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Added: Jan 18, 20242 months ago
BC Ferries to acquire four new hybrid electric Island Class vessels
BC Ferries is making a significant capital expenditure to acquire four new hybrid electric Island Class vessels, increasing passenger capacity and improving environmental sustainability. The vessels, set to operate on routes connecting Nanaimo Harbour to Gabriola Island and Campbell River…
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Added: Jan 18, 20242 months ago
Saving a historic lifeboat which served on the Mersey a century ago
Efforts are being made on the Wirral to save the historic Barnett class lifeboat William and Kate Johnston, which was one of just four of its type that was built and operated by the RNLI. Serving New Brighton RNLI from…
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Added: Jan 17, 20242 months ago
Viking announces first-of-their-kind China cruise voyages
In January 2024 Viking announced three new first-of-their-kind itineraries that will provide guests with exclusive access to China in 2024. The new voyages range from 10 to 20 days and explore cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. Each…
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Added: Jan 17, 20242 months ago
All-electric tug ‘Sparky’ earns its keep
The Ports of Auckland’s Damen-built all-electric tug Sparky, which won the ‘Tug of the Year’ award at the International Tug and Salvage Awards event in 2022 and has most recently been nominated for the 2023 ‘Ship of the Year’ award,…
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Added: Jan 16, 20242 months ago
Operator Odfjell expands tanker fleet
Norwegian chemical tanker operator Odfjell SE, a major player in the global seaborne transportation and storage of chemicals and other speciality bulk liquids, is expanding and renewing its fleet with six newbuilds through a combination of long-term time charter and…
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Added: Jan 15, 20242 months ago
Stena RoRo orders another E-Flexer ro-rax vessel
Stena RoRo has placed an order for another ro-pax 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…
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Added: Jan 14, 20243 months ago
OOCL Introduces the First Eco-friendly 24,188 TEU Vessel in 2024 OOCL Valencia
Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd (OOCL) has recently introduced another new 24,188 TEU mega vessel. The newest member in OOCL’s fleet was named OOCL Valencia in the ceremony held at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co Ltd (NACKS) shipyard. She…
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Added: Jan 13, 20243 months ago
Norwegian operator Color Line switches two ferries to biofuel
Norwegian ferry operator Color Line has switched its SuperSpeed 1 and SuperSpeed 2 ferries to operate on B100 biofuel. Fuel supplier Bunker One has provided the biofuel to Color Line for the vessels, which sail between Hirtshals in Denmark and…
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Added: Jan 13, 20243 months ago
Navantia to build two coastal hydrographic ships for Spanish Navy
The Spanish Ministry of Defence and local shipbuilder Navantia have agreed a contract for the construction of two coastal hydrographic vessels (BHC) for the Spanish Navy. The main mission of the BHCs is the production and maintenance of the official…
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Added: Jan 12, 20243 months ago
Construction begins on Stena Line’s hybrid ferries for Belfast-Heysham route
Last year, Stena Line announced that two new hybrid freight ferries had been ordered from Stena RoRo destined for the Heysham to Belfast route, with the first due to enter service in autumn 2025. The ‘NewMax’ vessels are of a…
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Added: Jan 11, 20243 months ago
P&O Ferries set to open a new ro-ro freight route between Tilbury and Rotterdam
UK based P&O Ferries, part of DP World, is opening of a new ro-ro freight route between London (Tilbury 2) and Rotterdam (Europoort), starting in March 2024, using he vessel displaced from the Irish Sea, Norbank. The company stated that…
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Added: Jan 11, 20243 months ago
Youth With A Mission ship needs help
A fund raising campaign has been launched in New Zealand to keep the 55-year-old Youth With A Mission ship Ywam Koha in service. Built in 1966 as the German buoy tender Konrad Meisel, the 48.8m by 9.5m vessel last traded…
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Added: Jan 10, 20243 months ago
Maritime decarbonization efforts propelled as orders for alternative-fuelled vessels grow
The latest statistics from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI) platform found that a total of 298 ships with alternative fuel propulsion were ordered in 2023 – an eight per cent increase year on year. The year also saw methanol go…
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Added: Jan 9, 20243 months ago
Condor Ferries fast craft together in Poole
Both Condor Ferries’ HSC were at Poole on 6 January, Condor Liberation (2010/6,307gt) departing for the Channel Islands and Cherbourg as Condor Voyager (2000/6,581gt) was inbound empty from St Malo, both vessels exchanging whistle greetings as they passed in the…
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Added: Jan 8, 20243 months ago
Ulstein Verft agrees two offshore wind farm CSOV newbuild contracts with J.P. Morgan
The two new Construction Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) contracted at Ulstein Verft will be equipped with a hybrid battery propulsion system and be prepared for green methanol fuel to enable carbon-neutral operations. The contracts have been entered into on behalf…
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Added: Jan 7, 20243 months ago
Iconic Viking Cinderella returning to Helsinki
Although Viking Cinderella has not been to Finland in nearly 20 years, she is still  regarded by many people as their favourite vessel. Cinderella vessel is remembered for its artists, popular TV shows and GOOM cruises. At the turn of…
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