Coastal shipping in Japan faces structural issues that include aging vessels and an aging seagoing workforce leading to a shortage of mariners. Meantime, the industry is under pressure to reduce emissions of
Nairana, an Incat Crowther designed all-aluminum ferry recently delivered to SeaLink Tasmania by Australian shipbuilder Richardson Devine Marine (RDM), is equipped with state-of-the-art propulsion solutions from Schottel. A structurally identical sister ship
Marking another step forward in Chinese efforts to reduce shipping emissions, one of two 307,000 dwt VLCCs ordered yesterday by Hong Kong headquartered China Merchants Group will have an air-lubricated hull and
Vessels idled by the drop in demand due to COVID-19 restrictions or being used for floating storage face accelerated hull fouling — and consequently higher fuel bills when they return to service.
Seaspan Ship Management has turned to Alfa Laval to help it resolve steam balance and redundancy issues encountered with low-sulfur fuels. The comprehensive solution—an integrated steam boiler plant comprising oil-fired steam production,
MAN Energy Solutions is to supply MAN B&W ME-LGIP (Liquid Gas Injection Propane) dual-fuel engines for three 5,000-cubic-meter LPG tankers currently under construction at the CIMC-SOE shipyard in Shanghai for Hartmann Gas
MacGregor is to supply walk-to-work gangway and 3D crane equipment packages for the four offshore wind service vessels under construction in Spain for Østensjø Rederi’s Edda Wind business (see earlier story). Two
A carbon fiber composites-hulled all-electric ferry delivered by Norway’s Brødrene Aa Shipyard marks another major advance in low-emission passenger vessel technology. The 297-passenger Rygerelektra measures 42 meters in length and is capable
Kuwait Oil Tanker Company (KOTC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Company (KPC), has contracted Wärtsilä to upgrade the performance of four of its VLCCS. The vessels’ main engines will be retrofitted with
Laksevåg, Norway, headquartered boat launch and recovery systems specialist Vestdavit is bringing new fast craft handling capability to HMS Protector, the only U.K. Royal Navy ship dedicated to Antarctic patrol and survey