The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has announced that its Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction (SDC) has finalised a workplan to develop a safety regulatory framework for ships using new technologies and alternative fuels to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In a statement published on its website yesterday (29 January), the IMO said that the workplan will involve developing or amending existing safety regulations related to nuclear power; wind-propulsion and wind-assisted power; and lithium-ion batteries and swappable traction battery containers on ships, that are under the purview of the SDC Sub-Committee.    The draft workplan will be submitted to the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 111) for […]

Wärtsilä will be supplying a fully integrated electric propulsion system with waterjets for a new high-speed catamaran ferry being built at the Incat shipyard in Tasmania for Danish ferry operator Molslinjen. Wärtsilä’s scope of supply includes the integrated electric propulsion system, the DC power conversion system, its energy management and automation systems, eight electric propulsion motors and waterjets, and the Wärtsilä ProTouch propulsion control system. The Wärtsilä equipment for this vessel is scheduled for delivery to the yard in 2027. This is the third in a series of battery-electric vessels being built for Molslinjen, all of which will have Wärtsilä propulsion systems. The […]

Stena RoRo has today (28 January) announced it has placed an order for two firm C-Flexer type vessels equipped with multi-fuel engines with options for an additional four. The vessels, which have been developed by Stena RoRo in cooperation with Italian design company NAOS Ship and Boat Design, will be built at China Merchants Industry (CMI) Weihai Shipyard. ‘With Stena RoRo’s extensive experience and market knowledge, combined with NAOS’ outstanding expertise in designing fuel-efficient RoRo and RoPax vessels, we have developed ships that are built for today and designed for tomorrow,’ Per Westling, CEO of Stena RoRo AB, said. The […]