Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf reports that it is giving a green boost to ship repair, maintenance, conversion and refit projects with a recent shore power installation. The yard had already installed shore power suited to many of its projects. However, with this latest...
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SANMAR DELIVERS TWO ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY TUGS TO MEDITERRANEAN OPERATOR
Turkish shipbuilder Sanmar has delivered two newbuild tugs from its Boğaçay series to a returning client, the Italy-headquartered Rimorchiatori Mediterranei Group, considered to be the largest tug operator in the Mediterranean. The Ortigia, known as Boğaçay LX while...
GONDAN LAUNCHES FIFTH ZERO-EMISSION READY CSOV
Spanish company Gondan Shipbuilders has celebrated the launching of its fifth Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) for Edda Wind, from the recently-resized slipway 1 of the expanded Figueras, Castropol facility. The vessel, new building number C503, designed...
UNION MARITIME BUILDING NEW VESSELS WITH WINDWINGS
Tanker owner and operator Union Maritime is planning to fit two new LR2 tankers with the WindWings wind propulsion technology developed by UK design and engineering firm BAR Technologies. The two vessels, currently being built at the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding...
SANMAR INTRODUCES ELECTRIC TOWAGE TO ITS OWN FLEET
Sanmar of Turkiye is celebrating the launching of the first electric battery- powered ElectRA tug for its own fleet, which provides towage, ship assist and escorting services at six ports around Turkiye. This will be the seventh electric battery tug delivered from...
CANADA’S FIRST NATION GREEN TUG FLEET RECEIVES ANOTHER ZERO-EMISSION TUG
A fifth electric-powered ‘Tug of the Future’ built by Sanmar Shipyards in Turkiye has now arrived in Vancouver, Canada, to join HaiSea Marine’s environmentally-friendly tugboat fleet. Haisea Brave will work in Vancouver alongside its sisters Haisea Wamis and Haisea...
SUSTAINABLE TUG OPERATOR CHOOSES DAMEN NEWBUILDS
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with the Norwegian BOA Group for two ASD Tugs 3010 ICE; due to Damen’s practice of constructing vessels in series for stock, the tugs were already under construction at the time of order and will be delivered later in 2024....
HYBRID-READY CTV DELIVERED FOR TAIWANESE OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT
Singapore shipyard Strategic Marine and Prosperous Wind Shipping, an affiliate of Pacific Radiance, have successfully delivered a hybrid-ready crew transfer vessel (CTV) to support Taiwan's Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm. The StratCat 27 will be owned and operated by...
NORWIND ORDERS ANOTHER HYBRID CSOV FROM VARD
Vard has secured a contract for the design and construction of another hybrid tailor-made Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (CSOV) for Norwind Offshore. Vard's contract has been signed with Navigare Capital Partners, in close corporation with Norwind Offshore,...
SANMAR BEGINS BUILD OF FIRST METHANOL-FUELLED ESCORT TUGS
Turkish shipyard Sanmar says it continues to be at forefront of the tug and towing industry’s move to a sustainable low and no-emission future, and has cut the first steel for what are belived to be the world’s first large purpose-built dual-fuel methanol escort tugs....
TERSAN DELIVERS BATTERY FERRIES TO FJORD1 AND GAINS FOUR-VESSEL ORDER
Norwegian ferry operator Fjord1 and Tersan Shipyard of Turkey have concluded a contract for the construction of four autonomous ferries. The vessels are designed by HAV Design of Norway to combine efficiency, safety, and innovation. At 120m in overall length, Fjord1’s...
COCHIN BEGINS BUILD OF SAMSKIP ZERO-EMISSION H2 FEEDER
Indian shipbuilder Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), has carried out the steel cutting of the first vessel in series of two vessels of Sea Shuttle zero emission feeder container project being built for Samskip, a logistics company headquartered in the Netherlands. This...
WALLENIUS WILHELMSEN DECLARES OPTIONS FOR FOUR GREEN FUEL-READY PCTCs
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has declared options to build four additional next-generation Shaper Class pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) vessels. The 9,300 CEU methanol dual fuel vessels will be able to use alternative fuel sources, such as methanol, upon delivery. They...