Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has obtained approval in principle (AiP) from classification society Lloyd's Register (LR) for two new different designs of a membrane-type LNG carrier equipped with four units of Wind Challenger, a hard sail wind assisted propulsion system. In...
Following the collaboration between construction group Boskalis and the Dutch Royal IHC shipyard in the design and engineering phase of two advanced trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD), the two parties have now signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the construction...
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) have awarded Design Approval to HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for the development of what is believed to be the...
UK marine engineering consultancy BAR Technologies and Finnish naval architects Deltamarin are partnering in the development of a new Aframax/LRII design for wind assisted propulsion. The companies previously collaborated on WindWings which, with saving of...
Kongsberg Maritime has unveiled a new range of ship designs in its extensive UT Design portfolio, including new anchor handler (AHT) and platform supply vessels (PSV) with the option to include alternative energy sources and fuels, such as methanol, ammonia, and...
Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled the latest vessel in its Compact Tugs product platform, the ASD Tug 2111, which, alongside the innovative ASD Tug 2312, offers proven technology with innovation to advance safety, sustainability, reliability, and efficiency. Siebe...
Japanese startup PowerX has unveiled the detailed design of what it believes to be the first ever 'Battery Tanker', i.e. a tanker-type vessel transporting electric power rather than fossil fuels. The first vessel aims for completion by 2025, with domestic and...
Swedish naval architecture practice FKAB Marine Design has received an order for the basic and detail design packages for four 49,000 dwt MR tankers., with an option for up to four additional vessels. The ships will be built at Penglai Zhongbai Jinglu Ship Industry Co...
Damen Shipyards and Boluda Towage have joined forces to bring zero-emissions tugs to Europe, with the intention of launching Europe's first methanol-fuelled tug. The two organisations, with nearly 200 years of tugboat experience between them, will base this first...
GTT and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR) for the application of a new design of LNG Carrier (LNGC) featuring GTT’s three-tank concept equipped with the Mark III Flex membrane containment system. The...
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group and Nihon Shipyard, a Tokyo-based joint venture for ship design and sales between Imabari Shipbuilding and Japan Marine United Corporation have started a joint study for the development of an...
Towage provider Svitzer, part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has awarded a contract to Uzmar Shipyard to build two new TRAnsverse tugs for its Australian business. The TRAnsverse tugs arecreated in collaboration with Robert Allan Ltd, which aim to set a new standard in...
Dutch company Conoship is participating in the EverLoNG project, which aims to encourage the uptake of Ship Based Carbon Capture (SBCC) by demonstrating its use on LNG-fuelled ships. The research will optimise the technology and consider how best to integrate it into...
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