MINI-TUG COULD PROVIDE KEY TO ‘ELECTRIFYING THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY’
US electric boat company Arc says it is bringing the first electric portable tugboat to the Port of Los Angeles; the company is retrofitting a small 26ft (8m) long tug in a new partnership with Portland shipyard Diversified Marine. The project aims to begin a new era...
LATEST ULSTEIN ENERGY-EFFICIENT CSOV RECORDS PERFECT CLIENT SATISFACTION SCORE
Olympic’s latest CSOV, the ‘Olympic Notos’, has been operational for six months since her delivery from Ulstein Verft, and the customer feedback is said to be ‘outstanding’. Olympic CTO Runar Stave said: “The vessel was delivered...
MITSUBISHI SHIPBUILDING LAUNCHES ENERGY-SAVING FERRY
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group company, has held a christening and launch ceremony for the first of two large car ferries ordered by Shinnihonkai Ferry Co and Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency (JRTT). The...
TWO NEW FUTURE-READY TANKERS FOR CANADA
Irving Oil and Algoma Central Corporation have welcomed the first of two new product tankers into Saint John Harbour, Canada. The vessels will service Canada’s largest refinery with deliveries to ports in Atlantic Canada and the US East Coast. The vessels represent a...
DENMARK WELCOMES IMO PROPOSALS FOR BIOFOULING MANAGEMENT
According to Danske Rederier (Danish Shipping), biofouling on ship hulls — in the form of small algae, barnacles, and other organisms — can spread invasive species over vast distances and cause problems in marine ecosystems on the other side of the world. IMO’s Marine...
HOLLAND SHIPYARDS GROUP NAMES TWO MPP COASTERS FOR HARTEL
Holland Shipyards Group has christened two newly built MPP coasters: ‘Waalvliet’ and ‘Rijnvliet’ at the Werkendam, Netherlands, shipyard. These vessels feature wind-assisted diesel-electric propulsion and are part of a series of shortsea...
ALL-ELECTRIC PILOT VESSEL FOR UAE PORTS
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...
NORLED ORDERS THREE SHORE CHARGING STATIONS FROM NES
Norwegian ferry operator Norled has contracted HAV Group company Norwegian Electric Systems (NES) to deliver three onshore charging stations that will be installed at three ports in Northern Norway. The three charging stations will be installed at the North Norwegian...