All articles by David Tinsley – Page 7
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NewsStar Rises Over The Baltic
Estonian operator Tallink has realised a further stage of fleet development with the handover in Finland of the 27-knot ro-pax ferry MyStar.
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NewsValuable UK Order Goes To Spain
Northern Spain’s shipbuilding industry has augmented its export workload by landing a £51.8m ($63m) contract from the UK for a multi-function lighthouse/buoy tender.
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NewsChinese-Built Tankers For UK Shortsea Fleet
Built in China for the northern European distributive traffic, the first of two versatile tankers with dual-fuel main machinery is set to join the James Fisher Group’s UK fleet. The 6,100dwt Sir John Fisher has been designed to transport clean petroleum products and chemicals into small and restricted coastal ports, ...
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NewsDawning Of Lightweight Hybrid Ro-Pax
Pioneering Australian aluminium shipbuilder Incat has prepared a hybrid concept of large wave-piercing catamaran ferry for short-sea operation. The solution is focused on the maximisation of battery-electric power augmented by diesel gensets, and is proposed as a contender to conventional, mid-sized ro-pax vessels.
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NewsHybrid Norwegian Coaster From Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard (CDL) has produced the first in a long series of hybrid-powered coasters for European clients. The 90m Misje Vita has introduced an innovative new generation of general-purpose singledeckers to the Norwegian-registered fleet.
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NewsKorean Yard Gears Up To Fast Ferry Market
South Korea’s shipbuilding industry has shown another side to its capabilities through the delivery of a 72m high-speed passenger ferry. Constructed by Kangnam Corporation at Busan to an Australian design, the 40-knot catamaran will support lifeline services between the mainland at Incheon, near the capital Seoul, and island communities in ...
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NewsStretched Dutch Design Targets Extra-Long Freight
A stretched version of the proven Ecobox multi-purpose cargo vessel series is set to make its debut with Dutch operator Symphony Shipping. The 12,500dwt Symphony Atlantic combines greater scope for long-length freight and project cargoes with increased fuel efficiency through the integration of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) waste heat ...
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NewsBelfast Set For A Return To Shipbuilding
In a boost to UK shipbuilding prospects, the British-led Team Resolute consortium has been chosen by the Ministry of Defence as preferred bidder for three Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) support vessels. The award presages a return to ship construction by Harland & Wolff (H&W) at Belfast, after a gap of ...
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NewsDutch Training Vessel Features PEM FC
Practical, long-term thinking as regards the next generation of maritime personnel is exemplified by the late addition of a PEM Fuel Cell installation in a newly-completed, innovative Dutch training vessel.
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NewsMethanol For New German Research Ship
Germany’s first methanol-fuelled, sea-going ship is set for handover next month. Built on the River Weser at the Fassmer shipyard, the 36m Uthorn will join the research vessel fleet deployed by the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI)’s Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research at Bremerhaven.
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NewsJapanese Produce Wide-Body Kamsarmax
Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding has delivered the first of a new design of bulk carrier that offers a substantial uplift in cargo capacity within the Kamsarmax category. Dubbed the Wide Kamsarmax, the latest series has made its debut by way of the 88,939dwt Persistence Diva, completed at the group’s Numakuma yard ...
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NewsMSC Cruiseship Showcases LNG Uptake
Bastion of French commercial shipbuilding, Chantiers de l’Atlantique, has handed over the largest cruise ship to date powered by LNG-fuelled engines. The 215,863gt MSC World Europa also features an LNG-fed fuel cell that will serve as a technology demonstrator.
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NewsCruise Newcomer Looks To Fincantieri
Canadian international hotel and resort company Four Seasons is entering the top end of the cruise market with a newbuild from Italy.
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NewsNew Showcase For Spanish Ocean Research
Spanish capability for oceanographic research is set to be enhanced by an 85m newbuild laid down this month at Vigo. Ordered from Astilleros Armon to the account of the Instituto Espanol de Oceanografia (IEO), the Odon de Buen will become the country’s largest and most advanced research ship on scheduled ...
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NewsTurkish Yard Lands Diesel-Electric Coasters
Vigorous Dutch reinvestment in short-sea trading capacity has yielded a construction programme for the Turkish shipbuilding industry. Delfzijl-based Amasus Shipping has contracted with compatriot Handelskade Shipsales and Bogazici Shipyard, on Turkey’s Sea of Marmara, for a series of 4,100dwt multi-purpose vessels.
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NewsEmission-Free Fast Ferry Makes Debut
As the outcome of an EU-funded research initiative for the design and production of a seminal, electric high-speed lightweight ferry, the 31m catamaran Medstraum is now set to show her mettle and act as a technology demonstrator in west Norwegian local service.
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NewsItalian Yard Maintains Ro-Pax Momentum
French ferry operator Corsica Linea is set to commission the latest ro-pax delivery from Cantiere Navale Visentini in northeast Italy. While a further derivative of the Visentini class widely used in European short-sea trades, the 206m A.Galeotta has been customised to the owner’s service between Marseilles and the Corsican ports ...
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NewsFleet Renewal For China-Japan Service
A bespoke type of cargo-orientated, ro-pax ferry has been ordered for the re-tonnaging of a route linking China with Japan. The 20,000gt newbuild booked at CMI Jinling Weihai will combine a modest capacity for less than 200 passengers with a freight intake corresponding to 334 teu containers.
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NewsModular Diesel-Electric Power For Coasters
Dutch investment in mould-breaking coasters finds fresh expression in the first of a new generation of diesel-electric, short-sea traders for Vertom Shipping.
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NewsTailor-Made For Papua New Guinea
Two bespoke vessels have been delivered to P&O Maritime Logistics for river and coastwise transport of copper concentrate in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
