All articles by David Tinsley – Page 12
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NewsDutch Investment In Short-Sea Renewal
Dutch short-sea specialist Wijnne Barends has taken delivery of the first in a series of four 115m dual-fuel, multi-purpose cargo vessels. Chinese-built by Wuhu Shipyard to a design developed by Conoship International of Groningen, the 5,900dwt Lady Marie Christine is powered to sail on either LNG or marine gas oil ...
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NewsJapan Opts For UK Hovercraft
UK hovercraft technology and manufacture has been chosen to revive a high-speed passenger service in western Japan
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NewsChina Underpins Car Exporting Future
China’s largest car maker, SAIC Motor, has confirmed a contract with Jiangnan Shipyard for two newbuilds that will be the world’s largest vehicle carriers specified with dual-fuel propulsion machinery. The vessels will each offer a load capacity of 7,600CEU (car equivalent units) and be operated by SAIC subsidiary Anji Logistics.
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NewsCapacity Boost For Baltic Trade Bridge
Copenhagen-based DFDS has commissioned its largest ro-pax ferry in terms of cargo capacity. The 230m Aura Seaways, constructed by Guangzhou Shipyard International, has arrived in the Baltic following passage from China and will be phased into service between Karlshamn (Sweden) and Klaipeda (Lithuania).
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NewsThames Operator Books Hybrid Ferry With UK Yard
Two hybrid-powered, fast passenger ferries have been ordered in the UK for service on the River Thames. Operator Uber Boat by Thames Clippers has entrusted its latest stage of fleet investment to Wight Shipyard, which has delivered three catamarans to the company since 2017.
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NewsNew Chapter Opens In Short-Sea Trade
Hybrid power is a strongpoint of a new class of self-discharging, short-sea bulk carrier commissioned by Norwegian specialist Aasen Shipping. Handed over during December in the north Netherlands by Royal Bodewes, the 9,430dwt Aasfjell is the first of a pair of newbuilds incorporating a travelling deck gantry-mounted excavator for all-electric ...
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NewsNew Railship For Sicilian Link
Despite the continual waxing and waning of the plan for a bridge across the Strait of Messina, reinvestment in the train ferry connection has gained momentum. November’s delivery of the 147m newbuild Iginia, modelled closely on a vessel completed in 2013 to serve the link between the southern tip of ...
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NewsViking Debut in Expedition Cruise Sector
Norway-based VARD has delivered its largest vessel to date in the shape of the 205m, polar-going cruiseship Viking Octantis. Handed over just before Christmas at the group’s Soviknes yard near Aalesund, the diesel-electric newbuild has signalled Viking Cruises’ entry into the expedition-styled segment of the market.
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NewsNovel Coaster Class Spurs German Yard’s Revival
Construction of a new generation of short-sea cargo vessel has been awarded to a German shipyard purchased four years ago by Norway’s Fosen Group.
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NewsNEW DEVELOPMENT IN DUNKIRKMAX TYPE
Testament to the Japanese propensity for continuous improvement, a further iteration of the Dunkirkmax-type bulk carrier has made its trading debut in the Pacific.
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NewsRAILSHIP RENEWAL IN RUSSIAN FAR EAST
Much needed investment in the ferry line between the island of Sakhalin and the Russian mainland is taking form with the imminent completion of the first of two versatile newbuilds.
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NewsCALMAC FERRIES TO BE BUILT IN EUROPE
Scotland’s premier ferry company plans to award its next, major shipbuilding contract to a non-UK yard. Detailed tenders for two vessels to serve the Islay route in the Hebrides have been invited by Caledonian Maritime Assets (CMAL) from four builders in Poland, Romania and Turkey. The new ferries will be ...
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NewsSwedish Environmental Imprint On Tanker Business
Swedish owner Donsotank is introducing a new generation of hybrid-powered tanker to the European distributive traffic.
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NewsNEW SCALE IN MULTI-PURPOSE FORM
An enduring joint venture between China and Poland has commissioned a multi-purpose, heavy-lift vessel of record size.
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NewsRAIL FERRY BOOST FOR RUSSIAN BALTIC LINK
Fresh endorsement of the railship mode is represented by the delivery of a 200m newbuild for Russian Baltic service.
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LNG Two-Stroke Power Goes Short-Sea
Luxembourg-based ro-ro freight specialist CLdN is set to give a further boost to its north-west European service framework with a newbuild which marries the company’s trademark versatile carrying capacity with LNG-fuelled, two-stroke propulsion.
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NewsDRIVE TO GREEN SHIPPING SHIFTS UP A GEAR
Accelerated technological progression in automotive engineering and manufacturing is accompanied by a move to more sophisticated and environmentally-considerate product delivery logistics.
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NewsA NORDIC STAMP ON CHINESE PRODUCTION
Chinese construction married with advanced European design, engineering and propulsion technology has spawned what has been described as “one of the world’s most climate-smart passengerships.”
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NewsLNG Tank Carrier Set To Make Debut
A unique vessel type conceived to supply LNG to off-grid customers and small parcel buyers is set to enter service in the Chinese import traffic.
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NewsOffshore Wind Sector Generates US Order
Carving a path into the US offshore wind market, Philly Shipyard has landed a $197 million contract for a subsea rock installation vessel.
