Incat Tasmania says it has achieved a defining moment in maritime history, as the largest battery-electric ship ever constructed was powered up and successfully completed its first e-motor trial in Hobart, Tasmania. Hull 096 – the world’s largest battery-electric ship...
As part of its fleet expansion and renewal programme, the Grimaldi Group has commissioned the construction of nine ro-pax vessels from China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai), worth a total of US$ 1.3bn. The new ships have been designed to elevate the quality of...
US shipyard Nichols Brothers Boat Builders (NBBB) has been awarded a contract from San Francisco Bay Ferry to design and build two 400-passenger battery-electric ferries as part of the agency’s Rapid Electric Emission Free (REEF) ferry programme. The project is...
Kongsberg Maritime has secured a contract to supply an integrated package of equipment for a new Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) being built for ship owner DOF. The new 110m OSV, with accommodation for 164 personnel, is designed by MMC Ship Design and constructed at the...
HMM has taken delivery of ‘HMM Green’, a 9,000 TEU methanol-powered containership, first of nine sister ships ordered in February 2023 from HD Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (seven vessels) and HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (two vessels). Starting with this...
Incat Tasmania says that construction of its newest 78m hybrid electric ferry is well progressed, with the vessel on track for operation in the first half of 2026 - timed for operators looking to enter service ahead of the Northern Hemisphere summer season. Designed...
A.P. Moller-Maersk has celebrated the naming of the dual-fuel methanol ship 'Adrian Mærsk' at its APM Terminals Maasvlakte II terminal in Rotterdam. Karsten Kildahl, Maersk CCO said: "The dual-fuel vessels demonstrate that the technology for the energy transition of...
Reederei Norden-Frisia has held a naming ceremony for its latest vessel, the 'Frisia E-I', commissioned from Damen Shipyards as a boost for sustainable public transport. The vessel, a Damen Fast Ferry 3209 Electric, is the first fully electric catamaran to operate in...
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and its wholly-owned subsidiary MOL Chemical Tankers (MOLCT), along with Belgium-based CMB.Tech, have decided to jointly own and charter a total of nine Capesize bulkers and chemical tankers that can run on zero-emission ammonia. These will be...
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has received orders for three methanol-fuelled ro-ro cargo ships, one each from Toyofuji Shipping, Miyazaki Sangyo Kaiun, and Nichitoku Kisen. The three ships will be built at the Enoura Plant...
Swedish company Berg Propulsion is offering the shipping industry its first opportunity to select propeller shafts made using the climate neutral GreenForge production process, in a maritime sector that is considered highly exposed to anticipated carbon pricing. Three...
AtoB@C Shipping has taken delivery of its latest vessel 'Terramar' in Goa, India, which marks the halfway point in the company's newbuilding programme, ‘Terramar’ being is the sixth in the series of twelve 5,400 dwt plug-in hybrid vessels. Terramar, like its sister...
The 'Eco Napoli', the last of 14 ships in the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class, said to be the largest and most eco-friendly ro-ro units for short-sea shipping, has been delivered by the Jinling yard in China. The Italian-flagged Eco Napoli has a length of...
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