Latest News – Page 39
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NewsDamen to build new fast ferry for KT Marine
Damen Shipyards has inked a deal to build a new Fast Ferry 4212 for South Korean ferry operator KT Marine
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NewsDeltamarin to design new E-Flexer RoPax
Deltamarin is teaming up with China Merchants Jinling shipyard (Weihai) on the design of a new RoPax vessel
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NewsDNV awards AIP to NH3-fuelled container feeder design
DNV has granted approval in principle (AIP) to a design for an ammonia-fuelled 3,5000 container vessel, developed by a consortium including the classification society, the Singapore-based liner operator ONE and Nihon Shipyard Co., Ltd. (NSY).
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NewsABB and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings extend long-term service deal
ABB and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) have announced the signature of a long-term partnership agreement to accelerate the decarbonisation and digitalisation of the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) fleet. Targeting increased safety and efficiency, the agreement covers 14 existing ships and a further four vessels due for delivery from 2025 to 2028.
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NewsLR agrees strategic partnership to lead training solutions for methanol as a marine fuel
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Green Marine, a Danish consulting service provider that specialises in methanol as marine fuel, have joined forces to offer value-adding solutions to maritime stakeholders that aim to build or retrofit and operate vessels with methanol-as-fuel technology, with a prime focus on training.
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NewsGreener shore power derived from wastewater
A Scottish consortium has been awarded a UK Government grant to develop the use of green hydrogen to reduce carbon emissions from vessels while berthed in port.
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NewsNEXANS’ New Cable Layer at Ulstein Verft Advances
Ulstein Verft recently awarded the contract to supply an Automation and Power Management System for Nexans latest cable layer to the Ålesund-based supplier, Blue Ctrl AS. The vessel, New Build 317, has been commissioned by Nexans Marine Operations AS, and is based on the ST-297 CLV design by Skipsteknisk.
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NewsUK announces awards fourth round of clean maritime funding
The British government awarded USD42 million (£33 million) towards a number of maritime green technology projects on Friday 26 January. The funding was awarded as part of the fourth round of the government’s Clean Maritime Demonstration Competition (CMDC4) to a number of ports and ship projects, encompassing a range of clean maritime technologies including electric, hydrogen, ammonia, methanol and wind power.
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NewsFirst renewable LNG bunker project set to proceed in Oman
The world’s first large scale renewables-based green LNG project is set to proceed following the expected appointment of Technip Energies as the EPC contractor in early 2024. The project is expected to create the world’s first supply of green LNG for bunkering, with production of low-emission LNG expected to begin in 2027, eventually ramping up to 1m tonnes per year.
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NewsHigh-class design and engineering for a Canadian Polar Icebreaker
Elomatic and Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards (VSY) will keep working jointly to support the development of a new generation of icebreakers, Rami Hirsimäki, Senior Vice President, Marine & Offshore Energy at Elomatic writes.
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NewsAmmonia cracking project will focus on cost and reliability
The four-year EU-funded APOLO project will take a holistic approach to ensuring the commercial viability of ammonia cracking technology that can produce hydrogen onboard short and deepsea vessels.
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NewsFrench Ferry Upgrade Yields Big Fuel Saving
The fuel efficiency of Brittany Ferries’ 20 year-old flagship Pont-Aven is expected to improve by around 10% as a result of the incorporation of a duck tail projection at the stern.
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NewsPerception Study Unpicks Complexity Of Maritime Pathway To Net-Zero
Thetius, the marine technology research consultancy, has launched a Maritime Alternative Fuels Barometer, measuring the gaps between the shipping industry’s perception of alternative marine fuels and the reality in terms of availability, supply, technological readiness and impact on emissions.
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NewsLSEG analysis identifies cost pressures from Red Sea diversions
The incremental costs of diverting a tanker from Asia to NW Europe via the Cape of Good Hope is accounting for an extra USD932,905 per voyage while increasing transit time from 16 days to 32 days according to a report by LSEG Shipping Research.
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NewsABB to acquire weather routing business
ABB has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire the shipping business of DTN Europe BV and DTN Philippines Inc. (hereinafter DTN Shipping), expanding the company’s offering in maritime software. This will establish ABB as one of the market leaders in ship route optimisation.
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NewsOdfjell opts for Italian ShaPoLi supplier
Odfjell, the wet products transportation specialist, has selected Italy-based technology developer Oceanly as the supplier of Shaft Power Limitation (ShaPoLi) technology for its fleet.
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NewsRolls-Royce Power Systems opens US remanufacturing service centre
Rolls-Royce Power Systems Division opened a new Remanufacturing and Overhaul Center on its mtu Aiken campus in South Carolina (USA) on 24 January. The new facility is connected to the existing manufacturing operations and represents a low double-digit million dollar investment.
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NewsUK Island Ferry Deal Goes To France
Replacement of the time-served ferries linking the Isles of Scilly with the English mainland is finally in sight through the confirmation of contracts with French shipbuilder Piriou.
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NewsJOVO extends LNGC service agreements with GTT
JOVO, a major China-based energy supplier, has signed two new Technical Services Agreements (TSA) with GTT, the liquefied gas containment systems specialist.
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NewsCarnival inks 12-month extension of performance based agreement with Wärtsilä
Carnival Corporation has signed a one-year extension to its Performance based agreement with Wärtsilä, which has been in place since 2017. The agreement, which was due to expire in March 2029, will now be valid until March 2030. It covers the maintenance, technical support, optimisation and fuel saving solutions for 57 cruise ships within the global Carnival Corporation fleet. The contract was signed in October 2023.
