Swedish ship design company FKAB reports that 'Lettie PG', first of a series of three 10,600 dwt coated oil product and chemical tankers, was recently launched at CMJL Ding Heng shipyard. This FKAB new tanker design has been tailored to owner PG Tanker’s special...
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DELTAMARIN AND ECOLOG UNVEIL DESIGN FOR LCO2 CARRIER
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...
MoU SIGNED TO DEVELOP FIRST BIOMASS PELLET-FUELLED SHIP
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...
KONGSBERG AND TORGHATTEN LOOK TO AUTONOMOUS FERRY TO CUT EMISSIONS
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...
FIRST LNG VOITH TRACTOR TUG LAUNCHED
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 TO DESIGN ELECTRIC-HYBRID FERRY FOR DFDS
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...
LARGEST HYDROGEN-FUELLED VESSELS TO BE BUILT IN NORWAY
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...
ZERO-EMISSION CONTAINER SHIP PROJECT LAUNCHED IN JAPAN
A new container ship concept from Japanese companies Imoto Lines and Marindows is intended to achieve zero CO2 emissions not only during operation but also within ports and while docked. The project has been adopted by Japan's Ministry of the Environment 'Carbon...
MEYER GROUP TO DEVELOP CLIMATE-NEUTRAL CRUISE SHIP BY 2025
The German Meyer Group has unveiled its idea for a climate-neutral cruise ship concept, currently under development in the NEcOLEAP research project at Meyer Turku. Alfred Maritime, the digital venture of Meyer Group, is introducing an AI-based energy management...
AMMONIA-FUELLED BULK CARRIER MoU AGREED IN JAPAN
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line), Itochu, Nihon Shipyard, MAN Energy Solutions, Mitsui E&S and NS United Kaiun Kaisha have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding joint development efforts for the commercialisation of ammonia-fuelled ships. Ammonia is...
HYDROGEN/BIO FUEL HYBRID PASSENGER VESSEL BEGINS OPERATION IN JAPAN
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL)'s hybrid passenger ship 'Hanaria', which uses hydrogen and biodiesel fuels, has started service in Kitakyushu, Japan. The ship was built at the Hongawara Ship Yard for MOL Group company Motena-Sea, backed by investments from MOL Techno-Trade....
NORWEGIAN UPGRADE CUTS CO2 FOOTPRINT OF ARGENTINIAN TRAWLER
The Argentinian factory trawler 'Centurion del Atlantico' has been through a major upgrade at Norway's Westcon Florø shipyard. Norwegian Ship Design Company was chosen in 2021 by owner Estremar to plan and engineer the modification. Thereafter in 2022 Westcon Florø...
IHC DESIGNS ECO-FRIENDLY DREDGER FOR US
Netherlands-based Royal IHC has signed a contract with Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) to build a 97.5m long highly automated medium-class hopper dredger for the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). Building on previous successful collaborations, Royal IHC...