Canadian naval architect Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) reports that a pair of dual fuel (diesel and LNG) standby vessels, to the RAL RAstar 4200-DF design, have recently entered service with Hongkong Salvage and Towage (HKST). Built by Cheoy Lee Shipyards, LNG Sentinel I and...
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AiP FOR KONGSBERG’S ALTERNATIVE FUEL-READY FEEDER SHIP DESIGN
Kongsberg Maritime’s next generation 2000 TEU container feeder vessel design has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV. The new design, known as ‘Cobalt Blue’ features several innovative features for the container feeder market. These...
ROYAL IHC AND BOSKALIS TO DEVELOP METHANOL-FUELLED DREDGER
Following the collaboration between construction group Boskalis and the Dutch Royal IHC shipyard in the design and engineering phase of two advanced trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD), the two parties have now signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the construction...
DESIGN APPROVAL FOR FIRST 22,000m3 MULTI-GAS CARRIER
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) have awarded Design Approval to HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for the development of what is believed to be the...
BAR AND DELTAMARIN OPTIMISE HULL DESIGN FOR 15% IMPROVEMENT WITH WIND ASSISTANCE
UK marine engineering consultancy BAR Technologies and Finnish naval architects Deltamarin are partnering in the development of a new Aframax/LRII design for wind assisted propulsion. The companies previously collaborated on WindWings which, with saving of...
KONGSBERG UNVEILS NEXT GENERATION OFFSHORE SHIP DESIGNS
Kongsberg Maritime has unveiled a new range of ship designs in its extensive UT Design portfolio, including new anchor handler (AHT) and platform supply vessels (PSV) with the option to include alternative energy sources and fuels, such as methanol, ammonia, and...
LATEST TUG DESIGN FOCUSES ON LOW EMISSIONS AND FUEL ECONOMY
Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled the latest vessel in its Compact Tugs product platform, the ASD Tug 2111, which, alongside the innovative ASD Tug 2312, offers proven technology with innovation to advance safety, sustainability, reliability, and efficiency. Siebe...
JAPANESE BATTERY ‘TANKER’ SEEKS TO SOLVE RENEWABLE POWER TRANSMISSION ISSUES
Japanese startup PowerX has unveiled the detailed design of what it believes to be the first ever 'Battery Tanker', i.e. a tanker-type vessel transporting electric power rather than fossil fuels. The first vessel aims for completion by 2025, with domestic and...
FKAB CONTRACTED TO DESIGN 4 + 4 LOW-IMPACT MR TANKERS
Swedish naval architecture practice FKAB Marine Design has received an order for the basic and detail design packages for four 49,000 dwt MR tankers., with an option for up to four additional vessels. The ships will be built at Penglai Zhongbai Jinglu Ship Industry Co...
DAMEN AND BOLUDA COOPERATE ON ZERO-EMISSION TUGS
Damen Shipyards and Boluda Towage have joined forces to bring zero-emissions tugs to Europe, with the intention of launching Europe's first methanol-fuelled tug. The two organisations, with nearly 200 years of tugboat experience between them, will base this first...
LR AiP FOR LNG CARRIER INNOVATION FROM GTT AND SHI
GTT and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for the application of a new design of LNG Carrier (LNGC) featuring GTT’s three-tank concept equipped with the Mark III Flex membrane containment system. The...
OCEAN-GOING LCO2 CARRIER STUDY LAUNCHED IN JAPAN
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group and Nihon Shipyard, a Tokyo-based joint venture for ship design and sales between Imabari Shipbuilding and Japan Marine United Corporation have started a joint study for the development of an...
NEW SVITZER TUGS DESIGNED WITH ZERO EMISSIONS IN MIND
Towage provider Svitzer, part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has awarded a contract to Uzmar Shipyard to build two new TRAnsverse tugs for its Australian business. The TRAnsverse tugs arecreated in collaboration with Robert Allan Ltd, which aim to set a new standard in...