The concept is part of company’s Staying Ahead 2022 with Digitalization and Green management plan and incorporated the latest green and digital technologies. The design fits well the industry decarbonization efforts aimed at halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The concept ship has been crafted as a 2050-model pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) in cooperation with...
Working closely with the designers Peter Mikic & Design Unlimited, William Garvey provided a survey and working drawings, then manufactured the furniture for seven bathrooms along with the joinery for panelling around windows in the main living quarters and air conditioning units. Speaking about current superyacht design trends, William Garvey MD Bill Garvey noted tha...
The Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority awarded the contract Oct. 4, for what will be the eighth vessel added to the expanding WETA fleet since 2017. The Mavrik boat is expected to enter service in 2020, as part of ferry service expansion to new terminals and adding capacity on existing routes. It will join three of the newer134’x38’x6’6”, 400-passenger ...
Designed by the Moose Boats and Incat Crowther with a draft of 5’6″, the unnamed aluminum boat will be powered by a pair of Volvo IPS900 diesel engines connected to Volvo IPS3 Z-drives with nibral props through Volvo marine gears. The propulsion package will give the new boat a running speed of 27 knots. Volvo will also supply the IPS controls and steering system. Onb...
The first vessel, National Geographic Quest, joined the Lindblad fleet in July 2017. The second vessel, the National Geographic Venture, was launched Sept. 10 at Nichols Brothers shipyard in Freeland, Wash. The Jones Act coastal cruise vessels are purpose-built for expeditions, designed for exploring coastal waters, shallow coves, and fast-moving channels where wildli...
The designers claim that the craft can operate with zero waves, zero noise and zero emissions. Designed by Alain Thébault, who also designed the record-setting 50-knot-plus Hydroptère, a sailing hydrofoil trimaran, the Sea Bubble is powered by two electrically driven propellers. Power comes from two 10kW electric motors that are attached to the foil system and with tw...
She is the first of two sistersships to be launched with Royal Bodewes and will be the largest ship in the Scotline fleet with a DWAT of 4800mt. She has been built to comply with all the latest legislation including provisions to be ready for the ballast water treatment system. Scot Carrier will have a length of 89.98 metres, a beam of 15.20 metres, a maximum saili...
The LGC 6000 LNG class vessel, scheduled for delivery in September 2020, will accelerate the wider adoption of LNG as a cleaner alternative fuel in the Northeast Baltic Sea by providing a mobile and efficient ship-to-ship distribution service for the first time. Eesti Gaas will operate the LNG bunkering vessel under a long-term charter from parent company Infortar AS,...
Incat Crowther’s relationship with AFAI dates back to 1982, when the yard built the first Incat Crowther ferries to enter service in China. Xin Hai Bin is based on the proven Incat Crowther Z-bow hull form used in 2012 on the ferries Hai Ju and Hai Yao. The hull was lengthened and a new modernized superstructure was built upon this platform, with two passenger decks a...
BMT has applied its design experience in hybrid vessels and hull form optimization has been to a new hybrid "Eco Ferry" and a smaller, nimble 14 pax harbor craft for on-demand and ad-hoc trips, both of which could enable passengers to experience faster, smoother, and more fuel-efficient transits across Hong Kong's iconic Victoria Harbour. The vessels build on a proven...
Operated by Chu Kong Shipping Enterprises, the vessel is the third in a series of Incat Crowther designed ferries that started with the Shi Zi Yang 7, delivered in 2016. In China's competitive Pearl River Delta marketplace, Incat Crowther has continued to improve the design, realizing an 8% improvement in fuel burn. Engineered for robust structure and performance, Jia...
Based on the Damen Stan 3711 design,the new twin-screw tugs are 123-feet in length with a 36.5-feet beam and powered by GE 8L250 engines rated at 6,000 horsepower. Designed for high stability and maneuverability, each tug has a maximum bollard pull in excess of 83 metric tons and a top speed of 12.5 knots. In addition, the tugs are EPA Tier 4 compliant — the first tugs i...
