The first two vessels in a series of 12 new hybrid high-speed ferries designed by Incat Crowther and built by Astilleros Armon in Spain for Italian ferry operator Liberty Lines have exceeded performance expectations during sea trials and will soon begin servicing...
Ship designer Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) of Canada says that another tug to its ART 90-98 design has been delivered to operator Seabulk in Mobile, Alabama. The Advanced Rotortug Hermes joins sister ship Nike, delivered in 2021. Both vessels are 98.5ft long and were built...
NYK Line and IHI Power Systems (IPS) have obtained AiP (Approval in Principle) from Japanese classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for a jointly-developed ammonia-fuelled tugboat design, said to be the world's first tugboat using ammonia as fuel. This...
Korean Register (KR) and Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have conducted a joint development project (JDP) to develop 40,000m3 liquid Carbon dioxide (LCO2) carriers fuelled with LNG, which has resulted in KR issuing an approval in principle (AiP). As a way of tackling...
Greek ferry operator Saronic Ferries and C-Job Naval Architects have partnered to deliver the design for the first fully-electric Ro-Pax ferry in Greece, in line with Saronic Ferries' mission to operate a purely emissions-free fleet by 2040 to all destinations. George...
Acua Ocean, a UK-based developer of maritime autonomous surface ships, has been granted Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register for its hydrogen system, control engineering system and electrical power distribution systems on what is believed to be the...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding have launched a joint project aimed at developing and building an ocean-going liquefied gas carrier that will use ammonia as its main fuel. The vessel is envisioned as a mid-size...
Singapore-based Vallianz Holdings has contracted Ulstein Design & Solutions for the development of a new, hybrid heavy transport vessel (HTV), a customised version of the Ulstein HX120 design, which will feature dual-fuel engines and a battery energy storage...
Shipping companies James Fisher and Graig Shipping have unveiled a new service operation vessel (SOV) design concept, in conjunction with Ulstein Design & Solutions and DNV. The Ulstein Twin X-Stern vessel, designated Ulstein SX221 Diamond SOV, will support the...
Dutch company Conoship is designing a hydrogen-fuelled short sea cargo vessel, of about 5000 dwt, in a partnership with Tata Steel and Van Dam Shipping of Groningen. The steel company wants to reduce CO2 emissions resulting from sea transport of steel coils. The new...
Norwegian cleantech company Teco 2030 has launched its hydrogen powered tanker concept, ‘Hy-Ekotank’, together with partners Ektank, Shell Shipping and Maritime, and DNV, which through retrofitting fuel cells with compressed or liquid hydrogen storage on existing...
ABS has granted approval in principle (AiP) to a design by Samsung Heavy Industries’ (SHI) for an ammonia-fuelled Neo-Panamax container vessel. The AIP confirms the design has been reviewed by ABS against the requirements outlined in the ABS Guide for Ammonia Fueled...
Ship design consultancy ICE has developed a Service Operation Vessel (SOV) design suitable for emission free operations and cost-effective maintenance of offshore wind farms. The concept uses a battery-powered propulsion system designed to be recharged using offshore...
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