Danish naval architect Knud E Hansen reports that Orkney islands' councillors have given the green light to a project to replace the ageing inter-island ferry fleet with new, more efficient and environmentally friendly vessels. . The procurement process to design and...
Artemis Technologies, alongside Orkney Ferries and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), have announced the arrival in Orkney of the fully electric hydrofoil vessel – the Artemis EF-12 Workboat XL, named ‘Zevi 1’. The arrival of the Belfast-built Artemis EF-12...
ClassNK and Napa, on behalf of all participating organisations, have announced the successful completion of phase 3 pilot trials of the cross-industry digital twin project. Results from the pilot trials confirmed the feasibility of the platform’s core business...
FKAB Ship Design of Sweden has announced the launch of its latest vessel, the T53, 6700 dwt stainless steel chemical tanker ‘Solstraum’, owned by Utkilen, built by Icdas and classified by Bureau Veritas. The vessel is designed for unrestricted worldwide operation,...
Udupi Cochin Shipyard Limited (UCSL) has launched 'Wilson Eco 1', the first Wilson ECO vessel, which will be followed by another five CIP3800 vessels and eight CIP6300 vessels, thus completing the ECO series. The Wilson ECO series places a strong emphasis on...
Artemis Technologies, which specialises in commercial electric foiling vessels, has entered an agreement with Noatum Maritime, part of AD Ports Group’s Maritime and Shipping Cluster, to purchase a 100% electric Artemis EF-12 pilot boat to operate in the United Arab...
Swedish ship designer FKAB reports that vessel number 15 in the Fure Vinga series, 'Fure Victoria', was recently delivered from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard. This FKAB T24 vessel is one of 22 ordered vessels in the-series, ordered by Furetank and its partners in...
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) for its full liquid hydrogen-based SOV design. The level 1 AiP brings LDA one step closer to making its ground-breaking project a reality. ...
Ro-ro company Stena Line has introduced a concept vessel design that the company says uses optimal design and new technology to reduce energy usage by 20% or more. One of Stena Line's central goals is to reduce overall CO₂ emissions by 30% by 2030. The path to this...
LMG Marin has supported the Remontowa shipyard in securing the contract to build seven all-electric small ferries for Scottish ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne (CMAL). This newbuilding project is said to mark a major step in modernising Scotland’s ferry network...
The Netherlands maritime industry is said to be taking a large step toward sustainability with the launch of the H2ESTIA Project, an initiative to develop the first zero-emission general cargo ship powered by liquid hydrogen. Led by Dutch Innovation Company (NIM ) and...
The Sea Zero project, being undertaken by Vard and Hurtigruten to find optimal design methods suitable for zero-emission ships has completed a phase of rigorous testing at Sintef Ocean’s facilities in Trondheim. Large battery packs, retractable sails, air lubrication...
Incat Crowther has announced the delivery of the 'Xin Ming Zhu', a new 35m future-proofed catamaran ferry for Hong Kong-based ferry operator Sun Ferry. The new vessel, constructed by Guangzhou-based shipbuilder AFAI Southern Shipyard to an Incat Crowther design, is...
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