Although both vessels share the same energy efficient carbon fibre hull, Future of The Fjords was seen by awards organiser Skipsrevyen, its readers and expert judging panel as marking a major leap forward in sustainable transport, both on the water and, potentially, on land. “We’re proud to receive this accolade and excited about what it means for ourselves, our stake...
Built for Maju Maritime (which is merged operationally with Keppel Smit Towage) and named Maju Loyalty, the ASD tug was completed on time, within budget and with a perfect safety record. Maju Loyalty measures 32 m x 12.48 m and has two Niigata Dual Fuel (LNG + MGO) 6L28AHZ-DF main engines each developing 1,920 bkW @ 800 rpm and driving two fixed pitch propeller with s...
The shipbuilder added that "this initial announcement will trigger the release of a down payment which will allow design of the vessel to commence and for initial long lead materials to be procured." The vessel will be a 94 m high speed catamaran for operation on the sea bridge between Trinidad and Tobago. The vessel is a variant of the two 109 m high speed catamaran’...
At 103 m and 6,615 tonnes, the future HMCS Harry DeWolf is the largest Royal Canadian Navy ship built in Canada in 50 years. The ship was transitioned from the shipyard's land level facility to a submersible barge on September 14 and launched in the Bedford Basin the following day. The vessel is now pier side at Halifax Shipyard where shipbuilders will continue wor...
The first vessel; the M/V National Geographic Quest has operated within the Lindblad Expeditions fleet since July 2017. The second vessel, M/V National Geographic Venture, launched Monday at Nichols Brothers shipyard in Freeland, WA. The 238'-6" x 44' x 10' Jones Act coastal cruise vessel is a state-of-the-art, purpose-built expedition vessel made for exploring coa...
The A$5.5 millon (about US$4 million contract was awarded to Austal in August 2017 with construction commencing in September 2017. The project met every milestone on time and on budget and the ferry is the first locally operated vessel to be built to achieve the Philippines Maritime Industry Authority's Pioneer enhanced safety standard rating. "Austal Philippines has ...
Now that American Song’s sea trials are complete, its inaugural cruise from New Orleans to Memphis, Tenn., will leave the dock on Oct. 6. The vessel will cruise a full schedule of eight-day Lower Mississippi River cruises for the rest of the year and then will reposition to the West Coast in 2019 for ACL’s Columbia-Snake River cruises beginning in March. The new river...
VT Halter is currently building the U.S.’s first offshore LNG ATB unit for Q-LNG. It is made up of a 324’x64’x32.6′ barge and a 128’x42’x21′ tug. The U.S.-flag ATB will be ABS classed and built to International Gas Carrier Code requirements. It is designed to carry 4,000 cu. meters of LNG. That project is a the collaboration between VT Halter and Wärtsilä, who will be...
The new design will be based on an existing parent vessel and will comply with Subchapter K regulations. The project includes both preliminary and detail design packages for all aspects of naval architecture and marine engineering. There is particular emphasis on modernization of the propulsion plant, improvements for passenger embarkation/debarkation and cargo handling,...
After the hull and superstructure left the construction halls, the superstructure was lifted and joined to the hull. The 109-meter-long Express 4 is now undergoing final fit out and will commence sea trials shortly, according to Austal. The Auto Express high-speed vehicle/passenger catamaran commenced construction in April 2017. It has been designed and built at Au...
The newbuilding returned to Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Italy on August 22. Nieuw Statendam left Marghera on August 10 and performed the first set of sea trials over two days before going into dry dock at Fincantieri’s Trieste shipyard, where the trial’s data was reviewed and standard hull maintenance was performed. The 99,500-ton ship sailed its second sea ...
Designed by Incat Crowther, Ultramar II is specifically designed for the operator’s Playa del Carmen to Cozumel run, with a capacity for up to 844. The vessel’s fit-out is yacht-like in keeping with Ultramar’s “experience innovation” motto and includes aquarium-themed feature walls and glass pieces, decorative ceilings, multicolor underwater lighting, polished stainle...
