Repair & Conversion – Page 25
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NewsBenefits Of Running On LNG Stack Up For Large Crude Carriers
The LNG propulsion market is picking up for very large crude carriers (VLCCs) as new orders signal recognition of the benefits.
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NewsConsultant Interest Revives Amid Need For Flexibility
Passenger ship owners have started to look at moving back towards developing designs in house, with the help of consultant naval architects, amid concerns that current shipyard designs offer insufficient flexibility over the lifetime of the ship, Anders Orgaard, Chief Commercial Officer at the Danish consultant naval architect company OSK-ShipTech ...
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NewsGame Changers For Dover/Calais Run
Tailored to the shortest and busiest crossing on the English Channel, the new ro-pax generation taking shape for P&O Ferries promises to be a standard bearer for service dependability, cost efficiency and environmental compatibility.
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NewsKongsberg Maritime and CMI ink MoU to develop more sustainable solutions for shipowners
Kongsberg Maritime and China Merchants Industry sign a new Memorandum of Understanding to develop more sustainable solutions for shipowners.
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NewsGE Power to provide SeaGreen PTO for Maran Gas LNG carrier
GE Power Conversion will supply a power take off system for an LNG carrier to be built by Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI). The carrier will be completed in 2023.
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NewsExtending Year-Round Polar Odysseys
A newly-built, French-owned expedition cruise ship has become the first vessel of her type to reach the geographic North Pole.
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NewsRMC builds tailor-made hall for Finnish navy
Rauma Marine Constructions is preparing for the Finnish Navy’s Squadron 2020 project by building a new multipurpose construction hall at Rauma shipyard.
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NewsMAN ES inks deal with DP World to deepen collaboration
MAN Energy Solutions has deepened its existing relationship with DP World by signing a cooperation agreement. The agreement covers a range of decarbonisation related technologies and is scheduled to run for a minimum of five years.
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NewsLNG CARRIER DESIGN FOR EVOLVING CII RATINGS EXPECTED EARLY 2022
Shipowners will need to be ready to meet the evolving requirements of the IMO’s Carbon Intensity Indicator (CII) to ensure their assets remain viable, and a new LNG carrier design is under development that offers that long-term flexibility without the need for speed reduction.
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NewsCH2 CARRIER PROTOTYPE DESIGN WILL TRANSITION TO ZERO-CARBON FUELS
The design for a vessel capable of carrying 430 tons of compressed hydrogen (C-H2) being developed by Australia-based Global Energy Ventures (GEV) will likely initially have an LNG dual-fuel generator and electric drive system as a first step in making the transition to zero-carbon propulsion.
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NewsHöegh Autoliners unveils new ammonia-ready dual-fuel hybrid PCTC
Höegh Autoliners announced plans to launch the world''s first ammonia-ready battery-hybrid pure car and truck carrier on Monday 26 April. The vessel will be the largest and most environmentally sustainable PCTC in operation when it enters service, the shipowner announced.
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NewsNYK orders first two LPG-fuelled gas carriers from KHI
Japan’s NYK Line has placed an order for two LPG-fuelled very large gas carriers (VLGC). The 230 metre-long vessels will become NYK’s first LPG-fuelled VLGCs when they enter service.
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NewsYARD RESTRUCTURE GATHERS PACE IN JAPAN
Consolidation is a central theme in the Japanese response to the marshalling of shipbuilding forces and new market forays by its Asian competitors, writes David Tinsley.
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NewsAIP FOR HMD METHANOL-POWERED PRODUCT TANKER DESIGN
Classification society DNV GL – Maritime has awarded Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) with approval in principle (AIP) for the design of a methanol-powered product tanker.
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NewsCOMPRESSED H2 CARGO SHIP DESIGN
Australia’s Global Energy Ventures is working with classification society ABS to obtain Approval in Principle (AiP) for a compressed hydrogen cargo ship that could deliver hydrogen economically between Australia and Asia.
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NewsGSI to build third dual-fuel MR tanker for Proman Stena Bulk
Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture between Stena Bulk and Switzerland-based Proman AG, has taken up an option for a third methanol-fuelled chemical tanker at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI).
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NewsEPS inks 15-year contract for 4 x dual-fuel VLECs
Singapore-based ship operator Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has signed a long-term charter for four dual-fuel Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) with Zhejiang Satellite Petrochemical (STL), the China based chemicals producer.
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NewsKR awards world’s first AiP for a commercial LH2 carrier
The Korean Register of Shipping (KR) awarded an approval in principle (AIP) to the design of a commercial liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carrier at a ceremony held in Seoul on 22 October.
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NewsZero-emission can be a reality today
Zero-emission operations can be a reality today and do not have to be a future option, says shipbuilder, Ulstein Group.
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NewsLR awards AiP to SHI for NH3-fuelled Aframax design
Samsung Heavy Industries was awarded approval in principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for its ammonia-fuelled Aframax tanker design. Following the AiP, the shipyard confirmed plans to commercialise an NH3-fuelled Aframax design as well as its own ammonia fuel gas supply system from 2024.
