CONCEPT DESIGN COMPLETED FOR NYK AMMONIA-FUELLED SHIP
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK), MTI, and Finnish consultancy Elomatic have jointly completed the development of a concept design for an ammonia-fuel ready LNG-fuelled vessel (ARLFV). NYK Group companies NYK and MTI have set a long-term target of net-zero...
GRIMALDI TAKES DELIVERY OF SIXTH GG5G RO-RO
The delivery of the Grimaldi Green 5th Generation (GG5G) class vessels is now halfway, following the delivery of the ‘Eco Malta’, sixth of the group’s 12 units ordered from the Chinese Jinling shipyard in Nanjing. Grimaldi says that the GG5G ships...
JAPAN’S FIRST GAS-FUELLED FERRY IS LAUNCHED
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has held a naming and launching ceremony for the first of Japan’s first two LNG-fuelled ferries which were ordered from Mitsubishi Shipbuilding at the Shimonoseki Shipyard Enoura Plant. The 199.9m 17,300gt newbuild ferry was named...
MAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS TO INVEST IN H2 PRODUCTION
As well as developing marine engines capable of operating on green future alternative fuels such as hydrogen, MAN Energy Solutions aims to take a leading position in the production of green hydrogen as a fuel. Over the next few years, plans to invest up to €500m in...
COMPOSITE MATERIALS CONTRIBUTE TO SHIP SUSTAINABILITY
Bureau Veritas (BV) has delivered an Approval in Principle (AiP) to InfraCore Company for its design, modelling, production and testing of a full glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) rudder flap for an 18,500 TEU container ship. The certificate was delivered as...
ClassNK AND NAPA STRENGTHEN DESIGN APPROVAL PROCESS
Finland-based maritime software company NAPA and classification society ClassNK have strengthened their partnership to support the use of 3D models in the ship design approval process. By streamlining data sharing between design and class approval software, this move...
ROYAL CARIBBEAN ORDERS ENGINE SERVICE MACHINERY
Chris-Marine USA has been chosen by Royal Caribbean Group (RCG) to supply critical engine maintenance machines for several Royal Caribbean International and Celebrity Cruises vessels. The scope of supply includes over 65 Chris-Marine machines such as CPM (Surface...
BV ISSUES AIP FOR GAS-FUELLED BOXSHIP UPGRADE
GTT, consultancy Alwena Shipping and COSCO (CHI) Zhoushan shipyard, have received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) for a new concept, combining LNG retrofit and jumboisation, applied to large container ships. GTT carried...