Concept designs for two environmentally-friendly bulk carriers have been developed by a consortium of Japanese companies. A 200,000 dwt class capesize LNG-fuelled and battery-powered energy-saving bulk carrier has been designed by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) with...
Wilhelmsen and German transport group DB Schenker joint-owned company Massterly has signed a joint letter of intent with Kongsberg and its partners – furniture maker Ekornes and vessel designers Naval Dynamics - as a first step in a collective aim to replace the...
According to Danish naval architecture consultancy OSK-ShipTech, in the CO2 emissions debate, the shipping industry should steer a different course from that which focuses only on CO2 emissions from fuel, and concentrate on the broader picture. Although the ferry...
GTT has been awarded a new approval in principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas (BV), for the Shear-Water concept, a new ballast-free LNG bunker and feeder vessel (LNGB&FV). This follows earlier approvals from China Classification Society and DNV. GTT points out that...
C-Job Naval Architects has designed a new class of liquid hydrogen tanker that the company believes will revolutionise the renewable energy market. The tanker concept, developed in partnership with LH2 Europe, is considered a critical element in realising a green...
As part of its zero emission ship design project, Eco Marine Power of Japan has released details of a new Handymax bulker that incorporates a range of renewable energy solutions, energy saving devices, electric propulsion and fuel cells. The design concept is known as...
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has completed a conceptual study for the design of Ammonia/Liquefied CO2 Carrier vessel capable of transporting both ammonia and liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2). The study, conducted with...
Ship designer Incat Crowther has announced the start of construction of a 35m catamaran ferry for CTM Deher of Guadeloupe in the French West Indies. The Incat Crowther 35 is being built by PT Kim Seah Shipyard Indonesia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore’s...
Ulstein Design & Solutions is proposing a cruise concept which it says is prepared for a stepwise transition towards zero-emission operations. Although the cruise industry is not considered a large contributor to global GHG emissions, with less than 0.1% of the...
Deltamarin and its partner, the French multinational naval engineering company GTT, have been awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV, for an innovative LNG-fuelled Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) design. The AiP was presented to...
Design and engineering consultancy Houlder has acquired Seaspeed Marine Consulting in a deal which is said to offer vessel owners joined-up naval architecture design and advanced analytical capabilities. In recent years, Houlder and Seaspeed have successfully joined...
