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DOING WHAT? D’AMICO ADDS TRIO OF ECO SHIPS TO ITS FLEET D’Amico International Shipping has taken delivery of the first of three new ecoships, all of which will benefit from reduced fuel consumption, less emissions and better environmental performance. The tankers are being built at the Hyundai Vinashin Shipyard in Vietnam, with the Cielo di Salerno having been delivered on October 21, 2016. Cielo di Salerno is a handysize tanker. The other two vessels that will be delivered in November 2016 and early 2017 are the medium-range tankers that have been named High Wind and High Challenge, The order for the three ships totalled USD 104 million.
CARNIVAL CORPORATION COMMIT TO EXPANDING LNG-POWERED CRUISE FLEET Carnival Corporation has signed a memorandum of agreement with Meyer Werft and Meyer Turku for the construction of three more next-generation, LNG-powered cruise ships. Two of the ships will operate for Carnival Cruise Line, under the Costa Cruises and AIDA brands, while the other will operate under P&O Cruises. Delivery of the three ships isis expected in 2020 and 2022. The new ships will be part of Carnival Corporation’s next-generation “green cruising” ship design and will be part of the first generation of cruise ships to be fully powered by LNG. In total, Carnival is building seven LNG-powered cruise ships across four of its total ten global cruise brands, with the first of these ships expected to be in operation in 2019.
STENA LINE SELECT CAT MAK 12 M 43 C PROPULSION ENGINESTO POWER FOUR FERRIES Caterpillar Marine’s Cat power solutions have been selected to power four 3100 LM RoPax Ferries for Stena Line. Each ferry will be equipped with two MaK 12 M 43 C propulsion engines. In addition to the engines and required gear boxes, Caterpillar will be supplying two MPP1500F controllable pitch propellers and two MPP1410F controllable pitch propellers. These propellers have the unique ability to be put in full feathering position, enabling the vessel to operate with only one propeller in certain modes. This improves vessel flexibility and reduces operating costs while at the same time increases safety on board the vessel. The feathering is a fully automated function. The ferries will be constructed at AVIC Weihai SY with Deltamarin as the design house. www.fathommaritimeintelligence.com
VIRGIN VOYAGES CHOOSE WASTE HEAT TECH FOR NEW CRUISE SHIPS The cruise line recently launched by Sir Richard Branson will be the first to adopt the Climeon Ocean technology that transforms low-grade energy into clean electricity. The technology converts “cold” heat to electricity and is expected to save approximately 5,400 tonnes of CO2 annually per ship. All three cruise ships currently being by Fincantieri built for Virgin Voyages will host the technology. Virgin Voyages’ first ship will arrive at the Port of Miami in 2020.
RCCL INVESTS IN FUEL CELL TECH FOR NEW CLASS OF CRUISE SHIPS Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL) plan to power their new “Icon” class of ships with alternative fuels – namely hydrogen fuel-cell technology and liquefied natural gas (LNG). The application of fuel cell technology onboard these cruise ships will make RCCL a pioneer. Their choice of LNG to power their ships will also position them as the second cruise line to order ships that are LNG fuel-ready, behind competitors Carnival Corporation. The use of fuel cells by RCCL is not solely limited to the new Icon class. The cruise line will in fact begin testing fuel cell technology onboard an existing Oasis class ship in 2017. RCCL has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland to build the ships. They are scheduled to be delivered in 2022 and 2024.