SANMAR CUTS STEEL FOR FOUR ALL-ELECTRIC TUGS FOR TURKISH OPERATOR
Sanmar has held a steel cutting ceremony to mark the start of construction in a major project to provide four of its electric battery-powered ‘Tugs of the Future’ for Türkiye’s state-owned Botaş Petroleum Pipeline Corporation. Botaş has ordered four missions-free tugs...
CHARTWELL BEGINS BUILD OF ZERO-EMISSION TRI-FOIL FERRY DEMONSTRATOR
Vessel design house Chartwell Marine has announced that its electric foiling high-speed trimaran demonstrator has entered build at Designcraft, a Southampton, UK-based specialist in composite vessel construction. The £1.86m project, funded by Innovate UK, is a...
MORE GREEN VESSELS FOR GRIMALDI
At the Grimaldi Group’s recent Euromed convention in Athens, the group revealed that it is investing in more newbuildings, which will reduce the average age of its ships – already 40% lower than that of the global ro-ro fleet – further still. Seven new ships...
ClassNK ENDORSES ENERGY EFFICIENCY MONITORING TOOL
ClassNK has granted its Innovation Endorsement for Products and Solutions to Ship Energy Efficiency Monitoring System (SEEMS) developed by Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies. In order to promote the spread and development of innovative technologies, ClassNK has...
WÄRTSILÄ EQUIPMENT FOR SIX LPG CARRIER NEWBUILDS
Wärtsilä Gas Solutions has been contracted to supply the cargo handling and fuel gas supply systems for six newbuild medium-sized gas carrier (MGC) vessels, which Wärtsilä says strengthens its market position in this sector. The new vessels are being constructed at...
NSU ADDING ANEMOI ROTOR SAILS TO VALE VLOC
NS United Kaiun Kaisha (NSU) and Vale International have reached an agreement to install rotor sails manufactured by Anemoi Marine Technologies on a 400,000 dwt very large ore carrier (VLOC). The vessel, NSU Tubarao, which has been engaged in a long-term...
GIBDOCK TO INSTAL ARMADA AIR LUBRICATION SYSTEMS
Gibdock Shipyard and Armada Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore the integration of Armada’s proprietary air lubrication system, the Passive Air Lubrication System (PALS), into vessels serviced by Baleana Group company Gibdock....
‘K’ LINE TAKES DELIVERY OF LNG-FUELLED PCTC
A car carrier vessel of 7,000 CEU capacity, named ‘Poseidon Highway’, has recently been delivered to Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (‘K’ Line) of Japan from Imabari Shipbuilding. The vessel is mainly fuelled by LNG, and is expected to reduce CO2...