The response to the Port Newark RO/RO fire that broke out aboard the Grimaldi Group’s Grande Costa d’Avorio on the evening of July 5 continued over the weekend. Capt. Zeita Merchant, the
Two firefighters lost their lives last night battling a car carrier fire that broke out aboard the Grimaldi Deep Sea RO/RO vessel Grande Costa d’Avorio in Port Newark. As of midday today,
European short-sea RO/RO operator United European Car Carriers (UECC) has successfully bunkered its chartered-in RO/RO Emerald Leader with sustainable biofuel. The operation was carried out in the port of Vlissingen, Netherlands, in
Bristol, R.I., based naval architect firm Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) was recently selected by United Launch Alliance (ULA) to design a river and ocean-going manned roll-on/roll-off barge for the transportation of
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received a large order for comprehensive packages of RO/RO equipment for two LNG dual-fueled, 7,500 car capacity, pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) vessels. The 199.9 meter
U.S. based ship operators, American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier (ARC) and Liberty Maritime Corporation, are to deploy the Orca AI automated situational awareness platform across their RO/RO fleets. Liberty was one of the
Luxembourg-headquartered logistics specialist CLdN reports that its RO/RO vessel the M/V Delphine has now been successfully fitted with a rotor sails wind propulsion system will return to service from Zeebrugge, Belgium, as
An inflatable wing sail system developed by Michelin has marked a milestone. The sail has now been awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) by classification society DNV. This is the first AiP
German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) reports that its newbuilding 782 has left the Flensburg Fjord and set course for Bremerhaven. The ship, the 210-meter long RO/RO ferry Tennor Ocean, is being built
New Zealand’s MOVE Logistics Group (MOVE) says it is going full speed ahead on green coastal shipping solutions, using a methanol-ready RO/RO. Earlier this year, MOVE successfully secured $10 million (about US$
