ROYAL IHC AND BOSKALIS TO DEVELOP METHANOL-FUELLED DREDGER
Following the collaboration between construction group Boskalis and the Dutch Royal IHC shipyard in the design and engineering phase of two advanced trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHD), the two parties have now signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the construction...
ABS TO HELP DEVELOP VESSEL TO RECOVER VOC EMISSIONS
ABS and Vaholmen VOC Recovery have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the development of a pioneering volatile organic compounds (VOC) recovery vessel, to be known as the Vaholmen unit, to capture emissions released during the loading of crude oil cargoes. The...
DESIGN APPROVAL FOR FIRST 22,000m3 MULTI-GAS CARRIER
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR) have awarded Design Approval to HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) for the development of what is believed to be the...
KOREAN COMPANIES RECEIVE AiP FOR METHANOL FUELLED TANKER
Korean Register (KR) has granted an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a methanol-fuelled MR tanker, jointly developed by KR, South Korean shipbuilder K Shipbuilding and equipment manufacturer S&SYS . As part of the Joint Development Project (JDP) between the three...
DATA SHARING TO EXPEDITE DECARBONISATION
The Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN), an independent not-for-profit technology consortium building a trusted digital platform to redefine global trade, has signed a Knowledge Partnership Agreement with the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD). The...
BAR AND DELTAMARIN OPTIMISE HULL DESIGN FOR 15% IMPROVEMENT WITH WIND ASSISTANCE
UK marine engineering consultancy BAR Technologies and Finnish naval architects Deltamarin are partnering in the development of a new Aframax/LRII design for wind assisted propulsion. The companies previously collaborated on WindWings which, with saving of...
KONGSBERG UNVEILS NEXT GENERATION OFFSHORE SHIP DESIGNS
Kongsberg Maritime has unveiled a new range of ship designs in its extensive UT Design portfolio, including new anchor handler (AHT) and platform supply vessels (PSV) with the option to include alternative energy sources and fuels, such as methanol, ammonia, and...
BERG CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR WIND-POWERED RO-ROs
An integrated control system solution from Swedish company Berg Propulsion has been selected to ensure that the Neoliner wind-powered ro-ro vessel will achieve optimised performance, whether it is powered by wind alone or with the assistance of gensets. French company...