The world's first hydrogen powered tug, HYDROTUG, was launched from the Armón Shipyard in Navia, Spain, on May 16th. After the completion of the remaining construction and the passing of the necessary trials which are scheduled for late 2022 ... continue reading
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Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) canceled an Arc7 Ice class LNG carrier order after an installment was left unpaid by the shipowner, Sovcomflot. This vessel was the first of a three-vessel order placed by the shipowner at ... continue reading
in Ship Building and Technology 1272The French Ferry operator has signed a long-term agreement with Titan LNG to procure biomethane and LNG for its newbuild Hybrid Ro Pax vessels. The new ships will operate between England and France from 2025, connecting Portsmouth with Saint-Malo and ... continue reading
in Ship Building and Technology 537After nearly completing the halfway mark of its pioneering and ambitious journey, the Autonomous vessel MAYFLOWER (MAS400) was diverted to the Azores to diagnose and fix a problem that was causing its power levels to deplete. The project engineers later ... continue reading
in Ship Building and Technology 849The Netherlands, via its state-owned energy company, N.V. Nederlandse Gasunie (Gasunie), is working with New York-based New Fortress Energy Inc.(NFE) to acquire a second Floating Storage and Regasification Unit. The second FSRU will create sufficient LNG import capability ... continue reading
in Ship Building and Technology 988Ekornes, a Norwegian furniture manufacturer, has teamed up with the German logistics company BD Schenker and the Design firm Naval Dynamics for the initial study regarding a new autonomous container vessel. The vessel is supposed to run from Ikrones Quay ... continue reading
in Ship Building and Technology 785P&O Ferries PRIDE OF KENT has failed its third inspection by the MCA (Maritime and Coastguard Agency). According to the Paris MOU, the details of the inadequacies in the ship that led to the disqualification will not be released ... continue reading
in Ship Building and Technology 1120The latest player to capitalize on the potential of the budding Hydrogen supply chain opportunities is C-Job Naval Architects. In partnership with LH2 Europe, C-Job has developed an unorthodox tanker concept for an end-to-end liquid hydrogen supply chain. The ship ... continue reading
in Ship Building and Technology 978The Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp has taken delivery of a new 11,000 TEU container vessel, the YM TROPHY. Yang-ming intends to put its new ship on its trans-pacific route PS-6 for efficient transportation services connecting ... continue reading
in Ship Building and Technology 720The new vessel YARA BIRKELAND was christened and inducted into service on April 29th. The christening ceremony was attended by the Norwegian Crown Prince Hakon Magnus and approximately 800 guests. This vessel is battery-driven and purported to be fully autonomous ... continue reading
in Ship Building and Technology 779Ulstein has launched THOR, a 149m nuclear-powered vessel touted as the solution to the maritime zero-emission puzzle. The ship is powered by a Thorium Molten Salt Reactor, which can produce vast amounts of clean electricity. The vessel is intended to ... continue reading
in Ship Building and Technology 1165Harland and Wolff, based out of Belfast, known for building the famed starliner TITANIC, has secured a dry-docking contract for two vessels belonging to two subsidiaries of Carnival Corp. The Cunard’s QUEEN VICTORIA and P&O cruises’ AURORA will ... continue reading
in Ship Building and Technology 1082Singapore's Keppel Offshore and Marine have successfully demonstrated the first autonomous tugboat, the MAJU 510. In doing so, Keppel O&M has established precedence in several areas, and the vessel has bagged many industry firsts. Among the accolades received ... continue reading
in Ship Building and Technology 633Yara International and Azane Fuel Solutions have come together and signed an agreement for the establishment of an ammonia bunkering network in Scandinavia. The ammonia bunker terminals are supposed to be constructed by Azane Fuel Solutions and handed over to ... continue reading
in Ship Building and Technology 750Promoted as the largest electric cruise ship in the world, the THREE GORGES 1 departed on its maiden voyage at Yichang in the Hubei province. The vessel has a battery capacity of 7.5 MW/h and can operate for ... continue reading
in Ship Building and Technology 878The shipping company Scorpio Tankers, which has a fleet of more than 120 product tankers, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with US-based Carbon Ridge to install carbon capture technologies aboard their ships. The agreement delineates the collaboration for detailed ... continue reading
in Ship Building and Technology 639Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has announced that it has completed the construction of a battery-operated Ro-Pax ferry for the Norwegian ferry operator Norled. The vessel is the first of three new-generation, zero-emission ships commissioned by Norled to be delivered in ... continue reading
in Ship Building and Technology 855SUNFLOWER KURENAI, the first LNG-powered Ro Pax ferry registered in Japan, was launched after receiving its name in a ceremony on 3rd March. The ferry was being built at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited Shimonoseki Shipyard and Machinery Works, Enoura Plant ... continue reading
in Ship Building and Technology 1658The Korean Register (KR), Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering(DSME), and STX Energy Solutions have together signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the classification society for progressing work on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC). SOFCs hold the highest power density ... continue reading
in Ship Building and Technology 753The construction of two luxury superyacht cruise ships was initiated with a ceremony on February 19th at Vietnam’s Ha Long Shipbuilding. The vessels are being constructed by a partnership between the Vietnamese shipping company, the Viet Thuan Group, and ... continue reading
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