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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? 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. 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? Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More
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NewsZinus powers emissions-free RoPax ferry
Zinus has won the contact to supply its autonomous charging solution for the world’s first zero-emissions, lightweight RoPax ferry
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NewsIncat eyes delivery of first large lightweight battery-electric ferry
Pioneering Australian aluminium shipbuilder Incat has announced that it is talks with South American ferry operator Buquebus to introduce a battery-hybrid propulsion concept onto a large lightweight ferry under construction.
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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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NewsWärtsilä to supply package for world’s largest aluminium catamaran
Wärtsilä will supply the engines, waterjets, and fuel storage and supply system for a new high speed catamaran ferry being built at the Incat yard in Tasmania, Australia on behalf of Argentinian ferry operator, Buquebus.
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NewsNew Incat Tasmania cat for South Korea
Incat Tasmania will build a 76 metre high speed catamaran for South Korea Australian high speed craft specialist
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NewsFAST FERRIES FOR VITAL TRINIDAD ROUTE
Heralding a major reinvestment in the Trinidad & Tobago transport infrastructure, two high-speed ro-pax catamarans are being readied for introduction into the mainline service linking Port of Spain and Scarborough, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsMAN Engines to power Austal and Incat ferries
Australian shipbuilders Austal and Incat Tasmania, have ordered eight MAN 16V28/33D STC engines following the decision of the Government of the Republic of Trinidad & Tobago to build one fast ferry at each yard.
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NewsINCAT LANDS ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKER
South American operator Buquebus has endorsed a further advance in high-speed ferry technology by ordering what is claimed to be the world’s largest aluminium ship, writes David Tinsley.
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Wärtsilä WXJ waterjets gain catamaran reference
The first installation of the Wärtsilä WXJ series of modular waterjets will be carried out on a new 100m long wave-piercing catamaran ferry being built for the Government of Trinidad and Tobago at the Incat shipyard in Tasmania, Australia.
