DAMEN SCORES SECOND GERMAN ORDER FOR FUEL-EFFICIENT COASTERS
Long-established ship management company Reederei Wessels recently made the same purchase as its even older near neighbour HS Shipping Group, both ordering two Damen Combi Freighter 3850 (CF 3850) vessels. The shipyard says that the choice was underpinned by the...
COMPANIES JOIN FORCES FOR BATTERY POWER PROTECTION
Maritime energy storage system (ESS) manufacturer Corvus Energy is to join forces with Finland-based power electronics specialist Yaskawa Environmental Energy, also known as The Switch, to develop smart Battery Short-Circuit Limiter (BSCL) protection for large-scale...
INDUSTRY CAN MAKE SOUND DECISIONS, DESPITE UNCERTAINTY
Finland’s NAPA was one of 13 companies that participated in a scenario-based analysis examining three global decarbonisation scenarios to look in precise detail at how the industry – in all its moving parts – might be expected to transition to green fuels over...
EPA 4 COMPLIANT TUG FOR US OPERATOR
Ship designer Robert Allan Ltd (RAL) of Canada says that another tug to its ART 90-98 design has been delivered to operator Seabulk in Mobile, Alabama. The Advanced Rotortug Hermes joins sister ship Nike, delivered in 2021. Both vessels are 98.5ft long and were built...
DAMEN TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE PATROL BOATS FOR SWEDISH COAST GUARD
Damen Shipyards has been contracted to construct and deliver seven fast Patrol Vessels for Kustbevakningen (KBV), the coastguard organisation of Sweden. These vessels, to be known as the KBV 320 series, will be 26,75m in length, built in carbon fibre composite and...
WHITE PAPER EXPLORES SHIPPING EMISSIONS REGULATIONS
UK-based designer and manufacturer of emissions technologies has released a new white paper which tackles the challenges of compliance and emissions regulations in the global shipping industry. Exploring the latest regulations and legislation and the myriad of...
WÄRTSILÄ TO CEASE ENGINE BUILDING IN TRIESTE
Wärtsilä plans to ramp down manufacturing in Trieste, Italy and to centralise its four-stroke engine manufacturing in Europe to Vaasa, Finland. Ending the manufacturing in Trieste is expected to impact approximately 450 employees with potential redundancy. The...
WinGD JOINT VENTURE OFFERS CII INSIGHTS
Swiss marine power company WinGD has signed a proof-of-concept agreement with emissions data specialist Chord X to develop digital solutions focused on sustainability in shipping, including development of component-level insights into carbon intensity indicator (CII)...