Gondan wins contract for powerful icebreaking escort tug

NOVEMBER 8, 2017 — Spanish shipbuilder Gondan has signed a contract with the Port of Luleå, Sweden, covering construction of a new hybrid-powered 36 m RAL TundRA 3600-H class icebreaking escort tug

Damen to build two “hybrid-ready” ferries for Great Lakes

NOVEMBER 6, 2017 —The Government of Ontario and Damen Shipyards Group have signed a contract for the design, build and delivery for two ferries to operate in the Canadian waters of the

VIDEO: World first conversion takes LNG-fueled OSV hybrid

OCTOBER 13, 2017 — Eidesvik Offshore’s Viking Princess has become the world’s first offshore vessel to use battery power to reduce the number of generators on board. The five year old Norwegian

Corvus to supply ESS for two more PSV hybrid retrofits

OCTOBER 5, 2017 – Corvus Energy has been selected as the supplier of lithium ion based energy storage systems (ESS) for two Havila platform supply vessels (PSVs) being retrofitted with hybrid power

Wireless charging demo marks breakthrough in electric ferry tech

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 — Wärtsilä has successfully tested its automatic wireless induction charging system on a hybrid powered coastal ferry. The tests were carried out on the 85 m long MF Folgefonn

Wärtsilä launches a new tug portfolio

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017 – A new portfolio of tug designs — the HYTug series — puts the emphasis on environmental sustainability and the need for regulatory compliance that is an increasing concern

Hybrid wind farm SOV to have ABB Onboard DC Grid

AUGUST 22, 2017 — A diesel-electric offshore wind farm Service Operation Vessel (SOV) designed by Norway’s Salt Ship Design and being built for Louis Dreyfus Armateurs by Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard is to

MAN Diesel, AKA mark first joint propulsion success

AUGUST 18, 2017—A multi-purpose supply vessel under construction for a federal Russian agency will have an array of supplied by MAN Diesel & Turbo and hybrid electric propulsion specialist Aspin Kemp Associates

Hybrid propulsion a first for new fish farming vessel

AUGUST 16, 2017—Sustainability is increasingly important for many shipping companies, particularly new generation fishing vessels. That’s certainly the case for Norway’s Hav Line AS, which recently ordered a salmon processing and transportation

Damen Galati to build two hybrids for BC Ferries

JUNE 7, 2017  — BC Ferries has awarded Damen Shipyards Group a contract to build what it calls “two new minor class vessels” that are scheduled to go into service in 2020.

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