Norled picks Westcon to build hydrogen powered car ferry

Green ferry pioneer Norled has commissioned the Westcon shipyard in Ølen, Norway, to build two new ferries — one of which will be the world’s first hydrogen fuel cell powered car ferry,

Sembcorp Marine wins Norwegian plug-in ferry contract

OCTOBER 29, 2018 — Singapore’s Sembcorp Marine has won two new contracts worth over S$200 million (about US$145 million) that deepen its footprint in renewable energy engineering solutions. One sees the group

Remontowa to build two diesel electric hybrid ferries for Norled

JULY 26, 2018 — Norwegian ferry operator Norled has ordered two double ended diesel electric hybrid ferries from Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding.  Norled has a fleet of some 80 ferries. Six of them

DNV GL to classify Quark expedition cruise ship

JULY 11, 2018 — DNV GL is to classify the 200-passenger expedition cruise ship on order for Seattle, WA, headquartered Quark Expeditions at Croatia’s Brodosplit shipyard (see earlier story). DNV GL’s contract

Vard wins contract to build three Norwegian Coast Guard vessels

JUNE 25, 2018 — Vard has won a Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency (NDMA) contract for the construction of three coast guard vessels. It says that the value of the contract exceeds NOK

Sembcorp Marine subsidiary to design polar expedition cruise ship

JUNE 12, 2018 — Sembcorp Marine’s Bergen, Norway, headquartered subsidiary LMG Marin has secured its first polar expedition cruise ship design contract, signed with Brodosplit Shipyard of Croatia. The ship is to

Italian owner orders first LNG-fueled ferry for Med

NOVEMBER 28, 2016 — Norway’s LMG Marin is to design the first LNG-fueled ferry for the Mediterranean Sea. It has signed a contract with Italian shipowner Caronte & Tourist covering the design