ZERO-EMISSION FERRY BEGINS SERVICE DOWN UNDER
What is believed to be the first all-electric passenger ferry in the Southern Hemisphere, ‘Ika Rere’, has recently completed its first round trip. The 19m 135-passenger New Zealand-developed vessel was built by Wellington Electric Boat Building Company...
CONSULTANCY APPOINTS NEW LEADER TO US TEAM
Multi-disciplinary maritime technical and scientific consultancy Brookes Bell has appointed Martin Twomey as Director of Brookes Bell USA to lead the company’s growth strategy in the region. Twomey is a Chartered Marine Engineer with a First-Class Certificate of...
MEYER GROUP COMPANY TO ENSURE SHIPS ARE BUILT AND OPERATED TO GREEN STANDARDS
The Germany-based Meyer Group says that its goal is green shipping and green shipbuilding, with digitalisation and Industry 4.0 forming part of these initiatives. This was what prompted the group to founded the start-up company Alfred Maritime in 2019 as a think tank...
BRUNVOLL AZIMUTH PROPULSION ORDERED FOR FOUR NEW DREDGERS
Brunvoll of Norway has secured a contract for azimuth propulsion systems for four newbuild vessels to be used for dredging of ports and other shallow waterways on behalf of a non-Norwegian navy. The vessels are 86m long and will have a crew of 14. The vessels will be...
CATERPILLAR HYBRID POWER FOR US FISH FARM VESSEL
Caterpillar Marine has entered into an agreement with California-based Pacific6 Enterprises to pilot a parallel battery hybrid propulsion system for a first-of-its kind aquaculture farming vessel. Powered by a Cat C18 engine and battery hybrid solution, the hybrid...
ABS PROVIDES GHG ACCOUNTING SOLUTION
ABS has launched Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory and Carbon Accounting, adding to its suite of marine and offshore sustainability services, pairing Marine and Offshore Insight with Carbon Economics. GHG Inventory and Carbon Accounting enables organisations to quantify...
HYBRID RIVER VESSELS LOOK FORWARD TO ZERO-CARBON FUTURE
UK shipbuilder the Wight Shipyard has secured an order for two hybrid passenger catamarans for the River Thames, to be operated for Uber Boat by Thames Clippers. Building on the shipyard’s technology and sustainability credentials, the new contract is considered a...
ANOTHER GAS CARRIER FOR NYK
NYK of Japan has taken delivery of the LNG carrier ‘Elisa Aquila’ from shipbuilder Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. The 297m long, 118.753gt vessel will be commercially managed by NYK/Geogas LNG joint venture company, France LNG Shipping, under a long-term...