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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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Tersan Shipyard
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NewsTersan clinches order for first full-electric autonomous vessels
Turkish shipyard Tersan Shipyard has been awarded a contract to construct four double-ended full-electric vessels for Norwegian ship owner and operator, Fjord 1. The contract, the first for a vessel intended to carry passengers autonomously, was signed after the Norwegian Public Road Administration awarded a long-term public transport tender to Fjord1 for the Lavik-Oppedal crossing north of Bergen along Norway’s west coast.
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NewsTersan to acquire Havyard Leirvik
Tersan Shipyard, the Turkish shipbuilder, has agreed a deal to acquire the assets of Havyard Leirvik from Eqva, the Norwegian company formerly known as Havyard.
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NewsSteel cut on first Ulstein Twin X-Stern design CSOV
A steel cutting ceremony held on 18 January marked the beginning of construction of the first of two DP2 Construction Service Operating Vessels (CSOVs) for Acta Marine at Tersan Shipyard.
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NewsGE package for new CSOVs
GE Power Conversion will supply power and propulsion, dynamic positioning and vessel control systems for two new wind farm service vessels
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NewsActa Marine orders two methanol powered CSOVs
Acta Marine has signed a contract for the construction of two methanol MDO/HVO powered DP2 Construction Service Operating Vessels (CSOVs) at Turkish shipyard Tersan with two optional vessels for delivery at a later stage.
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NewsHavila adds Climeon option to Tersan orders
Norway-based ship operator Havila Voyages has selected Climeon’s waste heat recovery system for four new coastal ferries.
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NewsMAN Cryo to supply LNG fuel-gas system
MAN Cryo – MAN Energy Solutions’ marine LNG fuel-gas-system manufacturer – will supply an LNG fuel-gas supply system to Norwegian ship owner, Egil Ulvan Rederi, for a ‘multipurpose palletised cargo and refrigerated vessel’ newbuild, also known as a LoLo (Lift-on/Lift-off).
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NewsVERSATILE COASTAL TRADER FOR NORWEGIAN OWNER
Norwegian shipowner Egil Ulvan Rederi has ordered an extremely versatile new cargo vessel that will combine a coastal trading capability with a role in supplying feed to fish farms in inshore waters, writes David Tinsley. As the largest single investment ever undertaken by the Trondheim-based company, which reaches its centenary ...
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Volstad orders Subsea IMR
Norway’s Volstad Shipping AS has signed a contract with Turkish shipbuilder, Tersan Shipyard, for a subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) and construction vessel.
