Stena Line stretches two RoPax vessels
Sweden’s Stena Line is making major upgrades to two of its RoPax ships— the Stena Lagan and sister ship Stena Mersey, both built in 2005 — that include cutting both ships and
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VIDEO: World’s largest civilian hospital ship nears completion
International charity Mercy Ships says that its second hospital ship, Global Mercy, will soon join its first, Africa Mercy, in bringing desperately needed medical services to Africa. Between 1990 and 2020, Mercy
Latest E-Flexer has added passenger capacity
Delivered September 3 by Chinese shipbuilder CMI Jinling (Weihai), the Galicia is the third of nine E-Flexer RoPax vessels on order at the yard for StenaRoRo. It is the first of three
Stena Line presses ahead with ferry fleet modernization
With 36 vessels and 18 routes in Northern Europe operating 28,000 sailings each year, Gothenburg, Sweden, headquartered Stena Line is one of Europe’s largest ferry operators. And it says that, despite the
CEO Spotlight: Q&A with Tuomas Riski, Norsepower
With economies under stress from COVID-19, carbon emissions this year will be down for the first time since 2008. Tuomas Riski, Norsepower CEO, believes this gives shipping an opportunity to pivot on
Stena offers to convert ferry to hospital ship
Gothenburg, Sweden, headquartered Stena RoRo has prepared the design for the conversion of the large vehicle/passenger ferry Stena Saga into a hospital ship with space for 520 patients. It says the conversion
Wärtsilä to supply hybrid solutions for ultra-green Finnlines RO/RO duo
Three new 238-meter ultra-green RO/RO vessels being built at the Nanjing Jinling shipyard in China will feature Wärtsilä’s Hybrid Power Conversion system. Wärtsilä has selected Corvus Energy to supply the 5,000 kWh
Damen to build 9 more EU-funded migrant rescue boats for Turkey
Damen Shipyards is to build nine more SAR 1906 search and rescue boats for the Turkish Coast Guard. They will be paid for by the European Union as part of its response
Knud E. Hansen books design contract for Finnlines trio
Danish naval architectural consultancy Knud E. Hansen has signed a contract with Nanjing Jinling Shipyard, China, for developing the basic design of three large RO/RO vessels, based on the Finnlines / Grimaldi
Alfa Laval marks tenth anniversary of first PureSOx scrubber installation
JANUARY 30, 2019 — With just under one year to go before implementation of the IMOglobal sulfur cap, Alfa Laval is marking a significant milestone: the tenth anniversary of the installation of