The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) for design and development proposals for its electric patrol craft, as part of efforts to decarbonise and digitalise maritime operations. In addition to meeting MPA’s...
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...
Australian aluminium shipbuilder Incat has formed a new partnership with European shipping company Brittany Ferries and technology company Wärtsilä to explore design and technical requirements for a 137m zero emission ferry. Incat CEO Stephen Casey said: “Incat has...
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...
Foreship has recruited Jonny Berglund as its Business Development Director, in a new role to focus the Helsinki-based group’s efforts in growing its presence in commercial shipping. With a career-long commitment to maritime, including seagoing experience as an...
According to Damen Shipyards, recent and forthcoming regulations are stimulating assessment of various types of alternative fuel technologies, which affect all types of vessel and operations, tugs included. Damen says it is preparing tugs today that will operate...
The NSW Government's first of seven new Parramatta Class ferries, designed by Incat Crowther, is now in service in Sydney. The fleet of new ferries, which will service the busy Parramatta River commuter route, is being constructed in Tasmania by Richardson Devine...
Finnish ship designer Deltamarin and carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) company Ecolog have collaborated on an LCO2 carrier design for the purpose of tendering at shipyards worldwide. The new design is intra-EU, short range, low pressure, and shallow...
Japanese companies, NYK Line (NYK), NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers (NBP), Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and UK renewable energy business Drax Group have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop both the world’s first biomass-fuelled ship (bioship) and the...
Norwegian ferry operator Torghatten and Kongsberg Maritime have entered into a contract for the development of a system for self-driving ferries on the Flakk-Rørvik route. The car ferry service operation is part of the Norwegian highway network – County Road 715 - and...
What is believed to be the world’s first Voith propelled tractor tug with LNG dual fuel propulsion has been successfully launched by Uzmar Shipyard in Istanbul, Turkey. Named the Sultanhani, this is the first of two hulls being built for Turkish tug operator Botas to...
Incat Tasmania has announced a partnership with Danish Shipping and Logistics Company DFDS to complete a design study for the construction of an electric-hybrid ferry. The 72m ferry, which will have the option to convert to fully electric, is considered suited to a...
Norwegian Ship Design (NSD) has announced that its flagship hydrogen ferry project is now to be built, with operator Torghatten Nord signing a contract with the Myklebust shipyard in Norway. The project to develop the largest hydrogen-fuelled vessels to date began in...
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