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

Fully-electric ferry on water

Fully-electric ferry completes inaugural round trip

The first fully-electric, high-speed passenger ferry in the southern hemisphere last month completed its inaugural round trip for New Zealand’s East by West Ferries. The 19 meter long ferry, the Ika Rere,

Aualculture vessel

Nichols-built aquaculture vessel will feature Cat battery hybrid propulsion

Caterpillar Marine reports that it has entered into an agreement with California-based Pacific6 Enterprises to pilot a parallel battery hybrid propulsion system for a first-of-its kind aquaculture farming vessel. Designed by Kirk

Inside M/V Hydrogen One towboat

TTB 2022: First-of-its-kind towboat design—the Hydrogen One

On March 29—Day 1 of Marine Log’s TTB 2022 conference for the tug, towboat and barge industry—Mike Complita, principal and vice president of strategic expansion for Elliott Bay Design Group; and Gregg

Autonomous interceptor

World’s fastest autonomous interceptor set to debut

France’s CMN Naval will showcase what’s claimed to be the fastest autonomous interceptor in the world, the UHSI32, at the upcoming World Defense Show, taking place from March 6-9, 2022, in Riyadh,

Navtek talks tug technology for going green

Q&A: Navtek talks tug market technologies

One of four panelists on the TTB 2022 topic of “How Technology is Shaping the Future of Tugs and Towboats,” Istanbul-native Ferhat Acuner, general manager of Navtek Naval Technologies Inc., has 33

Jyri Jusslin of ABB Marine & Ports on Sustainability and Digitalization

10 minutes with Jyri Jusslin of ABB on sustainability and digitalization

As we continue to explore sustainability issues and solutions for the marine industry, we bring another edition of “10 Minutes With …” to get a new or different perspective on the topic.

Containership retrofit concept

New containership retrofit concept: Stretch and switch to LNG

Converting existing containerships to LNG fueling can be expensive. Could adding in a new revenue-earning ship section ease the financial pain? Bureau Veritas (BV) has given its Approval in Principle (AiP) to

Norwegian Greentech BWTS

Norwegian BWTS gains U.S. Coast Guard approval

Fosnavåg, Norway, based Norwegian Greentech reports that it has received the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Type Approval for its ballast water treatment system (BWTS). Norwegian Greentech, which is a HAV subsidiary says

Vard wins order for new series of robotic ships

Ocean Infinity, the Austin, Texas, company building an “armada” of robotic ships, has contracted Fincantieri’s Norwegian subsidiary Vard for the design and construction of a new series of six multipurpose offshore vessels,

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