The German port city of Kiel is preparing for a green-fuel shake-up, courtesy of the Clean Autonomous Public Transport Network (CAPTN) project. Initiated by Kiel University, CAPTN aims to create the infrastructure for “an integrated inner-city mobility chain” of autonomous and environmentally friendly modes of transport, incorporating both riverine and road-based traffic. To […]
Warship Technology March 2022
USNS John Lewis (TAO 205), the lead ship in a class of new fleet replenishment oilers for the US Navy, has completed initial builder’s trials. The trials were initiated on 4 February 2022.
Warship Technology March 2022
The keel for the future USNS Cody, Expeditionary Fast Transport Ship (EPF 14), the first of the Spearhead class EPF Flight II configuration, was laid at Austal USA on 26 January 2022.
The forthcoming Dutch training vessel Ab Initio is on schedule to be delivered in August this year, builder Concordia Damen has confirmed. The 67m x 8.2m ship will provide training to future crew and ship’s masters, doubling as a field lab in which companies can trial new equipment and technology on board, in collaboration with the students. […]
The Naval Architect February 2022
The UK-based manufacturer is supplying a state-of-the-art firefighting system for the trailblazing autonomous vessel Yara Birkeland.
The Naval Architect February 2022
Built for UECC, Auto Advance delivers significant gains in energy efficiency and emissions reduction.
Here’s a sobering statistic, courtesy of German environmental non-profit One Earth-One Ocean (OEOO): by 2025, the total amount of plastic in the ocean – currently estimated to be 5.25 trillion pieces – will outnumber fish. In other words, we’re going to need a lot of waste-collection vessels to clean up this mess. In […]
Warship Technology December 2021
At the end of November 2021, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley formally commissioned two Cape-class patrol boats at a ceremony held at the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard base in Chaguaramas.
The Italian Coast Guard has commissioned Fincantieri and Vittoria Shipyard to design and build a new eco-friendly, multi-role vessel capable of fulfilling numerous tasks, with suggested missions including sea rescue, civil protection, marine conservation and long-range patrols into deepwater regions, to name but a few. The order, valued at €80 million (US$90.7 million), includes not only […]
The Naval Architect November/December 2021
From TNA’s Marine Power & Propulsion supplement. Yanmar’s dual-fuel 6EY22ALDF recently secured its first order, but two long established names in the medium-speed sector are set to disappear.
Ship & Boat International eNews: September/October 2021
Ship & Boat International eNews: September/October 2021