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Royal Bodewes selects DMC to supply steering gear, bridge controls and propeller nozzles
4 newbuild cargo and Ro-Ro vessels to be outfitted Damen Marine Components has been contracted by Royal Bodewes to supply steering, control and propulsion equipment for four vessels, to be delivered to the shipyard’s clients in the coming two …
Apr 8, 2024 / Curious
World 1st 'Long-Range and Real-Time Wind Condition Measurement Device' Installation at RORO vessel
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) and Metro Weather Co., Ltd. has announced the start of a demonstration experiment on the route between Tokyo and Fukuoka using Metro Weather's Doppler LiDAR (Note 1), a long-range wind condition measurement device …
Mar 12, 2024 / Vessels
Chinese yard delivers LNG-powered ferry to Stena and Marine Atlantic
China Merchants Jinling Shipyard in Weihai has delivered Stena’s LNG-powered ferry Ala’suinu which will serve Canada’s Marine Atlantic. Sweden’s Stena RoRo and CMJL (Weihai) announced the delivery of the E-Flexer vessel in separate statements on …
Feb 13, 2024 / Vessels
Smyril Line has signed contracts for two modern and environmentally friendly RoRo cargo ships
Smyril Line has announced that a contract has been made with the CIMC Raffles shipyard in China to build two new cargo ships for the company. These are two identical RoRo ships, measuring 190 meters in length and having 3,300 lane meters for …
Feb 8, 2024 / Curious
Stena RoRo takes delivery of E-Flexer RoPax vessel number ten for long charter to Canadian Crown Corporation Marine Atlantic
Today, number ten of the Stena RoRos E-Flexer series was delivered from the CMI Jinling, Weihai Shipyard. The vessel, named Ala'suinu, will be on a long charter agreement with the Canadian state-owned Marine Atlantic and operate a ferry line in …
Feb 8, 2024 / Vessels
ARC Group Adds MV ARC Honor to US-flag Fleet
American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier Group Inc. (ARC) added M/V ARC Honor as the ninth American flag roll-on roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessel to its fleet. “This tremendously capable and flexible U.S.-flag ship is crewed by American merchant mariners and now …
Feb 6, 2024 / Vessels
Deltamarin Signs A Design Contract For 13th E-Flexer RoPax Vessel
Deltamarin has signed a design contract with China Merchants Jinling shipyard (Weihai) for the complete basic and detail design of a new RoPax vessel. The new RoPax is the 13th vessel in the Stena RoRo’s E-Flexer series and is the first to be …
Feb 1, 2024 / Vessels
Stena RoRo places order for yet another E-Flexer RoPax vessel
Stena RoRo has placed an order for yet another RoPax-class E-Flexer vessel from the Chinese shipyard CMI Jinling (Weihai). The vessel will be delivered in the first quarter of 2026 to Corsica Linea and will operate between Marseille and Corsica. This …
Jan 9, 2024 / Curious
Maersk launches new weekly service to the Port of Tunis Rades reducing overall transit times and increasing reliability
Maersk announces a new transport solution connecting the growing Tunisian market to its mainliner services to and from Europe, Middle East and Asia. The new weekly service started recently and is operated with a dedicated ro-ro vessel between the …
Dec 21, 2023 / Curious
MacGregor has received a significant order to supply comprehensive RoRo equipment to Höegh Autoliners’ four PCTC vessels
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply comprehensive packages of RoRo equipment for an additional four multi-fuel and zero-carbon ready Aurora class Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTCs) for Höegh Autoliners. This will extend Höegh …
Dec 8, 2023 / Curious