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MacGregor has received a significant RoRo equipment order for two Pure Car and Truck Carriers
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has received a significant order to supply comprehensive packages of RoRo equipment for two PCTC vessels to be built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd in South Korea. The order was booked into Cargotec’s 2023 third …
Nov 17, 2023 / Curious
Video reconstruction of the collision between Russian Ro-Ro ship SLAVYANIN and the Palau-flagged cargo ship NEW RAOUF
AIS video reconstruction of the collision between the Russian Ro-Ro ship SLAVYANIN and the Palau-flagged cargo ship NEW RAOUF off Bulgaria's Cape Shabla. Related news: Russian RoRo Cargo Ship Collided with Another Cargo Vessel off Bulgaria's Cape …
Nov 8, 2023 / Accidents
Russian RoRo Cargo Ship Collided with Another Cargo Vessel off Bulgaria's Cape Shabla
The ferry Slavyanin has collided with another vessel east of Cape Shabla and is currently sailing towards Varna. No one was injured in the incident, and there was no fuel spillage. Slavyanin sails under the flag of the Russian Federation. It …
Nov 8, 2023 / Accidents
Japan's 1st: Coastal RoRo Vessel Successfully Operated Using Biofuel Mixed Waste Cooking Oil Directly with Fuel Oil
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and its group company MOL Coastal Shipping, Ltd. today announced that an MOL Coastal Shipping-operated 499 GT coastal RoRo vessel, the "Tetsuun Maru No.1" (shipowner: Tetsuun Kisen KK.), was successfully operated …
Nov 1, 2023 / Vessels
Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Holds Christening and Launch Ceremony of New Roll-on/Roll-off Ship FUGAKU MARU in Shimonoseki
New ship will replace current FUGAKU MARU built at MHI's Nagasaki Shipyard & Machinery Works, in service since 1997 State-of-the art vessel offers outstanding energy and environmental performance from sophisticated hull form and onboard …
Oct 31, 2023 / Vessels
ARC Group Awarded Maritime Security Program Contract
American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group Inc. (ARC) was awarded a new Maritime Security Program (MSP) Operating Agreement by the Maritime Administration (MARAD) for the operation of the soon-to- be-renamed M/V ARC Honor. Once reflagged to U.S. …
Oct 19, 2023 / Curious
In a first for the Middle East, Sallaum Lines opts for Wärtsilä’s Decarbonisation Programme
Technology group Wärtsilä’s unique Decarbonisation Programme will be applied to two Pure Car/Truck Carrier (PCTC) vessels operated by Sallaum Lines DMCC Dubai, an international RoRo cargo operator. Based on analysis and modelling, the programme will …
Oct 12, 2023 / Curious
Moby selects Kongsberg Maritime for emission-saving propulsion upgrade on five RO-RO passenger ferries
Kongsberg Maritime will provide upgrades to Moby passenger ferries' propulsion systems that are expected to reduce carbon emissions by more than 30,000 tonnes per year Kongsberg Maritime has won a contract to upgrade the propulsion systems on five …
Oct 12, 2023 / Curious
MacGregor is chosen to deliver a large order of RoRo equipment for two of the world´s first Pure Car and Truck Carriers using methanol
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been chosen to deliver RoRo equipment for two of the world's first methanol-fueled Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTC) for China Merchant Energy Shipping to be built at China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co., …
Sep 29, 2023 / Curious
Wärtsilä solutions chosen for world’s first methanol fuelled hybrid RoRo vessels
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply an integrated hybrid propulsion system for two new hybrid RoRo vessels. The ships are being built at the China Merchants Jinling shipyard (Weihai) Co., Ltd for the Swedish shipping company Stena RoRo. The ships …
Sep 13, 2023 / Curious