Whilst there are challenges to overcome, the ship which is to be delivered in 2025, when battery electric, would be the world’s largest, lightweight, zero emissions ferry operating on any route in the world.
Last week, Dutch inland shipping yard Concordia Damen was commissioned to build and equip an inland shipping tanker for Quinto Scheepvaart B.V. from Zwijndrecht.
These search and rescue vessels are also equipped to assist in marine environmental response operations to reduce the impacts of marine pollution incidents.
When launched into operation, the final of three Ropax units constructed for Norled will serve the Hella-Vangsnes-Dragsvik connection together with its two sister vessels delivered in 2022
The dual-derrick drillship is the first-ever unit delivered with two 20,000-psi blowout preventers (BOPs), well-control, riser, and piping systems for high-pressure and high-temperature drilling and completion operations.
The launching of another Commissioning Service Operation Vessel for the Norwegian shipowner Edda Wind ASA has taken place at the GONDAN facilities in Figueras, Castropol, coinciding with the high tide.
Japanese shipping heavyweight NYK has held a naming ceremony for the second dual-fuel very large gas carrier (VLGC) for charter with LPG trader and importer Astomos Energy Corporation.
The vessels will be used to maneuver the barges that transport waste down the River Thames to Cory’s sorting facilities for either recycling or energy recovery.
