All articles by David Tinsley – Page 8
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NewsHigh-End Cruiser From Genoese Yard
Italy’s shipbuilding industry has again shown its mettle in luxury passenger vessel construction by landing a yacht-type cruise vessel order from a joint venture market entrant.
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NewsDetermined Japanese Plan For Long-Term
While the merchant vessel order intake by Japanese yards for 2021 was, at around 16.3m dwt, on a par with that of the preceding year, the indications at this early stage of 2023 are that 2022 brought a pronounced decline in new contract volume, aggravated by a much reduced flow of new bulker contracts.
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NewsDiesel-Electric Flotilla Booked In Turkey
Dutch short-sea specialist Longship has ordered a series of ultra-efficient, diesel-electric cargo vessels from a Turkish yard.
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NewsBid To Boost EU Yard Efficiency
An EU-funded, four-year technological research project has been launched this month with the ultimate goal of boosting the competitiveness of European shipyards.
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NewsNew Japanese Engine Force In The Making
Japan’s largest shipbuilder is taking a stake in the country’s two-stroke engine production sector. A draft agreement has been signed for Imabari Shipbuilding’s intended 35% equity participation in a company to be created through the spin-off of Hitachi Zosen’s marine engine business.
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NewsNew Option In Methanol Power
Methanol-capable two-stroke propulsion options have been extended into a lower power range by MAN Energy Solutions in response to heightened interest in the fuel as a means of reducing shipping’s carbon footprint.
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NewsSpanish Yard Books Dutch Research Ship
To the consternation of the Dutch shipbuilding industry, the country’s latest research vessel order has been awarded to a foreign yard.
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NewsChile Readies Multi-Role Icebreaker
As the first ship of its type to be built in South America, the 110m polar icebreaker Almirante Viel was launched at Talcahuano on December 22 by Chilean contractor ASMAR.
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NewsEvolve Engine Reaches New Power Levels
Anglo Belgian Corporation (ABC) has augmented its medium-speed range with a powerful, multi-fuel engine targeted mainly at passengership, ferry and naval applications. Covering an output range up to 7,200kW, the 20EV23 design is a 20-cylinder development of the Evolve platform, initially introduced just over a year ago in four-cylinder configuration.
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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 ...
