Brabo Havenloodsen en Bootlieden, a provider of pilot and port services in Antwerp, Belgium, has signed a deal with clean maritime technology company Artemis Technologies, to bring an Artemis EF-12 Pilot boat into its fleet. Scheduled for delivery in late summer 2025,...
Ship design & naval architecture news
DELTAMARIN SIGNS CONTRACT FOR NEXT GENERATION PCTCs
Deltamarin has signed an agreement with Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding for the design and engineering of the new series of Neptune Lines 4200 CEU Pure Car & Truck Carriers (PCTCs). Neptune Lines and Deltamarin have together developed a new-generation, future-proof PCTC...
KOREAN COMPANIES TO DEVELOP LCO2 DESIGN
KR (Korean Register) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with K Shipbuilding, Sunbo Industries and Dongsung Finetec to jointly develop a 12,000m3 liquefied CO2 (LCO2) carrier design. As Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) technologies become...
JDP TO DEVELOP OPTIMISED DUAL-FUEL VLCC DESIGN
ABS, Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) and DHT Holdings have signed a joint development project (JDP) to optimise a new, very large crude carrier (VLCC) with LNG propulsion that meets Class and statutory requirements. The dual fuel vessel promises to provide...
SHIP DESIGNER DESCRIBES ALL-ELECTRIC DUTCH PUSH TUG PROJECT
Naval architect C-Job Naval Architects has been co-operating with shipbuilder Padmos and its client Kotug on the E-Pusher 1 project, which was originally launched by Kotug in 2021. The E-Pusher 1 is the first fully electric pusher boat and barges, which will transport...
SVITZER AND RAL BEGIN DESIGN OF METHANOL FUEL CELL TUG
Towage provider Svitzer, part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, and naval architecture company Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) are launching the second phase of a project to design the world’s first methanol hybrid fuel cell (MHFC) tug. Svitzer has conducted technical studies to...
SHORT SEA SHIP CONCEPT AIMS TO HELP ACCELERATE ENERGY TRANSITION
Energy and commodity group Mercuria and maritime engineering company ÈTA Shipping have formed a partnership to accelerate the transition to sustainable short-sea shipping. A joint venture will see the construction of six initial (and ten optional) vessels designed for...
VEGA ORDERS TEN FUTURE-READY CONOSHIP COASTERS
Hamburg-based ship manager Vega-Reederei has placed a significant contract for the construction of 3,800 dwt future-proof newbuildings designed by Dutch designer Conoship International The 10 new vessels will initially use diesel-electric propulsion, while the design...
DELTAMARIN REPORTS DESIGN ORDERS FOR ALTERNATIVE-FUEL PCTCs
Finnish design house Deltamarin has recently been selected to undertake several Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTCs) ship design contracts, which the company considers underscores the industry’s trust in it to deliver innovative and future-proof solutions to the global...
BATTERY PACKS FOR ZERO-EMISSION EVENT VESSEL
A new event vessel, designed for UK events company Smart Group by Amsterdam-based company Oceandiva, which operates similar ships in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium, will be able to operate in true zero-emission mode being powered by a Green Orca energy storage...
SHIP DESIGNER SAYS ACHIEVING GHG ABATEMENT STEMS FROM INITIAL DESIGN
A recent report from Dutch consultancy CE Delft has concluded that it should be technically feasible to reduce shipping emissions by between 28% and 47%, relative to 2008 figures, before 2030. The report, Shipping GHG emissions 2030, Analysis of the maximum...
SIX CONOSHIP FUTURE-PROOF CARGO SHIPS FOR WILSON
European short-sea operator Wilson has signed a significant contract for the construction of six Conoship’s 3,800 dwt future-proof newbuildings with a focus on environmental benefits, flexibility, and efficiency. The contract includes an option for eight more vessels,...
METHANOL CSOV PAIR DESIGNED BY ULSTEIN FOR ACTA MARINE
Ulstein Design & Solutions has signed a contract with Tersan Shipyard for two methanol-fuelled Ulstein SX216 Construction Service Operating Vessel (CSOV) designs, to be built for the Netherlands-based ship owner Acta Marine and join two other Twin X-Stern vessels...