CONOSHIP JOINS MARITIME CARBON CAPTURE PROJECT
Dutch design and engineering consultancy Conoship is participating in the EverLoNG project, led by TNO, which aims to demonstrate Ship Based Carbon Capture on board two LNG-fuelled ships, owned and operated by project partners TotalEnergies and Heerema Marine...
ULSTEIN – CARBON NEUTRAL CRUISE SHIPS ARE VIABLE
Ulstein Design & Solutions is proposing a cruise concept which it says is prepared for a stepwise transition towards zero-emission operations. Although the cruise industry is not considered a large contributor to global GHG emissions, with less than 0.1% of the...
GERMAN COMPANY ORDERS SUSTAINABLE TRAWLER FROM VARD
Fincantieri group company Vard has secured a new contract for the design and construction of a stern trawler for Deutsche Fischfang-Union (DFFU) of Germany. The stern trawler has been developed by VARD in close cooperation with DFFU. The new vessel will be the first...
KEPPEL CLAIMS SEVERAL FIRSTS FOR AUTONOMOUS TUG
Keppel Offshore & Marine says it has achieved several industry ‘firsts’ with the successful completion of its maiden autonomous vessel project. Capable of autonomous vessel navigation as well as collision detection and avoidance (CDCA), the Maju 510 tug, owned and...
DELTAMARIN AND GTT RECEIVE DNV AiP FOR PCTC PROJECT
Deltamarin and its partner, the French multinational naval engineering company GTT, have been awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV, for an innovative LNG-fuelled Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) design. The AiP was presented to...
KOREAN REGISTER UPDATES DIGITAL RULES DATABASE
The Korean Register (KR) has launched the 20th version of its KR-Con, a digital database that contains almost all the IMO international conventions and other instruments. The program, which was developed and launched in Korea in 2000, has been used globally by...
CELEBRITY TAKES DELIVERY OF THIRD ‘EDGE’ SHIP FROM CHANTIERS DE L’ATLANTIQUE
Shipbuilder Chantiers de l’Atlantique of Saint-Nazaire, France, has handed over Celebrity Cruises’ ‘Celebrity Beyond’, in what is thought to be the industry’s first physical delivery ceremony since the start of the pandemic. Celebrity Beyond is...
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON ZERO-EMISSION FERRY
Danish ferry operator Scandlines has announced that the first steel plates for its new zero-emission freight ferry, scheduled to operate on the Puttgarden-Rødby route in 2024, have been cut at the Cemre shipyard in Turkey. A small traditional ceremony took place,...