by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 27, 2022 | Navy, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding
The Royal Netherlands Navy has bid farewell to HNLMS Urk. The mine countermeasure vessel was ceremoniously removed from service last week after more than 35 years of loyal service. The ship belonged to the Alkmaar class, which still counted fifteen ships in 1989. Now...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 24, 2022 | Navy, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding
Damen Naval has contracted RENK for gearboxes and innovative electric propulsion systems for the four new 126 Class (F126) frigates for the German navy. As opposed to the systems delivered to older frigate models, the new combined diesel electric and diesel (CODLAD)...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 23, 2022 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Shipping
SeaShuttle, an ambitious project to build two hydrogen-powered, remotely controlled and autonomous-ready container ships for delivery by 2025, has secured NOK 150 million (EUR 15 million) in funding from Norwegian state enterprise ENOVA. The vessels are planned to...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 23, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, Navy, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding
The current ten support vessels of the Royal Netherlands Navy are being replaced by eight new ones: four seagoing and four diving support vessels. They will be built at a Dutch shipyard and all will have climate neutral propulsion using dual-fuel systems that can run...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 22, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding
Acta Marine has signed a contract for the construction of two methanol MDO/HVO powered DP2 construction service operating vessels (CSOVs) at Turkish shipyard Tersan. The contract includes two optional vessels for delivery at a later stage. The vessels are primarily...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 21, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding
Wärtsilä will supply its hybrid propulsion system for three new RoPax vessels being built for Stena RoRo. Two of the ferries will have a battery capacity of 11.5 MWh, making them the marine industry’s largest hybrid vessels to date. This battery power is approximately...
