Redwise delivers the first full electric tug to Vancouver
Redwise has delivered the first full electric ASD tug on behalf of HaiSea Marine, a partnership of the Haisla Nation and Seaspan ULC, a long-standing customer of Redwise. The tug, named Haisea Wamis, is the first of many. Not alone…Damen to supply Air Cavity System to Amisco for reduced emissions
Damen Shipyards Group has announced the first sale of its innovative Damen Air Cavity System (DACS) to Amisco. With its ambition to become the world’s most sustainable shipbuilder, Damen has developed DACS to support maritime operators in their efforts to…New container ship MSC Michel Cappellini named in Bremerhaven
MSC hosted a naming ceremony for its largest container vessel MSC Michel Cappellini at the MSC Gate Terminal in Bremerhaven, Germany in mid-July 2023. The container ship has a container capacity of 24,346 TEUs, a length of 400m and a…Second LNG-fuelled Containership Delivered to Pasha Hawaii
Hawaii-based Pasha Hawaii has taken delivery of the second of two new ‘Ohana class 774ft liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered containerships built at the Keppel AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas. The new vessel, Janet Marie, joins Pasha Hawaii’s fleet serving the…Croatian ferry Tijat ends her days after 68 years
Jadrolinija’s legendary ferry Tijat has been retired after an impressive 68 years of service. Tijat holds legendary status in Croatia. Built in 1955 at the Split shipyard, she was one of the oldest ferries that has navigated the Adriatic coast.…One Innovation makes maiden call to Rotterdam
The 2023-built 24,136TEU container vessel ONE Innovation made her maiden call at Rotterdam is not only a remarkable appearance in July 2023. She was striking, not only because of her pink livery, but alsoas she is the first ship which…Pride of Kent heads to Tilbury
P&O’s Channel ferry Pride of Kent (1992), which made her final sailings on 6 June 2023, is sailing into retirement from the Dover to Calais route and has gone into layup in the Port of Tilbury. The 180m former cross-Channel…Bernhard Schulte Offshore orders two CSOVs from Ulstein in Norway
Bernhard Schulte Offshore has returned to Ulstein Verft for the design and construction of two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) of the ULSTEIN SX222 design. The contract includes options for four additional vessels. The vessels, which utilise the TWIN X-STERN…Pentland ferry business up for sale
A buyer is being sought for the passenger ferry business run by the same family for more than 50 years which operates on Scotland’s north coast. John O’Groats Ferries, which runs between Caithness and Orkney, was put up for sale…NOAA Awards $625 Million Contract for new research vessels
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $624.6 million contract to Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors to design and build two state-of-the-art research vessels. The contract includes an option to purchase two additional ships. The two ships will be…North Star to deliver SOV three months early to support Dogger Bank Wind Farm
North Star’s second hybrid-propulsion service operation vessels (SOVs) is set to be mobilised three months earlier than planned to support SSE Renewables with a new scope of work at the Dogger Bank Wind Farm. The first of the firm’s new…CalMac ferry problems continue
CalMac’s problems seem to intensify with more calls for their routes to be given to private companies when the current contract ends in September 2024, with the Chairman of Western Ferries has joined islanders in calling for an overhaul of…EU Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion (WASP) Project concludes
Rotterdam, June 30, 2023:The EU-Interreg North Sea Region project ‘WASP: Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion’ has officially concluded with five commercial vessels retrofitted with wind-assist systems, three different wind propulsion technologies tested, third-party validations conducted to verify actual fuel savings achieved…Four RNLI lifeboats launch to 195m disabled cargo vessel off Land’s End
Four RNLI lifeboats launched on 10 July 2023 to assist the 195m cargo vessel Mazarine, which had lost power and grounded on Wolf Rock Lighthouse off Land’s End. RNLI all-weather lifeboats launched from Sennen Cove, Penlee, The Lizard and Falmouth…Historic steamship restored and back sailing on Loch Katrine
Following a three-year absence due to cracked boilers, Loch Katrine’s historic Steamship Sir Walter Scott, which was built by Denny’s of Dumbarton in 1899, is due to be resume sailing this weekendafter the completion of a £750,000 restoration project. The…Caledonian Sky joins Captain Cook Cruises
Captain Cook Cruises Fiji is introducing Caledonian Sky to its fleet. Acquired from APT Cruises earlier this year, the 114-guest expedition ship will debut for the Fiji-based brand in November 2023. The 1991-built vessel will replace Reef Endeavour, opening a…