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01 May

LPG-Burning LPG Carriers Ordered

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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

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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

Germany to Commission New Research Vessel

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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

Corvus to Supply Battery System for Hybrid Bulker

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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…

01 Apr

Damen Develops Hybrid OSV Design

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Dutch designer and builder Damen has developed a new Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) design, the 9020, that features good station-keeping capability and low carbon emissions along with the ability to perform a wide variety of tasks both at the surface level and subsea. Designed specifically for dynamic positioning, the vessel incorporates four identical azimuthing thrusters arranged symmetrically: two on the stern and two on the bow. Power is provided by diesel generators supported by a battery pack but the ship could optionally be delivered to operate on green methanol produced from biological waste streams. A helicopter deck has been integrated…

01 Apr

Construction Begins on Wasaline Hybrid Ro/Pax

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Finland’s Rauma Marine Construction has commenced construction of the hybrid ferry Aurora Botnia for Wasaline with the expected delivery of the ship to take place in the spring of next year. To utilize a hybrid power generation system as well as an electric propulsion system, the vessel will be the first ro/pax to be issued a Clean Design class notation by DNV. Propulsion will be provided by four Wärtsilä main engines that will run on both LNG and liquefied biogas, with the latter to be supplied by a plant in Vaasa that produces the gas from recycled materials. A large…

01 Apr

Dual-Fuel Box Ship for Intra-Asia Trade

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Classification society DNV GL has entered into a Joint Development Project (JDP) with China’s Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company concerning the design of a 5,000 TEU dual-fuel container ship for the intra-Asia trades that will use LNG as fuel and make use of a hydro-dynamically optimized hull form.

01 Apr

Innovative Ro/Pax Ferry

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Denmark’s Knud E. Hansen has developed the design of a 7,500-dwt hybrid ro/pax ferry that would utilize two propulsion engines with a combined power of 25.6 Megawatts driving twin screws to give a service speed of 23 knots. The 212-meter by 28.5-meter vessel would have a capacity for 700 passengers and 390 cars along with 2,955 lane meters of deck area for commercial vehicles. The ship would be certified as a EuroClass Type A vessel and would be fully SOLAS compliant while adhering to Safe Return to Port requirements.

01 Apr

First All-Electric Ferry for France

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The first all-electric passenger ferry in France has entered service following completion by Idra Navacco at Soudan. Built to a design furnished by L2O Naval, based in Lorient, the 35-passenger e-Boucarot is powered by an integrated electric propulsion system developed by Germany’s Torqeedo that consists of two 10 kW electric outboards and four 48V 5 kWh lithium batteries. The 32.5-foot-long all-aluminum catamaran has a top speed of eight knots and can operate for up to 20 hours between shore-based recharges.

01 Apr

All-Electric Double-Ender for Norway

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Norwegian ferry operator Brevik Fergeselskap has ordered an all-electric passenger/vehicle ferry from Holland Shipyards Group for delivery before the end of this year. The 42-meter by 11-meter double-ender, to have 1,300 kWh of battery power, will be capable of transporting 98 passengers and 16 vehicles across the waters of Eidangerfjorden to connect the settlements of Brevik, Sandøya and Bjørkøya