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DUAL-FUEL FAST RO-PAX COMPLETES SEA TRIALS

DUAL-FUEL FAST RO-PAX COMPLETES SEA TRIALS

The 'Margarita Salas' ro-pax fast ferry with dual-fuel LNG engines designed by Incat Crowther for Spanish operator Baleària, has successfully completed sea trials and is due to enter service later in July 2024. The new vessel has been delivered to Baleària from...

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FORESHIP ENERGY OPTIMISATION HELPS NEXT-GENERATION CMA CGM RO-PAXES

FORESHIP ENERGY OPTIMISATION HELPS NEXT-GENERATION CMA CGM RO-PAXES

Expertise from Finland-based Foreship will be central to optimising the sustainability and performance of two new ro-pax ferries on their delivery into west Mediterranean services connecting Marseille and Corsica in 2027. The ships, due to be delivered to CMA CGM...

KONGSBERG MARITIME PRODUCES DESIGN FOR FUEL EFFICIENT BULK CARRIER

KONGSBERG MARITIME PRODUCES DESIGN FOR FUEL EFFICIENT BULK CARRIER

Kongsberg Maritime has unveiled a new 'Super-Efficient Bulker' vessel design concept, which the company claims is set to redefine industry standards, offering ship owners the means to meet stringent future compliance targets without abandoning conventional fuels. In...

HOULDER UNVEILS METHANOL BUNKER VESSEL DESIGN

HOULDER UNVEILS METHANOL BUNKER VESSEL DESIGN

Design and engineering consultancy Houlder has announced significant progress in its involvement in the SPINE project, with the design of a 10,000m3 methanol bunkering vessel. The SPINE project, supported by MarRI-UK under the Smart Maritime Land Operations Call,...

DELTAMARIN RECEIVES AiPs FOR VLGC DESIGNS

DELTAMARIN RECEIVES AiPs FOR VLGC DESIGNS

Five new designs for very large gas carrier (VLGC) ships developed by Deltamarin and China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) have received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR). The AiP certificate is issued for next-generation...

LONGITUDE CONTRIBUTES ALTERNATIVE POWER DESIGN FOR GREENPEACE

LONGITUDE CONTRIBUTES ALTERNATIVE POWER DESIGN FOR GREENPEACE

Engineering consultancy and ship designer Longitude Engineering has recently completed a project to provide alternative fuel systems engineering for a new vessel design by Dykstra Naval Architects, for Greenpeace International. Longitude’s specialist department in...

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FKAB TO DESIGN GREEN LCO2 CARRIER FOR PRIME MARINE

FKAB TO DESIGN GREEN LCO2 CARRIER FOR PRIME MARINE

Swedish ship designer FKAB Marine Design, together with its Greek partner, Konstantinos Fakiolas of FinOcean, signed a contract during Posidonia 2024 with owner Prime Marine of Greece to develop a 4000m3 LCO2 carrier. The vessel will have a strong environmental focus,...

SALT DESIGNS NEW METHANOL-FUELLED CABLE LAYING VESSEL FOR NKT

SALT DESIGNS NEW METHANOL-FUELLED CABLE LAYING VESSEL FOR NKT

Salt Ship Design of Norway is providing design services to operator NKT for its second cable laying vessel, to be named 'NKT Eleonora' meaning 'shining light'. The new vessel will boost the company’s offshore cable laying capacity, flexibility and be amongst the first...

DESIGN CONSORTIUM RECEIVES AiPs FOR AMMONIA-FUELLED CONTAINER SHIP

DESIGN CONSORTIUM RECEIVES AiPs FOR AMMONIA-FUELLED CONTAINER SHIP

Two classification societies, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and Lloyd’s Register (LR), have awarded a new ship design of an ammonia-fueled 3,500 TEU container vessel Approval in Principle (AiP). A cross-industry taskforce including A. P. Møller-Mærsk, MAN Energy...

FIRST OF 12-STRONG FLEET OF HIGH-SPEED HYBRID FERRIES LAUNCHED

FIRST OF 12-STRONG FLEET OF HIGH-SPEED HYBRID FERRIES LAUNCHED

The first two vessels in a series of 12 new hybrid high-speed ferries designed by Incat Crowther and built by Astilleros Armon in Spain for Italian ferry operator Liberty Lines have exceeded performance expectations during sea trials and will soon begin servicing...

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