Ships & Yards – Page 14

  • Stena Bulk's InfinityMAX concept design is intended to be flexible in size and the commodities carried (credit: Stena Bulk)
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    ZERO-EMISSION, MODULAR SHIP DESIGN FOR STENA BULK

    2021-03-11T12:46:00Z

    Stena Bulk has unveiled its InfinityMAX concept design for a fuel cell hybrid ship with detachable modules that the company says represents a paradigm shift in bulk cargo transportation.

  • The earlier Ecobox generation shows its mettle in cargo scope. (credit: Symphony Shipping).
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    NEW VERSION OF VERSATILE ECOBOX CLASS

    2021-03-08T12:10:00Z

    Dutch design and German production are combined in a new project for geared, multi-purpose cargo vessel tonnage, writes David Tinsley.

  • Con-ro Matsonia, built by General Dynamics NASSCO in San Diego, and one of the few Jones Act mercantile completions in 2020.(credit: NASSCO).
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    CHANGING FORTUNES, NEW DIRECTIONS FOR US YARDS

    2021-03-02T18:19:00Z

    With builders starved of merchant vessel orders, the industry in the USA is addressing new areas of opportunity while sustaining US Navy programmes, writes David Tinsley.

  • Live Fish Carrier
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    Kongsberg designs Sølvtrans live fish carrier

    2021-03-02T11:00:00Z

    Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has signed a NOK70m contract with Norwegian shipyard Myklebust Verft to design and equip a new Live Fish Carrier (LFC) for live fish transportation company Sølvtrans.

  • Dole Maya seen prior to launching at the Chengxi yard. (credit: CSSC).
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    BOXSHIP TONNAGE FOR US FRUIT TRADE

    2021-03-01T11:25:00Z

    Putting trade in US imports of fresh fruit and other perishable produce from Latin America on a new economic and environmental footing, Dole Food Company has taken delivery of the first of two Chinese-built refrigerated containerships, writes David Tinsley.

  • : Lloyd Werft – just last year but with busier docks than now.
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    Germany’s Lloyd Werft faces closure or sale

    2021-03-01T10:03:00Z

    Genting-owned Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven (LWB) is to close at the end of the year and local German shipbuilding group Rönner is among those interested in buying it, writes Tom Todd.

  • Further refinement and optimisation of versatile ro-ro/lo-lo capacity. (credit: Grimaldi).
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    GRIMALDI BOOSTS DEEPSEA RO-RO INVESTMENT

    2021-02-26T11:44:00Z

    Signalling yet another stage in the unerring renewal and development of the Grimaldi fleet, the Italian company has ordered six ro-ro multipurpose vessels for the West African trade in South Korea, writes David Tinsley.

  • The WITV will be built to ABS Class Photo: ABS
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    First Jones Act WTIV to be ABS Class

    2021-02-24T12:47:00Z

    The first ever Jones Act compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), a key vessel for the development of the United States offshore wind industry, will be built to ABS Class.

  • The Solid Sail solution in the Silenseas design proposal. (credit: Chantiers de l’Atlantique).
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    FRENCH SAIL SYSTEM MOVES UP A GEAR

    2021-02-22T12:15:00Z

    France’s leading shipbuilder is preparing the next stage in the technical validation necessary for the commercialisation of its sail-assist technology for large vessels, writes David Tinsley.

  • Another advanced offshore loader for the North Sea, the Altera Wave. (credit: Altera).
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    ECO SHUTTLE TANKER DESIGN MAKES MARK

    2021-02-18T10:17:00Z

    Continuous development in offshore tanker technology finds new expression in the latest addition to the Norwegian merchant marine, the 103,500dwt Altera Wave, writes David Tinsley.

  • UECC ceo Glenn Edvardsen noted that the newbuildings qualified for green financing from Svenska SkeppsHypotek (credit: UECC)
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    PEAK SHAVING EFFICIENCIES ON UECC HYBRID PCTC

    2021-02-15T16:48:00Z

    European ship operator United European Car Carriers (UECC) has successfully operated a pair of LNG-fuelled short-sea PCTCs since 2016. The company is now building a series of three further vessels that will be the first LNG battery hybrid PCTCs in the world.

  • At point of handover, HL Eco and HL Green. (credit: POSCO).
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    NEWCASTLEMAX TRANSITION TO LNG FUEL

    2021-02-15T16:32:00Z

    A seminal event in the move towards the use of LNG fuel in the deep-sea bulk trade lanes is signalled by the handover of two Korean-owned and -built vessels, writes David Tinsley.

  • The diesel-electric barge design is intended to ensure shipments from BASF's Ludwigshafen complex (pictured) are not disrupted by low water levels. (credit: BASF)
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    CUSTOM-DESIGNED FOR CHANGING RHINE CONDITIONS

    2021-02-11T10:31:00Z

    A unique design of diesel-electric inland tanker has been ordered to sustain a key industrial traffic on the Rhine, writes David Tinsley.

  • Rendering of the MAN 12V175D propulsion engine (credit: MAN ES)
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    MAN 175D hybrid-propulsion package for Indonesian Navy minehunters

    2021-02-09T15:44:00Z

    MAN Energy Solutions has been selected to supply a complete hybrid-propulsion package for two Indonesian Navy minehunters under construction at Abeking and Rasmussen in Germany.

  • Cemex Go Innovation completing trials. (credit: Cemex UK).
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    PRODUCTIVE NEW CARGO DREDGER FOR UK

    2021-02-08T11:43:00Z

    Signalling a further phase in the renewal of the UK marine aggregates dredger fleet, the 103m Cemex Go Innovation has been completed by her Romanian yard of build, writes David Tinsley.

  • Rendering of the new polar icebreaker
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    GE joins Davie shipyard Polar Icebreaker programme

    2021-02-03T17:50:00Z

    Chantier Davie in Quebec, Canada has added a third partner, GE, to its Polar Icebreaker program. The shipyard announced that GE was joining its Polar Icebreaker program in January, following the addition of Vard and Serco in December 2020.

  • Thun Blyth, safely aground at low tide in St Sampson, Guernsey.(credit: Geos Group).
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    NIMBLE TANKER FOR DRYING BERTHS

    2021-02-01T11:19:00Z

    Swedish family-owned Erik Thun Group retains a high profile in the short-sea market and its long experience in the coastwise distribution of refined oil products and petrochemicals has found new expression in the 80m tanker Thun Blyth, writes David Tinsley.

  • The 5,000t crane is the dominant feature of the Jan De Nul newbuild at Haimen, China. (credit: Jan De Nul).
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    CRANE SHIP FOR BIGGEST WINDFARM LIFTS

    2021-01-29T11:30:00Z

    Heavy-duty capability and sustainability find new levels in the monohull offshore construction ship ordered from a Chinese yard by Jan De Nul, writes David Tinsley.

  • Oldendorff explores rotor sails for bulkers as Scandlines evaluates ferry rotos experience.
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    Oldendorff tests wind propulsion on bulkers

    2021-01-29T11:18:00Z

    One of the world''s largest bulk shipping companies, Oldendorff Carriers, has joined with partners to develop and test a rotor sail wind propulsion system for dry bulkers, reports Tom Todd.

  • Damen’s RSD Tug 2513 Photo: Damen
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    Damen delivers new RSD Tug 2513 to Malta

    2021-01-27T11:11:00Z

    Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a new, next-generation, Damen RSD Tug 2513 to the Rimorchiatori Mediterranei-owned Tug Malta.