Knud E. Hansen joins wind-powered RO/RO project
Sweden’s Wallenius Marine has signed an agreement with Danish naval architectural consultancy Knud E. Hansen that will see the firm join the Orcelle Wind project as naval architects. Using wind as its
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Polish RoPax trio will feature MacGregor RO/RO packages
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply comprehensive packages of RO/RO equipment for the three new LNG-fueled, hybrid-electric RoPax ferries on order at Poland’s Remontowa Shipbuilding for the Polish ferry
MacGregor to supply Aurora class RO/RO equipment
Cargo and load handling specialist MacGregor has booked an order worth more than $15 million to supply comprehensive packages of RO/RO equipment for Höegh Autoliners’ first four Aurora class pure car and
World’s largest short-sea RO/RO to add rotor sails
Under an agreement reached by rotor sail specialist Norsepower Oy and logistics specialist CLdN, two 35 meters tall by 5 meters diameter tilting rotor sails will be fitted on the 2018-built M/V
VIDEO: Seawing kite to start trials on Airbus RO/RO
Airseas, a French tech pioneer founded by former Airbus engineers, has completed the first installation of its automated kite Seawing on a commercial vessel. The first Seawing system has been installed on
FSG books order for LNG-fueled RO/RO
German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has won an order to build a 210 meter long LNG-fueled RO/RO contract for a RoRo vessel with LNG propulsion for Australian operator SeaRoad. With the pandemic
Silverstream system demonstrates 5.1% energy savings on Grimaldi newbuild
London-headquartered Silverstream Technologies reports that its hull air lubrication system (ALS) has demonstrated significant fuel and emissions savings during testing on Grimaldi Group’s newbuild RO/RO vessel Eco Valencia. The Silverstream technology, which
Grimaldi orders RO/RO multipurpose sextet at Hyundai Mipo
Naples, Italy, headquartered Grimaldi Group has signed a $600 million agreement with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard covering the construction of six new RO/RO multipurpose vessels. With a length of 250
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to bring some ships out of cold lay up
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic saw a significant reduction in demand for cargo-carrying capacity across the globe. In response, Oslo-headquartered Wallenius Wilhelmsen made the decision to recycle four of its 123
Smiles beneath the masks at FSG keel laying ceremony
North German shipbuilder Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has laid the keel for a 210 meter Type 4100 RO/RO ferry. And it’s a safe bet that, under the masks, there were smiles on the