The 4,200km River Niger was the backdrop for the Worldwide Ferry Safety Association’s (WFSA’s) 11th Annual International Student Design Competition for a Safe, Affordable Ferry. Having previously encouraged student naval architects, designers and engineers to devise workable, safe and affordable ferry solutions for waterways including the Amazon, the Brahmaputra, the Pasig River, the Chao Phraya […]
Is nuclear energy shedding its unfairly earned reputation as a dirty, dangerous alt-fuel? Perhaps the maritime industry, mainstream media and public are still not completely sold on the concept –but, compared to when we covered the topic two years ago (see Ship & Boat International January/February 2022, pages 28-30), attitudes appear to be softening. The […]
Methanol has several known benefits as a marine fuel, including the significant reduction in NOx, SOx and particulate matter emissions when burned, compared to traditional HFO/MGO. Producers can also create ‘green’ methanol through renewable sources and ‘blue’ methanol through carbon capture and storage. However, methanol has a lower energy density relative to conventional marine fuel […]
Washingtonian boatbuilder All American Marine (AAM) has been contracted to build a research catamaran for the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). Jointly developed in partnership with New Zealand’s Teknicraft Design, the 22m x 8m aluminium vessel will be used to conduct scientific missions, including oceanographic surveys and marine mammal monitoring, and to offer educational […]
You know you’ve hit on an innovative vessel design when you’re not quite sure how to categorise it. For example, the Most Valuable Yacht (MVY) concept devised by UK start-up DRIFT Energy could be categorised as a hydrogen production and bunkering vessel or, alternatively, as a “green, self-filling tanker” or a “fishing boat for energy”, […]
Slovenian boatbuilder EJET is on a mission to prove that pure-electric yacht tenders can not only rival petrol-powered equivalents but potentially surpass them when it comes to power, performance and speed. That motivation has led to the production of EJET’s electric jet tender, the EJET 4X – soon to be followed by the larger EJET […]
Macduff Shipyards’ boatbuilding facility in Buckie, Scotland has delivered a new trawler, Forever Faithful, to Peterhead-based fishing boat owner Andrew West. The newbuild – which replaces West’s previous vessel of the same name, built at the Buckie site in 2016 – will be used to net prawns in the North Sea. The new Forever Faithful […]
The waters in northern Norway’s Lofoten archipelago are about to get greener, with local ferry operator Moskenes Shipping having taken delivery of an all-electric passenger catamaran. The newbuild was ordered to support Lofoten’s ‘Green Islands’ programme, a joint private-/public-sector initiative promoting the rollout of zero- and low-emission solutions across the islands, both at sea and […]
A year on from the launch of its first 26m crew transfer vessel (CTV) concept, NAV Engineering & Technology has unveiled plans for a larger, 35m variant. But why go bigger on a proven design, and what’s in it for offshore operators? Formed last year as a subsidiary of Newport Shipping, NAV’s first offering was […]
The Ship & Boat International team has commenced work on Significant Small Ships of 2024: the latest edition of the RINA annual, profiling first-in-class and unique vessels sized 5-100m and delivered this year. Naval architects, boatbuilders and vessel owners are invited to send in their entries for consideration. We cover a wide range of vessels […]
Class society ABS is leading a project in Singapore to accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing (AM, aka 3D printing) within the maritime sector. The project aims to develop a “model-based qualification framework” to streamline the approval process for AM parts to make it faster and cheaper – and thus more attractive to boatbuilders – […]
Founded in 1983, Banna Rescue has the distinction of being Ireland’s oldest independent lifeboat association. Over the decades, the Kerry-based, volunteer-staffed group has responded to more than 276 callouts and saved 78 lives, both independently and in cooperation with other emergency response services, including the Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution […]