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Havila Capella

Owner: Havila Voyages Builder: Tersan Shipyard, Turkey Vessel Type: Passenger (cruise) ship Length: 124m

Celebrity Beyond

Owner: Celebrity Cruises Builder: Chantiers de l’Atlantique Vessel Type: Cruise ship Length: 327m

Wonder of the Seas

Owner: Royal Caribbean Group Builder: Chantiers de l’Atlantique Vessel Type: Cruise ship Length: 362m

Info: Havila Capella is a plug-in hybrid ship with the world’s largest battery packs designed for passenger ships. The battery pack weighs 86 tonnes and has a capacity of 6.1 megawatt hours. The batteries on board the modern ship allows her to sail for four hours without noise and emissions, meaning she can sail quietly and sustainably through world heritage fjords and pristine surroundings along the Norwegian coastline. The ship is built to run on biogas, but is also prepared to run on hydrogen or ammonia and is therefore a ship built for the future. Info: Designed to give guests endless opportunities to disconnect from the world – while simultaneously reconnecting with the world that surrounds them – Celebrity Beyond goes further than imagined possible for a cruise ship, creating a new world of wonder and approachable luxury. With forward-thinking design by the world’s leading architects and interior designers, culinary excellence from Michelin starred chefs, world renowned wellbeing partners, exquisite art, luxury brand retailers and Celebrity’s uniquely intuitive service, Celebrity Beyond shatters every preconceived notion of the cruising experience. A floating boutique hotel, Celebrity Beyond exemplifies newluxury travel and its future at sea. Info: Wonder of the Seas was completed in 2022 in the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in SaintNazaire, France, the fifth in Royal Caribbean’s Oasis class of cruise ships. Across Wonder’s eight unique neighbourhoods – a Royal Caribbean first – variety and innovation come to life in a line-up of unparalleled thrills, more than 20 restaurants, bars and lounges, and show-stopping entertainment. Wonder of the Seas has a gross tonnage of 236,857 across 18 decks. This ship accommodates 5,734 passengers at double occupancy up to a maximum capacity of 6,988 passengers, as well as a 2,300 crew.

Green Jade

Owner: DEME Group Builder: CSBC Corporation, Taiwan Vessel Type: Offshore installation vessel Length: 216.5m

Info: This revolutionary offshore installation vessel is designed to handle the next generation of multimegawatt turbines, jackets and components. It has an unrivalled combination of load capacity, impressive lifting heights and green technology. Owned by CDWE, a joint venture between CSBC, the largest shipbuilder in Taiwan, and DEME Offshore, Green Jade is the first floating, DP3 offshore installation vessel to be built in Taiwan. With a 4,000-tonne crane capacity, this pioneering vessel will enable CDWE and its customers to transport multiple jackets and foundation components for the new giant wind turbines in a single shipment, making it extremely cost effective.

TERN FORS

Owner: Terntank Rederi AS Builder: China Merchants Jinling Shipyard, Yangzhou Vessel Type: Tanker Length: 147m

Info: TERN FORS is a 15,000 DWT vessel with a cargo capacity of 16,500 cbm in 14 epoxy coated tanks. The pioneering new vessel design is derived from the product carriers of Ternsund-type. Together with the design partner Kongsberg Maritime, Terntank has taken a step further, combining LBG/LNG-powered engines with the Hybrid Solution® – a combination between battery pack, shore power connection and a DC-Link system. By combining the optimised hull and rudder design with dual fuel capability, TERN FORS will reduce fuel and energy consumption resulting in extensively low CO2, sulphur oxide, nitrogen oxide and particle emissions.

Ika Rere

Owner: East by West Ferries Builder: Wellington Electric Boat Building Company Vessel Type: Electric ferry Length: 19m

Info: The southern hemisphere’s first fully electric, carbon fibre commuter ferry has successfully completed its inaugural round trip. Ika Rere, Mãori for flying fish, has joined the East by West fleet operating the New Zealand ferry company’s Wellington to Eastbourne route. The 19m long, 135 passengercarrying fast cat is also the first vessel delivered by the Wellington Electric Boat Building Company, a joint venture between the ferry operator and established boatbuilder Fraser Foote. The ferry is very quiet at 19 knots and silent at 10 knots. It is faster and uses less energy than was first anticipated.