ABB’s power and propulsion solution has been chosen by SeaFjord Energy, a Swedish innovator in marine energy solutions, for a pioneering e-bunker vessel concept that offers a new way of supplying energy to ships at sea, in fjords or in ports. The vessel concept,...
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HAV DESIGN TO DEVELOP AMMONIA-FUELLED FISH VESSEL
Wellboat company North Salmon Service has chosen Norwegian HAV Design, part of HAV Group, as cooperation partner in the development of an ammonia-fuelled wellboat. North Salmon Service and HAV Design have together applied for and been awarded financial support from...
STRATEGIC MARINE JOINS WITH BMT FOR SUSTAINABLE OFFSHORE WIND VESSELS
BMT has concluded a long-term agreement (LTA) with Singapore-based Strategic Marine, forging a collaboration aimed at driving the offshore wind crew vessel industry towards a more sustainable future. The partnership intends to introduce innovative design solutions to...
3D MODELLING DEVELOPED TO AID GREEN SHIP CLASSIFICATION
Bureau Veritas (BV), the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) and provider of maritime software and data services Napa have completed the first phase of a Joint Development Project (JDP) to enable 3D model-based approvals for the...
SAIL-HYBRID SUPPLY VESSEL LAUNCHED FOR MARSHALL ISLANDS
As part of an international climate protection project with the participation of Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences, the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) has commissioned the construction of a new island supply vessel with sail propulsion for...
‘K’ LINE AND KEPCO DEVELOP LCO2 CARRIER DESIGN
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) and Kansai Electric Power (KEPCO) have jointly studied optimal marine transportation and storage schemes for the liquefied CO2 from KEPCO’s thermal power plants to develop a CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS) value chain under a memorandum...
INCAT UNVEILS PLANS FOR ZERO-EMISSION SHORT SEA FERRIES
Incat Tasmania has unveiled new plans to - as the company puts it - 'do for short sea ferry services what Boeing did for the aviation industry', but with zero emissions. Led by Incat founder Robert Clifford, Incat has been involved in the passenger and vehicle fast...
NYK, OSHIMA AND SUMITOMO TO BUILD AMMONIA-FUELLED BULKER FOR CHILE
NYK group company NYK Bulk and Project Carriers (NBP), has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Oshima Shipbuilding and Sumitomo Corporation to study, design and construct the world’s first dual-fuel ammonia-ready Handymax bulk carrier...
FKAB DESIGN SELECTED FOR FOUR NEWBUILD GREEN MR TANKERS.
Swedish company FKAB Marine Design has announced its involvement in a newbuilding project of four 41 000 dwt MR tankers for an unnamed European owner that will be built at Xiamen heavy industries, China. The FKAB T67 is a Tier III product and chemical tanker (IMO II...
LR GIVES AiP FOR GTT/DELTAMARIN VLCC
GTT and Deltamarin have obtained an Approval in Principle (AIP) from Lloyd's Register for the design of an innovative dual-fuel VLCC which incorporates a 12,500m3 LNG tank equipped with GTT's Mark III Flex technology. The newly developed LNG-powered VLCC meets with...
DUTCH ZERO-EMISSION SOLUTION SOLVES FERRY CAPACITY QUANDARY
Dutch naval architect practice C-Job, along with Flying Fish, MuConsult and Panteia, was recently asked by the Zeeland province and ferry operator Westerschelde to come up with a low-emission solution to a tricky operational problem. The Westerschelde ferries provide...
DNV AiP FOR KOREA SHIPBUILDING’S METHANOL-FUELLED TANKER CONCEPT
Korea Shipbuilding has obtained Concept Approval (Approval in Principle, AiP) for its Suezmax tanker methanol dual-fuel propulsion concept from Norwegian classification body DNV. The methanol-fuelled vessel is designed as an eco-friendly ship to respond to the...
CONOSHIP TO DESIGN ZERO-EMISSION AUTONOMOUS SHORTSEA VESSEL FOR ZULU
Zulu Associates has contracted Dutch engineering company Conoship International to design its autonomous zero-emission shortsea vessel ‘Zulu Mass’. Belgian company Zulu Associates says Conoship will advance the design of the Zulu Mass 200 TEU shortsea container...