Expertise from Finland-based Foreship will be central to optimising the sustainability and performance of two new ro-pax ferries on their delivery into west Mediterranean services connecting Marseille and Corsica in 2027. The ships, due to be delivered to CMA CGM...
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VIRIDIS RECEIVES BV AiP FOR AMMONIA FUELLED SHORT SEA BULKER
Bureau Veritas (BV) has issued an Approval in Principle (AIP) to Viridis Bulk Carriers, for a new initiative in zero carbon short sea bulk logistics by utilising ammonia as fuel. The Viridis vessels, which are designed to support charterers' cargo capacity needs, have...
FORESHIP GAINS 40th SHIP BATTERY CONTRACT
Design and engineering consultancy Foreship has secured a 40th shipboard battery project, following previous consultancy, design and installation assignments which have included the largest Energy Storage System (ESS) ever connected and key work to standardise systems...
MERCEDES INVESTS IN ORCELLE WIND ZERO-EMISSION PCTC
Mercedes-Benz and Wallenius Wilhelmsen have signed a letter of intent (LoI) initiating the 'Orcelle Wind' project, which aims to develop a concept for a dedicated car-carrier, that uses wind as its main propulsion form, thereby significantly reducing emissions, and...
SHIP DESIGNER CREATES NEW SUSTAINABILITY DIVISION
YSA Design has appointed Fabiana Vale Dornelas (pictured) and Trond Sigurdsen as Head of Sustainability and Implementation and Head of Sustainability and Technology, respectively. In the newly created roles, Dornelas, Senior Interior Architect, and Sigurdsen, Senior...
NORWEGIAN DESIGNER JOINS ZERO-EMISSION CRUISE PROJECT
YSA Design has become a member of the team planning to build the first zero-emission cruise ship, following a formal invitation to join the consortium behind the Northern Xplorer (NX) venture. The Oslo-based design firm will take oversight of key aspects of project...
LARGE HYBRID FISH CARRIER ENGINEERED IN DENMARK
Danish naval architect Knud E Hansen has designed, project-managed and supervised the construction for a Live Fish Carrier (LFC) for Bakkafrost in the Faroe Islands. This innovative vessel is one of the largest LFCs at 109.2m in length and 22.2m breadth and with...
DAMEN’S LARGE WINDFARM VESSEL IS METHANOL-READY
Anticipating upcoming large-scale floating windfarm installation, Damen Shipyards has developed a vessel concept, Flow-SV, prepared for operation using methanol as fuel. The Flow-SV is intended to accelerate the development of this new maritime segment being specially...
MITSUBISHI SHIPBUILDING STUDIES AMMONIA BUNKER PROJECT
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has recently completed a conceptual study for an ammonia bunkering vessel capable of supplying ammonia fuel to ships. The study involved joint investigations with Inpex Corporation, which claims...
DELTAMARIN PARTICIPATES IN SAIL CONVERSION PROJECT
Deltamarin of Finland and French company Socatra have signed a contract for a conversion basic design package for installing two Norsepower rotor sails onboard the 50,000dwt Chemical/Product tanker 'Alcyone'. The MR chemical tanker built in 2022, will be retrofitted...
TESTING TIME FOR ULSTEIN-DESIGNED EXPEDITION CRUISE SHIP
Sea Trials of 'Ocean Albatros', Sunstone Ships' latest Ulstein-designed cruise vessel, encountered what were described as "terrible weather conditions, which included more than 20m/s storm and heavy fog", but the vessel performed well and was completed in time for the...
HOULDER COMPLETES DESIGN OF LH2 VESSEL FOR SHELL
Design and engineering consultancy Houlder has recently completed a major design project for Shell International Trading and Shipping Company: the development of a concept design for a 20,000m3 liquid hydrogen (LH2) carrier. Houlder collaborated with Shell on the...
LOGISTICS COMPANY JOINS HYDROGEN BOAT PROJECT
Marinetrans, a logistics company headquartered in Oslo and Singapore, and specialising in transport of ship spares and marine equipment, has become a partner in a foiling hydrogen-fuelled boat project at Delft Technical University. Marinetrans joins other companies in...