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01 May

Eastern Canada’s Groupe Océan Moves West

Pacific MaritimeNews

Québec-based Groupe Océan is stepping up its operations in British Columbia after winning a number of contracts since the middle of last year. It has since formed Ocean BC Towing Inc in Vancouver, BC and has equipped the new company with three state-of-the-art tugs, including the 2003-built Ocean Stvens and two new 28-meter boats recently completed by the Damen Group yard in Vietnam. This follows the signing of a service contract with Cargill Limited. Another related Groupe Océan company, Ocean Dredging DM Inc, has been contracted by the Coast Tsimshian Northern Contractors Alliance to carry out dredging, backfilling and riprap…

01 May

Twin Double-Ended Bio-Fuel Ferries for Norway

Pacific MaritimePropulsion Technology

Norwegian ferry operator Norled expects to take delivery of twin double-ended ro/pax ferries from the Ada Shipyard in Turkey during the first quarter of 2021. To be employed on the Finnøy connections in southwestern Norway, each of the 74-meter-long vessels will be able to accommodate up to 199 passengers and crew and carry 60 cars. Propulsion and maneuverability will be provided by two Schottel SRE 270 EcoPellers fitted with 1.85-meter diameter fixed pitch propellers – one at each end of the ferry – driven by two bio-diesel engines through twin-in-single-out gearboxes to give a service speed of 11.5 knots.

01 May

LPG-Burning LPG Carriers Ordered

Pacific MaritimePropulsion Technology

Norway’s Avance Gas Holding has ordered two 91,000 cubic meter capacity LPG carriers from South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Company that will be fitted with dual-fuel LPG-burning engines to allow the ships to burn a portion of their cargo as fuel. The first of the new vessels is scheduled to be delivered in the fourth quarter of next year while the second will follow in early 2022.

01 May

Auto Carrier to Test Bio-Fuel

Pacific MaritimeNews Briefs, Propulsion Technology

United European Car Carriers (UECC), jointly owned by Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha and Sweden’s Wallenius Lines, has begun a three-month trial testing of bio-fuel supplied by Amsterdam-based GoodFuels in its ro/ro vessel Autosky. The testing will involved use of 3,000 tons of sustainable biofuel by the 6,670-dwt auto carrier which operates between Zeebrugge, Belgium and Santander, Spain. The use of bio-fuel, which requires no changes to the ship’s engines, is expected to result in a reduction of more than 6,500 tons of CO2 emissions on a well-to-wake basis. UECC also has a pair of ro/ro newbuilds under construction that…

01 May

Fuel-Cell Ferry Moved to AAM Yard

Pacific MaritimeTerminal Operations

Wilton, Connecticut-based SW/TCH Maritime has switched fabrication of the hydrogen fuel-cell powered ferry Water-Go-Round from the Bay Ship & Yacht yard at Alameda, California to the All American Marine (AAM) yard at Bellingham, Washington following a number of construction delays, with the uncompleted 70-foot aluminum vessel moved between the two facilities by barge. SW/TCH, which is funding completion of the vessel with private capital after the California Air Resources Board invested $3 million to help launche the project, has not announced an entry-to-service date for the experimental craft yet.

01 May

Knutsen Orders LNG-Burning Hybrid Shuttle Tankers

Pacific MaritimeTerminal Operations

Haugesund, Norway-based Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers has ordered two 124,000-dwt shuttle tankers from South Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering at a cost of $141 million per vessel for delivery in June and September of 2022. The twin ships, which will be able to burn LNG and are to be fitted with battery banks for hybrid operation, will be chartered to Italian energy major ENI for a period of 10 years.

01 May

Germany to Commission New Research Vessel

Pacific MaritimePropulsion Technology

The German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) expects to take delivery of its new state-of-the-art research vessel Atair from the Fassmer GmbH & Co yard in Berne, Germany this month as the first seagoing government agency vessel fitted with an LNG propulsion system. The dual-fuel system integrates two six-cylinder Wärtsilä 20DF engines as well as a six-cylinder Wärtsilä 20 engine along with a Wärtsilä LNGPac fuel storage, supply and control system. LNG storage is in a 130 cubic meter capacity tank installed below deck forward of the machinery space that will give ten days of operation on LNG alone.…

01 May

Port of Portland to Discuss Budget

Sarah SpanglerNews

By Karen Robes Meeks The Port of Portland Board of Commissioners, acting as the Port of Portland Budget Committee, will convene for a meeting to discuss the annual budget on May 13. The meeting will be conducted virtually to adhere to social distancing guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. and will be broadcasted live on the port’s website and YouTube channel. The Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget message and budget document to be presented to the committee will be available to the public on May 11. Comments and questions should be submitted by email.…

01 May

Portside Propane Offers Emission Reductions

Pacific MaritimeNews

Are propane-powered ports the next big thing for the industry? It’s a discussion worth having thanks to the economic and environmental benefits the alternative fuel can offer. In fact, propane can be a go-to fuel for many port applications for these large-scale operations that place a premium on bottom-line efficiencies while having to comply with ever-increasing environmental regulations. Propane has been a reliable, trusted engine fuel used in the transportation sector for both on- and off-road vehicles for several decades. Today, propane is used in a wide variety of port applications including forklifts, port and terminal tractors, light- and medium-duty…

01 May

Corvus to Supply Battery System for Hybrid Bulker

Pacific MaritimePropulsion Technology

British Columbia’s Corvus has been contracted to provide the energy storage system (ESS) for a new hybrid coastal cargo vessel, the hull of which is being built in China for Norway’s Arriva Shipping. To be delivered by China’s Dayang Offshore Equipment in the second half of this year, the 8,000-dwt vessel will be fitted out in Norway. Designed by Bergen-based Marine Design & Consulting, the 120-meter long ship is to be operated within the self-loading/discharging segment of the Northern European bulk market. The Corvus supplied 1,500 kWh Lithium Ion battery pack, to be integrated by Westcon Power & Automation, will…