Month: June 2019

LNG

LNG

Damen Shipyards Gorinchem is building two 149m LNG-hybrid ro-ro ferries with 209 cubic metres LNG storage onboard and 2MWh battery capacity for Seaspan Ferries.

4th June 2019

Damen building two LNG-hybrid ro-ro ferries

4th June 2019

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

MONITORING, CONTROL & DIGITALISATION

Wilhelmsen Ship Management (WSM) this week exhibited the vessel command workstation which will be used with autonomous vessel Yara Birkeland, due to enter operation in 2020. The virtual bridge, based at WSM’s…

4th June 2019

Massterly explores shipping’s automated future

4th June 2019

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

ELECTRIFICATION AND BATTERY HYBRIDS

The Damen Gorinchem Holland shipyard has ordered a hybrid-propulsion solution from MAN Energy Solutions in connection with the building of 2 x dual-fuel/hybrid RoRo ferries for Canadian outfit, Seaspan Ferries Corporation. The…

4th June 2019

Seaspan opts for MAN ES battery-hybrid DF system

4th June 2019

OTHER EQUIPMENT

OTHER EQUIPMENT

Technology group Wärtsilä has secured the first commercial order for its SmartDock auto-docking system.

3rd June 2019

Wärtsilä makes first SmartDock sale

3rd June 2019

GENERAL NEWS

GENERAL NEWS

Corvus Energy has unveiled its next generation energy storage system (ESS), aimed at cruise ships, ro-pax and ro-ro vessels.

3rd June 2019

Corvus ESS powers cruise ships and ferries

3rd June 2019