Designed by Guarino & Cox, Covington, La., the Cape Ann, which has a steel hull and an aluminum tower, is powered by a pair of Tier 4 Caterpillar 3516E diesel engines, each producing 2,501 hp at 1,600 rpm. The Cats connect to 120″x78″, 5-bladed stainless steel Hung Shin wheels through Reintjes WAF 1173 marine gears with 7.429:1 reduction ratios. The propulsion package gi...
Dedicated to ship handling, the 2513 achieves 70 metric tons of bollard pull in both push and pull modes, always bow first and using its patented Twin Fin skeg design for safety. Damen markets the design as “a safe, simple and efficient concept, ideal for terminal operations.” A new series of compact multi-purpose vessels, the ASD Tug 2312 and ASD Tug 2813, meets the ...
Arriving in Oman on 10 July, the two new tugs were directly deployed at a Oman India Fertiliser Company SAOC (OMIFCO) dedicated terminal in the Port of Sur and will be owned and operated by the joint venture Bahwan Lamnalco Company (BLC). In November 207, Smit Lamnalco announced that it had decided to order four Damen ASD 3212 tugs following an award of two major cont...
El Coquí, along with sister ship Taíno currently under construction at shipbuilder VT Halter's Pascagoula, Miss. shipyard, feature a wide range of state-of-the-art onboard technologies, including advanced integrated bridge systems (IBS), complete with consoles, and ancillary electronic systems from Mackay Communications (dba Mackay Marine). Mackay Marine said its proj...
Damen has partnered with Wilson Sons for over 20 years. Under the arrangement of the relationship, Wilson Sons builds vessels using a Damen design, engineering and materials package. The delivery later this year of the final vessel of the SAAM SMIT order will mark the 91st Damen-designed vessel built by Wilson Sons. The shipyard is also currently building two Damen-desig...
Designed by Nic de Waal of Teknicraft Design in Auckland, New Zealand, the 128 ft x 30 ft aluminum, monohull vessel is the largest lithium-ion battery, electric hybrid-powered vessel in North America built under USCG Subchapter K certification. The 600-passenger vessel is specifically designed for harbor tours of San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge. Guests on bo...
The ferry will operate on the Saguenay river on the Tadoussac–Baie-Sainte-Catherine route. It is capable of carrying more than 430 passengers and 110 cars or 16 tractor units and has an icebreaking capability, enabling it to operate year round on the St. Lawrence river The vessel is fitted with a broad scope of Wärtsilä solutions and Wärtsilä says that its vast experi...
Measuring 270 ft x 65 ft x 15 ft, the Powhatan is capable of holding up to 70 passenger vehicles, or 14 trucks/buses, and carrying up to 499 passengers, of whom 150 can be accommodated in the Passenger Cabin on the Upper Deck. "We are honored to be given another opportunity to fulfill the shipbuilding needs of the Virginia Department of Transportation," said Ronald Ba...
The ferries will be 117m trimarans, designed by Austal Australia, and are to ply the waters around the Canary Islands along with the world’s largest aluminum fast ferry in operation, the Benchijigua Express. It is also planned to sign a maintenance agreement for both new ferries for a period of up to 8 years and a maximum of 24,000 hours of operation. The Benchijigua Exp...
“Increasing supply chain velocity while reducing customers’ landed costs was the core reason for our $550 million investment in this important service,” said Tom Crowley, company chairman and CEO. “Bringing this new ship, and soon its sister ship, to reality is one of the final steps to making this vision a reality. It should be evident to all that our commitment to Puer...
“As manufacturer of indestructible high-speed HDPE workboats, this is a logical step forward in our range of professional Rigid Buoyancy Boats (RBB)”; as said by Bruno Tideman, CEO of TIdeman Boats BV. The RBB 800 2WJ Crew Tender is introduced with a Bureau Vertitas approval on the hull construction (X hull small high speed craft). This indestructible work tender, p...
The new ferry will be approximately 212 metres in length with a gross tonnage of 49 000. The ship will operate on the route between Helsinki and Tallinn and she is designed for carrying 2800 passengers. The service speed is 27 knots. The ship will be delivered from Meyer Turku in the beginning of 2017. The project gives approximately 2000 person-years of employment for t...
