Two classification societies, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Lloyd’s Register (LR), have awarded a new ship design of an ammonia-fueled 3,500 TEU container vessel Approval in Principle (AiP). A cross-industry taskforce including A. P. Møller-Mærsk, MAN Energy...
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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...
SCANDLINES ZERO-EMISSIONS FERRY TO APPLY DIGITAL CLIMATE TWIN TECHNOLOGY
Ferry operator Scandlines has chosen ReFlow, a Danish climate tech company, to develop advanced climate twins of its latest freight ferry design using life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. Steel is currently being cut at Cemre Shipyard in Turkey for the...
LITHUANIAN DESIGNER UNVEILS ELECTRIC PUSH-TUG DESIGN
Western Baltic Engineering (WBE) of Lithuania is launching new designs for what it believes is the first ever electric pusher vessel for use on Europe’s inland waterways. known as the ‘Eelectric Eel’. Klaipeda headquartered WBE said the first example is due to be...
GREENER ATB DESIGN FOR BRAZILIAN COASTAL SHIPPING
Canadian ship designer Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) has been awarded a contract by Rio Maguari Shipyard (Estaleiro Rio Maguari – ERM), located in Belém, Brazil, to develop the design package for an innovative Articulated Tug and Barge (ATB) for shipping containers along the...
FKAB GREEN TANKER DESIGN ADOPTED FOR NEW ALLIANCE
Tanker companies Furetank and Algoma are entering into a joint venture agreement to construct four climate friendly dual-fuel product tankers to trade in Northern Europe. Swedish Furetank AB and Canadian Algoma Central Corporation will own 50% each of the joint...
GLOSTEN TO DESIGN CALIFORNIAN HYBRID-HYDROGEN RESEARCH VESSEL
San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography has selected naval architecture and marine engineering company Glosten as the naval architect for the university’s new California coastal research vessel. The new vessel will have a first-of-its-kind hydrogen-hybrid...
DNV ISSUES AiP FOR GTT AND SHELL LIQUID HYDROGEN CARRIER
GTT of France has been granted two Approvals in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV for the design of a membrane type containment system for liquefied hydrogen (LH2) and for the preliminary concept design of a LH2 carrier. These approvals are part of an...