ABS JOINS INDIAN GREEN SHIPBUILDING PROJECT TO DEVELOP ELECTRIC TUG
ABS has joined Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Seatech Solutions International (Seatech) and Shift Clean Energy (Shift) in signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop electric tugboats, part of an initiative to achieve India’s goal of...
SVITZER ADDS NEW BIOFUEL TUG TO TOWAGE FLEET
Maersk group towage provider Svitzer has taken delivery of ‘Svitzer Estelle’, the second tug built as part of the company’s ongoing partnership with Turkish builder Uzmar Shipyards. Svitzer Estelle represents another step in Svitzer’s European fleet...
WÄRTSILÄ GAS SYSTEMS SELECTED FOR NEWBUILD GAS CARRIER
Wärtsilä will supply the LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) fuel supply and cargo handling systems for a new Medium Gas Carrier (MGC) vessel being built for Turkish ship owner Pasco Gas at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD). The 45,000m3 capacity vessel was ordered as an option...
MOL ORDERS FIVE NEW DUAL-FUEL BULKERS
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has decided to expand its fleet with an additional five newbuilding dual-fuelled Capesize bulkers, which can burn either LNG or conventional marine fuel oil. Two of the vessels will be ordered at Nihon Shipyard and built by Imabari Shipbuilding...
THRUSTER UPDATE ON CROATIAN FERRY SAVES COSTS AND IMPROVES PERFORMANCE
German propulsion company Schottel reports that earlier in 2023 the Croatian ferry ‘Krk’ operated by the national Jadrolinija shipping company was retrofitted to cater for a new route with stronger winds and currents. For this purpose, the open propellers...
BUILD STARTS ON FINAL ULSTEIN-DESIGN GREEN CRUISESHIP IN SERIES
Marking a significant achievement in expedition cruising, SunStone Maritime Group recently celebrated the steel-cutting ceremony for the seventh and final Infinity-class vessel, based on an Ulstein design. Said to redefine the cruising experience, this new expedition...
SHIP FINANCE KEEPING UP WITH DECARBONISATION GOALS, SAYS POSEIDON PRINCIPLES
The 2023 annual report from the Poseidon Principles marks the fourth time that the signatories to the Principles have reported their climate alignment. In September, just a few weeks after the adoption by the IMO of its revised GHG, all of the signatories in the...
NORWEGIAN SHIP DESIGN SIGNS ELECTRIC FERRY CONTRACT
Naval architect and ship designer Norwegian Ship Design says that a contract has been signed for the construction of another electric ferry developed in collaboration with Torghatten Nord. The company says that after working on this project with Torghatten Nord for a...