in Venice lagoon.

The boat has been designed for both endothermic and electric navigation thanks to the coupling of the 42HPE endothermic engine with the Blue Hybrid System (FNM powertrain).

Endothermic speed: 35 knots @ 3800 RPM

Electric speed: 5.8 knots @ 1000 RPM

The patrol boat was delivered at the Naval Station of Venice located on the Giudecca Island, at the presence of the General Command of GdF.

Another important result "made in Italy"!

Here below the boat in action:

These photos come directly from Lake Garda and attest the launch of the new ECO 850 Hybrid taxi.

A pride for all of us: the hybrid powertrain installed on the taxi, designed for tourist transport, has been provided by FNM Marine (42HPE endothermic engine + Blue Hybrid System electric motor).

Another important goal for our FNM Marine team!

FNM and Officina Avallone are waiting for you at 4th Salerno Boat Show, one of the most important boat exhibition in Italy aimed at companies and experts operating in the boating field and more generally  for the Economy of the Sea.

The show will be open for two weekends (10-11/ 17-18 October) at the Marina d'Arechi port.

Despite the health emergency, the company in the first two days has obtained a high number of visitors.

The show will be divided in different areas, on land and at sea: 120 boats and 70 stands set up with the aim of offering visitors the opportunity to see and try both new and used boats.

Visit us, our booth is n°25!

Another dealer for FNM! Thanks to the reliable performances of our marine engines, RPM Marine will be an FNM brand distributor in Singapore and in Malaysia.

A new cooperation begins, a strong sign of the high demand in the world for our engines.

Thanks to the important agreement between FNM Marine and Esmario Export Enterprises Pvt Ltd, our marine engines will arrive in India. The company will officially be the sole distributor of the FNM marine engines in India.

On Thursday, May 28th, the first hybrid boat has been delivered to Carabinieri, at Provincial Command of Brescia, Naval section of Iseo Lake: it is a Class N200 vehicle capable of accommodating up to 10 people, 2 of them are crew.

Designed to be used both as a thermal and electric engine boat with the adoption of Volvo Penta D4 and CMD Blue Hybrid System that allows "zero emission mode" propulsion with a range of over an hour, the boat is at the forefront for the construction methods used that allow it to qualify in the "Fast Patrol Vessel" class.

It is equipped with all the most advanced systems for day and night patrols.

The N200 patrol boat project is the result of a collaboration between MED DEFENSE, a leading company in the nautical sector that has been producing rigid hull inflatable boats for over 25 years, RUGGERO VIO SRL, exclusive distributor for Italy of the BHS for coupling to Volvo Penta engines and CMD Spa, an important company in Basilicata region owned by Negri family engaged for over 30 years in the design and manufacture of engines and complex solutions for the automotive, nautical and aeronautical industries.

One of the most important product of CMD is the innovative Blue Hybrid System, the mechatronic marine propulsion system that allows you to sail in protected areas with zero emissions and no noise with a range of about 2 hours at speeds between 3 and 6 knots. The BHS®️ is made up of an electric engine of 20Kw nominal, a 13.5 KWh battery and a control unit that supervises operation and integration with the endothermic diesel engine. Among the distinctive and characterizing elements of the BHS system it is important to remember the compactness, the adaptability to any type of marine engine and the use with any type of propulsion.
After more than a year of testing, the BHS®️ has received technical approval, with direct warranty from the house, for coupling to Volvo Penta engines, application and service by Ing. Ruggero VIO Srl.

This is Mr. Mariano Negri, CEO of CMD Spa:

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An innovative emergency ventilator, entirely designed and produced by CMD Spa of Atella (PZ), has been introduced today at the Prefecture of Potenza in the presence of the Prefects of Potenza and Matera and Mr. Rocco Leone, Director of Health field for Basilicata Region.

In less than 21 days, between lockdown and many difficulties, CMD's engineers worked non-stop and only via web with high motivation, for designing the emergency ventilation device "Easy vent CF 01" produced with only company resources, in record time.

Also Mr. Massimo Barresi and Mr. Gaetano Annese, general managers of the Health Authorities of Matera and Potenza, have attended the meeting. The innovative project has been shown in detail by Mr. Francesco Iantorno, engineer of CMD R&D dpt., thanks to an orderly and in-depth analysis of the different development phases; then a simulation was carried out to demonstrate the device mode of operation. The procedures for the approval and future use of the ventilator in the national health system have been activated. The cooperation with doctors and intensive care specialists has been very important for the realization of the first prototype developed by CMD, a company that deals with the design and production of engines and complex solutions for the automotive, nautical and aeronautical industry.

"With this prototype - says Mr. Mariano Negri, CEO of CMD - of emergency ventilator, we are proud to have contributed, through our human capital, to create something useful for the community, responding in a concrete way to the serious health emergency. A starting point for CMD that does not only look at profit as its only mission".

A commendation for the initiative came from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Luigi Di Maio: "Your immediate response to our appeal is a great honour for your company, a dynamic reality in Southern Italy, its management and its employees: you have all shown great initiative and a deep sense of social responsibility. I would therefore like to express my appreciation for an initiative that helps to ensure that our hospitals are supplied with healthcare materials, starting with lung ventilators, which are essential to tackle the pandemic. Thanks to the collaboration of companies such as Cmd, we will be able to overcome the health crisis and prepare the ground for economic recovery".

Congratulations also came from Mr. Sergio Costa, Minister of the Environment"for the result achieved in such a short time".

Strong applause and heartfelt thanks to CMD was expressed by Mrs. Mirella Liuzzi, Undersecretary at Mise "for this contribution which is also a fine story of corporate social responsibility and attachment to its community. Virtuous initiatives such as this one by CMD are proof that our companies know how to be resilient and that they will be able to get back on their feet also thanks to their ingenuity and a deep sense of responsibility".

For Confindustria Basilicata, DG Mr. Giuseppe Carriero and the designated president Mr.Francesco Somma were present. "The presentation of a sanitary device - says Mr. Somma - designed and produced in Basilicata by one of our associated companies, fills us with pride and civil passion. It is proof of how our companies have been able to react to the Covid-19 emergency by throwing their hearts over the obstacle".

CMD will donate, as soon as the necessary approvals have been obtained, two devices, one to the San Carlo di Potenza hospital and the other to Madonna delle Grazie in Matera.

CMD is also ready to support the whole of Italy, especially the regions of the North strongly affected by this pandemic.

We are Italians and it is our duty to fight against the difficulties of our nation to come out of it stronger and more united than ever.

Potenza, April 23rd, 2020