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Seaspan Shipyards Unveils Digital Model of Canada’s Heavy Polar Icebreaker
Today at CANSEC, Canada’s leading defence & security tradeshow, Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards presented its progress towards completing the functional design on the first heavy Polar Icebreaker in Canada in over 60 years. Functional Design of the …
May 30, 2024 / Vessels
Wind Challenger to be Installed on Coal Carrier for J-Power - World's 1st Retrofit on an In-service Vessel
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has announced that MOL and Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. (J-Power) have agreed to install the Wind Challenger hard sail wind power propulsion system, which converts wind energy to propulsive force, on the …
May 28, 2024 / Curious
First Hydrogen-Fueled Vessel in the US Receives US Coast Guard Approval to Enter Commercial Service
SWITCH Maritime, a leading developer of zero-emission maritime vessels, was presented with the signed Certificate of Inspection (“COI”) by Captain Taylor Q. Lam, the US Coast Guard Sector San Francisco commander and Captain of the Port, for its …
May 22, 2024 / Vessels
Shofu Maru, World's 1st Wind Challenger-equipped Coal Carrier, Achieves Fuel Savings of 17%
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) today announced that its owned and operated Shofu Maru, the world's first coal carrier equipped with the Wind Challenger hard sail wind propulsion system, has completed a total of seven round-trip voyages to …
May 17, 2024 / Curious
Finnlines adopts graphene-based hard foul release hull coating across its ro-ro and ro-pax fleets to reduce fuel consumption and emissions
Finnlines, in partnership with GIT Coatings, is accelerating its decarbonization efforts by adopting XGIT-FUEL, an innovative graphene-based hard foul release hull coating, across its ro-ro and ro-pax fleets. Starting with their first vessel in 2022, …
May 10, 2024 / Curious
Fuel efficiency of Wärtsilä 31 engine a key consideration for newbuild Canadian Polar Icebreaker
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the engines for a new Canadian Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker. The ship is being designed and built at Seaspan Vancouver Shipyards and will be the flagship of the Canadian Coast Guard’s icebreaking fleet. Because …
Apr 30, 2024 / Curious
APC signs new recoating deal with Dubai ship owner GULFNAV
OHIO, manufacturer Advanced Polymer Coatings (APC) has signed a new deal to recoat the cargo tanks of two chemical tankers for Dubai-based shipping group Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC (GULFNAV). The deal will see APC apply the MarineLINE® tank coating …
Apr 30, 2024 / Curious
Meriaura orders two biofuel powered 6750 DWT cargo vessels from Dutch Royal Bodewes shipyard
Meriaura has signed a delivery contract for two Ecotrader cargo ships with the Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes. According to the contract, the ships will be built in Hoogezand in Holland and their delivery will take place in January and December 2026. …
Apr 16, 2024 / Curious
Japan's 1st Coastal Module Carrier to Transport Offshore Wind Turbine Foundation Components
MOL Drybulk Makes Marine Transport Deal with JFE Engineering; MOL Signs Contract for Vessel Construction Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has announced that its group company MOL Drybulk Ltd. (MOL Drybulk) has signed a basic contract for marine …
Apr 16, 2024 / Vessels
EST-Floattech delivers Octopus Series battery systems to Coastal Workboats for E-LUV and SPSS
Coastal Workboats, a renowned name in the maritime industry for its commitment to sustainability, will collaborate with EST-Floattech, a leading provider of energy storage solutions for the maritime sector. EST-Floattech will be providing the battery …
Apr 15, 2024 / Curious