Salt Ship Design of Norway is providing design services to operator NKT for its second cable laying vessel, to be named 'NKT Eleonora' meaning 'shining light'. The new vessel will boost the company’s offshore cable laying capacity, flexibility and be amongst the first...
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DSME JOINS ABS TO DECARBONISE LNGC DESIGNS
ABS and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co (DSME) have formed a joint development project (JDP) to create a decarbonisation strategy for DSME’s LNG carrier designs. The project will see ABS and DSME investigate carbon emission performance of ships in...
DAMEN INTRODUCES SUSTAINABLE RIVER TUG DESIGN
Damen Shipyards has introduced the Riverbuster 1909, designed to compliy with latest noise and emissions regulations, to operate on inland and coastal waters in a variety of deployments such as towing, barge handling, marine construction and dredging support. The...
MoU SIGNED FOR AMMONIA-FUELLED AFRAMAX TANKERS
Thai national energy company, PTT, and global owner and operator of maritime transportation assets and specialised services, AET, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development and construction of two zero-emission Aframaxes to be powered by green...
AiP FROM ClassNK FOR NYK AMMONIA BUNKER VESSEL
NYK has received approval in principle (AiP) from ClassNK for an ammonia bunkering vessel (ABV) that is currently being researched and developed, believed to be the first time in Japan that a shipping company has independently obtained AiP for an ABV from ClassNK. The...
ALL-ELECTRIC FAST FERRY DESIGN UNVEILED
Northern Irish maritime design and applied technologies company Artemis Technologies has unveiled the design of its new 100% electric EF-24 passenger vessel, targeting the global high-speed ferry market. The ferry is among several zero-emission vessels being developed...
TWO MORE FKAB-DESIGNED VINGA SERIES TANKERS ORDERED BY FURETANK
Furetank has signed a contract for two more eco-friendly dual-fuel tankers, meaning that six sister ships have been ordered this year alone in the Vinga series which has now reached 15 vessels altogether. The 17,999 dwt tankers are the latest contribution to the...
DAMEN DEVELOPS SUSTAINABLE SHIPS FOR RENEWABLES INDUSTRY
Damen Shipyards Group is developing a new class of vessel that will be capable of supporting the next big development in offshore wind; the roll out of large scale, floating offshore wind turbines (FOWT). Forecasts indicate that by 2050 over 200GW of new FOWT will be...
DESIGN CONTRACT FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY ESTONIAN FERRY
Deltamarin has signed a contract with the Estonian Transport Administration to develop a new concept for a ferry travelling between the larger islands and the mainland. Valentin Bratkov, Head of the Estonian Transport Administration Ship Construction Project, said:...
KR AND DSME JOIN FORCES ON LARGE LCO2 TECHNOLOGY
Korean Register (KR) and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a new 40,000m3 LCO2 carrier featuring a next generation cargo handling system. The concept will help meet the growing demand for...
SCHULTE GROUP PROPOSES NEW LNG BUNKER VESSEL DESIGN
Schulte Group has presented its next generation design for an LNG bunker vessel (LBV), based on the group's experience as an LNG bunker vessel owner and operator. The innovative LBV design is said to be easy-to-use, fulfils present and known future requirements for...
AiP FROM KR FOR SAMSUNG AMMONIA-READY VLGC CONCEPT
Approval in Principle (AIP) has been given by classification society Korean Register (KR) for the design of a new ammonia-fuel ready Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC) which will be capable of using ammonia as a fuel as well as carrying it as bulk cargo. Jointly developed...
CLASS NK ISSUES AiP FOR MOL’S LARGE-SCALE CO2 CARRIER
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has received Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a large-scale liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) carrier from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK). In June 2021, MOL launched an R&D programme on the adoption of a large-scale liquefied CO2...