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Using an abundant, if toxic, resource to power the maritime fleet. A mature future fuel already in use - but will it become dominant? Numerous NGOs protested against the IMO earlier this year putting biofuels in its Global Fuel Standard, but the “fuel versus food” debate seems to have been solved by deriving fuels from waste. Technically the cleanest possible fuel source available to the maritime world and one that has the longest history, dating back to the 1950s. Why is it not in common, non-military use? LNG is currently the most popular lower carbon fuel, but with bio and e-LNG it could move beyond its current transition fuel status supported by extensive existing infrastructure. Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More
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Ferguson Shipbuilders (Glasgow)
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NewsFerguson targets Q3 2022 delivery for first CalMac dual-fuel ferry
Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) has announced that the first of two dual-fuel Caledonian MacBrayne ferries being built at the yard will be delivered between “July and September 2022”.
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NewsFerguson shipyard places contracts worth GB£15m
Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited has placed three contracts worth over GB£15m with Scottish companies to continue progress with the completion of two dual fuel vessels to operate on CalMac routes on the west coast of Scotland.
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NewsRemedial work underway on dual fuel ferry
The first of two dual-fuel Caledonian MacBrayne ferries being built at Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Ltd, has been moved to dry dock in Greenock to undergo a planned schedule of remedial work.
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NewsCHARTING A NEW COURSE FOR SCOTTISH FERRY PROJECT
Following nationalisation last December, after problems with the fulfilment of an order for a ro-pax ferry newbuild came to a head, Scottish yard Ferguson Marine has engaged an Isle of Man-based technical consultancy “to correct and complete the design” of the vessel involved, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsFerguson contracted for CMAL LNG ferries
Commercial shipbuilder Ferguson Marine Engineering Ltd, Glasgow UK, has been awarded a £97m contract by CMAL for two 100m long LNG ferries.
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NewsPreferred bidder announced for Ferguson businesses
The Joint Administrators of the Ferguson Shipbuilders Group have announced that Clyde Blowers Capital has been chosen as preferred bidder for the group’s business and assets.
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NewsScottish shipyard goes into administration
Ferguson Shipbuilders, which operates from the Newark Works and is the last remaining shipyard on the lower River Clyde in Port Glasgow, has gone into voluntary administration following cash flow problems and lack of new orders.
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NewsHebridean ferry puts down a new marker for hybrid technology
Scotland’s ground-breaking, hybrid ferry project has been realised through the entry into west coast service of two double-enders incorporating a novel powering and propulsion concept, described by David Tinsley.
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NewsEnvironmentally-sound hybrid ferries to be built on the Clyde
In a rare reversal of fortunes for the UK shipbuilding industry, Ferguson Shipbuilders in Port Glasgow, Scotland has been selected to build the world’s first two sea-going ro-ro diesel electric hybrid ferries.
