Tag: eco-friendly ships

Vard Holdings Limited (“VARD”) has announced that it has secured contracts for the design and construction of two luxury expedition cruise vessels for German cruise company Hapag-Lloyd Cruises.

Matson, Inc. has announced that its subsidiary, Matson Navigation Company, signed a contract with General Dynamics NASSCO to build two new combination container and roll-on/roll-off vessels for its Hawaii fleet with deliveries scheduled for the end of 2019 and mid-year 2020.

BG Freight Line is to receive new tailor-made short sea container feeder vessels optimised for the company’s Irish Sea Hub services. The new class of ‘green’ vessels has been developed by BG Freight Line operation with ARKON Shipping as project initiator/commercial manager, technical managers Jüngerhans Maritime Services, and designers CIMC ORIC.

Höegh Autoliners has named its latest newbuilding Höegh Traveller, at Xiamen Shipbuilding Industries in China. Höegh Traveller is the fifth in a series of six Post Panamax vessels under the New Horizon design and one of the vessel is one of the world’s largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier with a deck space of 71 400 square meters and carrying capacity of 8 500 car equivalent units

Carnival announced that its bunker saving ship, Carnival Vista, has been awarded an "ECO Notation" from Lloyd's Register, marking the first Carnival Cruise Line ship to achieve this distinction.

Port of Rotterdam is the latest to allow the GAC EnvironHull’s eco-friendly hull cleaning system to operate in its waters. The launch of HullWiper at Rotterdam, widely acknowledged as a pioneer in innovation and shipping technology, was marked by a panel discussion, webinar and live demonstration.

The Baltic Ports Organization (BPO) has announced that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed concerning on-shore power supply (OPS). The procedure will take place at the Baltic Ports Conference 2016 as a model region for clean ports and shipping' session.

BMT Surveys, maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, has been engaged by Friend of the Sea to investigate whether specialised reefer vessels comply with the broad set of requirements to qualify for certification.

General Dynamics NASSCO recently delivered the Garden State ECO Class tanker, one of three classes of ships delivered by the San Diego-based shipyard since June of last year, to the American Petroleum Tankers.

Subsea Industries has initiated a series of planned ‘roadshows’to demonstrate the zero environmental impact and simplicity of cleaning hulls protected with its Ecospeed hard coating.