CMB.TECH, NCL AND YARA TO BUILD AMMONIA-POWERED CONTAINER SHIP
Belgian company CMB.Tech is ordering what it says is the world’s first ammonia-powered container vessel in partnership with Yara Clean Ammonia, North Sea Container Line (NCL) and Yara International through a 15-year deal. The vessel, to be named Yara Eyde, is a 1400...
DAMEN UNVEILS NEW GREEN COMPACT TUG DESIGN
The latest vessel in the Damen Compact Tugs product platform, the ASD Tug 1810, has been launched to answer the needs of modern port operations. Despite its compact nature, Damen has designed the 18.25m x 10.23m ASD Tug 1810 to produce minimal noise and...
ABS PUBLISHES LCO2 CARRIER REQUIREMENTS
ABS is setting its sights on the vessels that will support the next step in the path of decarbonisation with its latest publication: ‘Requirements for Liquefied Carbon Dioxide Carriers’. This is believed to be the first publication available in the...
CHILEAN CRUISE SHIP OPTS FOR LOW-NOx MAN GENSETS
Chilean shipbuilder ASENAV (Astilleros y Servicios Navales) has ordered four MAN 6L21/31 Mk2 PLO (Part-Load Optimised) gensets for a 94m passenger cruise-ship newbuilding for Antarctic cruise operator Antarctica21. The Magellan Discoverer will be slightly larger than...
NEW ROTORTUG IS FIRST IN US TO BE CLASSED ENVIRO AND LEV BY ABS
‘Signet Sirius’, the first of two ART 92-32W Rotortugs designed by Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) was recently delivered by Signet Maritime’s Pascagoula yard. This is the first ART Rotortug that Signet has built and operated. Designed in collaboration with RotorTug of...
NEW PROPELLER CAP DESIGN ENHANCES PROPULSION EFFICIENCY
A propeller hub vortex cavitation-eliminating boss cap, developed by EcoMarine Innovations, has successfully completed validation tests at a hydrodynamic research centre in Sweden and will now undergo ship model basin trials to verify the efficiency gains on larger...
ABS OPENS LNG ACADEMY IN QATAR
ABS has inaugurated the ABS Global LNG Academy, a new training centre dedicated to using the latest techniques to educate mariners in modern LNG vessel operations. Located in Doha and supported by QatarEnergy, the Academy is a coordinated effort with industry...
FIRST NEW-GENERATION FEEDER SHIP HANDED OVER TO CMA CGM
The CMA CGM Group has taken delivery of the ‘CMA CGM Mermaid’, the first in a series of 10 new 2,000 TEU container feeder ships powered by LNG, which will be progressively deployed in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe. These new vessels, with an original design...