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Grimaldi orders five more ammonia-ready car carriers

Grimaldi orders five more ammonia-ready car carriers

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 18, 2023 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship propulsion, Shipping

Grimaldi Group has ordered five new ammonia-ready pure car & truck carrier (PCTC) vessels, with an option for another two units, with subsidiaries of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC). The shipping company placed a similar order for five such...
How a fire resulted in the total loss of car carrier Höegh Xiamen

How a fire resulted in the total loss of car carrier Höegh Xiamen

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 14, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping

Procedures should not only describe the hazards, but also provide the process to mitigate them. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report in which it describes how the car carrier Höegh Xiamen was lost as a result of fire. In this case,...
MOL trials device that collects microplastics while car carrier is underway

MOL trials device that collects microplastics while car carrier is underway

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 12, 2022 | Emissions, Maritime research, News, Shipping

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Miura have developed a centrifugal-type microplastic collection device, which can continuously collect microplastics while a vessel is underway. The new device was installed on the MOL-operated car carrier Emerald Ace last month for a...
Knud E. Hansen signs up for world’s first wind-powered RoRo vessel Orcelle Wind

Knud E. Hansen signs up for world’s first wind-powered RoRo vessel Orcelle Wind

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 28, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Maritime research, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipping, WASP

Building on the Oceanbird concept developed by Wallenius Marine, Wallenius Wilhelmsen is currently taking the concept forward and creating the detailed design of the vessel’s features. Knud E. Hansen has now joined the project as naval architects. The Swedish,...
VIDEO: Oceanbird car carrier changes wing design

VIDEO: Oceanbird car carrier changes wing design

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 5, 2022 | News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, WASP

The engineers at Oceanbird have made changes to their low-emission car carrier concept’s wing design. It is now half the size, but shows the same performance as the previous design. And instead of a telescopic solution to allow the vessel to pass under bridges...
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