Repair & Conversion – Page 16
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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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NewsMaersk orders six more methanol dual fuel container ships
A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) has ordered a further six large container ships that can sail on green methanol.
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NewsChinese yard offers wind propulsion installation services
Anemoi Marine Technologies, a UK provider of Rotor Sails, has reached an agreement with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (CHI), one of China’s major shipbuilding organisations on the installation of its Rotor Sails.
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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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NewsCMA CGM orders seven new biogas-powered ships
The CMA CGM Group has ordered seven new biogas-powered ships to serve the French West Indies.
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NewsFuretank orders two more LNG/LBG fuelled tankers
Furetank has signed a contract for two more 17,999dwt LNG/LBG dual-fuel tankers, sister ships in their Vinga series which has now reached 15 vessels. They are designed with a battery hybrid solution and several innovative features that reduce fuel and energy consumption, resulting in extensively lower emissions of CO2, SOx, ...
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NewsChina’s first domestic LNG bunker vessel delivered
China’s first domestically-built LNG bunker vessel XIN AO PU TUO HAO has been delivered.
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NewsMarco Polo Marine announces Asia’s first CSOV design
Singapore-based Marco Polo Marine has announced that it will build, own and operate a new commissioning service operation vessel (CSOV) to meet the rising demand for support vessels required to service the booming offshore windfarm industry in Asia.
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NewsLarge LCO2 carrier design granted AiP
The next generation ultra large liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carrier for Hyundai Heavy Industries Group (HHI) and Hyundai Glovis has received an approval in principle (AiP) from ABS and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) Maritime Administrator.
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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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NewsNorthern Xplorer orders zero-emission cruise ship
Recently established Norwegian cruise venture Northern Xplorer (NX) and Portuguese shipbuilder West Sea have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the construction of the cruise company’s maiden vessel.
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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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NewsLNG-fuelled ferry launched for MOL
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding has launched the Sunflower Murasaki, the second of two large LNG-fuelled ferries being built for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL).
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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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NewsLR grants AiP for hydrogen fuel cell-powered ferry
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Norwegian ship owner Torghatten Nord for two hydrogen-powered fuel cell ferries.
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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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NewsWärtsilä Refines its Hybrid FPP Concept For LNGCs
Treating the propeller design and electric motor as integrated components of the shaftline allows higher propulsive efficiency.
