Norway’s Vestdavit has developed a sliding davit that permits easy handling and maintenance of rescue craft in Artic conditions. Vestdavit’s PLR-3600 MOB/FRC davit is DNV and ABS approved for work in -40
An IMO-commissioned study into the impact of mandatory energy efficiency measures for international shipping shows that implementation of the measures will lead to significant reductions of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from ships,
OW Bunker, a leading supplier and trader of marine fuel, today responded to recent claims made by DNV Petroleum Services that suppliers will face a challenge in meeting the demand for fuel
Designer Incat Crowther reports that Topaz Shipbuilding’s Fujairah, UAE, shipyard has launched a second 27.6 m wave piercing catamaran crew boat, Topaz Zephyr. Based on the innovative Topaz Zenith, launched in June
Gothenburg, Sweden, headquartered Marinvest AB reports that two of its tankers have this year used the Northern Sea Route (NSR) as an alternative, time and fuel saving, route from Europe to the
Germany’s Flensburger Schiffbau-GmbH & Co. KG recently laid the keel for Yard No. 747, the second in a series of four Roll-on/Roll-Off ferries for Seatruck Ferries. Just days prior to the keel
An LNG-fuelled ferry would not only have significant environmental benefits, but economic ones as well, according to a recently completed feasibility study for Washington State Ferries. Naval architectural and marine engineering firm
Norway’s Island Offshore recently christened the 120-meter-long offshore construction vessel, Island Intervention. Based on an Ulstein SX121 design the Island Intervention will carry out advanced operations in the Norwegian Sea this autumn.
Johan Roos, director of sustainability at Sweden’s Stena group since 2006, will join ferry industry trade association Interferry as executive director of EU and IMO affairs in September, working from an office
Incat Crowther reports the launch of Topaz Zenith. Launched by Topaz Shipbuilding’s Fujairah, UAE, shipyard, this innovative 27.6 m wave piercing catamaran crew boat has been designed to support offshore energy installations.
