by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 29, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Ship propulsion
Ulstein’s new vessel concept Thor could make zero-emission cruise operations a reality. The 149-metre 3R (Replenishment, Research and Rescue) design will feature a thorium molten salt reactor (MSR) to generate electricity. This enables the vessel to operate as a...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 26, 2022 | News, Offshore wind
German shipping and logistics group Harren & Partner has taken over the jack-up vessel Thor from DEME. With a fleet of now four offshore ships, the company seeks to expand in the offshore wind industry. Thor is a 2010-built dynamic positioning (DP2) jack-up crane...