All articles by David Tinsley – Page 6
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NewsNew Chapter In Vehicle Carrier Evolution
Testament to the reach and resolve of the Japanese shipping industry, the essential trading tool of the world’s third largest economy, the NYK Group has taken delivery of the initial vessels in a major programme of LNG-fuelled pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) construction.
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NewsChinese Serial Production Of Dutch Design
Giving first form to an extensive new series of Chinese-built, versatile singledeckers for intra-European trade, the 5,200dwt Sommen (ex-JSP Lojt) has cut her teeth on the near-sea traffic lifting cargoes between the northwest Continent and southern UK.
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NewsRo-Ro Mode For Banana Trade
A newly-established European venture plans to order a series of con-ro type vessels developed to bring efficiencies in refrigerated cargo transportation. Under the aegis of D4R2 Shipping, the flotilla is targeted at the transatlantic trade in bananas and pineapples from Ecuador and other Latin American sources to the European market.
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NewsCruise Line Fosters Zero-Carbon Approach
Marseilles-based Compagnie du Ponant, operator of expedition-type small cruise ships, plans to order a newbuild melding a raft of advanced and groundbreaking technologies focused on decarbonisation.
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NewsKorea Promotes Hydrogen Co-Firing Engine
South Korea’s first home-grown, mixed-fuel LNG/hydrogen engine has been demonstrated for the first time to potential buyers. The versatile four-stroke design has been jointly developed by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Engine & Machinery Division (HHI-EMD) and HD KSOE in keeping with decarbonisation goals, and will augment the group’s HiMSEN portfolio.
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NewsJapanmax Design Boosts Coastal Feeder Traffic
Assuming the mantle as Japan’s largest container ship in domestic trade, the 1,096TEU Kiso has entered service on the coastal route network maintained by Imoto Lines.
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NewsDebut For Revised Korean LNG Tank System
An upgraded version of South Korea’s home-grown LNG cargo containment solution has had its first application in a newly-delivered bunker tanker.
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NewsA Sea Change In Regional Box Trade
Two newbuild boxships under construction in China for intra-European trade under charter to North Sea Container Line (NCL) will combine Berg Propulsion’s direct-drive solution with the use of methanol fuel. Besides the efficiency gains promised by the particular blend of engineering arrangements, the MAN two-stroke, dual-fuel main engine installation offers a pathway to carbon-neutrality through operation on ‘green’ methanol.
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NewsDrafting A Zero-Emission Coastal Cruise Ship
After a year of intensive research, coastal ferry and cruise specialist Hurtigruten Norway has revealed early concept plans for an emission-free ship promising to set a new benchmark in energy efficiency.
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NewsArklow Backs Lengthened Dutch Design
Ireland’s pre-eminent shipowner, Arklow Shipping, has woven another strand of fleet modernisation and development by investing in a new series of Dutch-built, 6,800dwt mini-bulkers.
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NewsDredger Deal Signals Dutch Yard Re-Opening
Dutch shipbuilder and equipment maker Royal IHC is looking to seal its first large-scale contract since last year’s restructuring.
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NewsDutch Coaster Builder Lands Swedish Order
Swedish owner Ahlmark Lines is calling on Dutch know-how in short-sea vessel technology for a new stage of investment in its fleet of forestry product-orientated general cargo carriers.
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NewsJapanese Builder Commits Wholesale To Dual-Fuel
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding of Japan has taken an industry lead by making a strategic commitment to other than conventionally-fuelled merchant vessels within the next 12 years. The group, which controls an extensive network of yards in Japan, the Philippines and China, has stated that its goal is to produce only dual-fuel powered ships by 2035, to complete a shift away from tonnage fitted with heavy fuel oil-based engines.
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NewsBelgian Maker Unveils Methanol Engine
Ghent-based medium-speed engine designer and manufacturer ABC Engines has added another string to its bow through the development of a methanol dual-fuel range. Covering the output band from 955kW up to 3,536kW, the new DZD MeOH series derives from the DZ engine family, and addresses the evolving needs of the Belgian company’s target markets in shipping, power generation and rail traction.
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NewsLow-Speed Four-Stroke Family Embraces Methanol
Accelerating interest in methanol fuel among the shipping community has led to the unveiling of a new engine type in the Japanese low-speed, four stroke mould.
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NewsCanada Boosts Prospects For Smaller Yards
Canada’s federal government is ready to invest C$2.5bn (US$1.84bn) into the smaller classes of vessel deployed by the Coast Guard. The programme for the modernisation of this sector of the fleet provides for up to 61 craft and vessels of various types to serve in shallow coastal waters, rivers and inland lakes that are inaccessible to larger ships.
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NewsMajor Polish Boost To Ferry Network
A new generation of dual-fuel hybrid/electric ro-pax ferries is set to transform the Polish short-sea network from 2025 onwards.
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NewsUK Backs Zero-Emission Trimaran Project
The UK Government has allocated funding of nearly £2m ($2.5m) for a novel, zero-emission high-speed ferry research project.
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NewsUS Maintains Grants For Small Yards
Keeping faith with the country’s multifarious, smaller shipbuilding and shipbuilding companies, the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) has announced a new round of funding of nearly $21m for the sector.
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NewsBespoke Ferry For Isle Of Man Run
A new stage in the evolution of the Irish Sea ferry sector is signified by the construction and imminent delivery of a ro-pax optimised for long-term viability in the Isle of Man trade.
