All articles by David Tinsley – Page 9
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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).
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NewsRolling Autonomy with Zero Emissions
Two pioneering, electrically-powered vessels conceived for autonomous operation are set to make their debut carrying freight across Oslo Fjord.
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NewsNorway Backs Green Newbuild Scheme
Norwegian operator Thor Dahl has qualified for government funding to support the initial phase of its plan for a fleet of newbuild zero-emission, short-sea bulk carriers.
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NewsChina Lands European Heavy-Lift Series
Two European exponents of heavy-lift and project cargo transport have jointly initiated a newbuild programme in China.
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NewsSustainability Vested In Diesel-Electric Coaster
Diesel-electric propulsion is central to a highly efficient new design of short-sea, multipurpose cargo vessel unveiled by Dutch builder Thecla Bodewes Shipyards.
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NewsPolish Fleet Builds Anew In China
Prominent bulk carrier fleet owner Polska Zegluga Morska (PZM/Polsteam) has booked a further four handysize newbuilds in China, doubling its current investment in tonnage dimensioned and fitted for navigation of the St Lawrence Seaway/Great Lakes system.
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NewsJapan Looks To Its Own For Coastal Ferries
Although continual renewal of the fleet is a longstanding characteristic of the Japanese coastal ferry sector, the accelerated investment drive of recent years is an expression of the national bid to foster a modal shift in domestic transport.
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NewsGerman Yard In Canadian Pact
Newfoundland-based transport company Oceanex is partnering with a German shipyard to examine the technical options for future low-emission tonnage requirements.
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NewsH2-fuelled Coaster for steel trade in the offing
A partnership has been formed between the steel industry and a Dutch shipowner to develop a hydrogen-powered vessel for the short-sea trade.
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NewsIreland bolsters Research Vessel Capacity
Ireland’s new multipurpose research vessel has arrived in the west coast port of Galway ready to embark on her initial survey assignment.
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NewsNorwegian Brand Banks On Italian-Built Series
Testament to continuity in a traditional Venetian industry, Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard has completed the first of an imposing new generation for Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL).
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NewsVOC-Burning Dual-Fuel Shuttle Tanker Heading North
A further stage in the evolution of the shuttle tanker fleet deployed in north European waters has been signalled by the delivery of the first of two newbuilds powered by dual-fuel machinery.
