Bureau Veritas

Damen develops a future-ready fuel flexible tug

With regulatory pressures mounting, operators of all types of vessels, including tugs, are assessing all the alternative fuel technology options. Releasing details of a new fuel flexible tug design, Damen, one of the world’s leading tug builders, says that the move towards a cleaner future is not only a challenge for vessel operators, but for shipbuilders too. They are faced with creating and constructing a platform that will be suited for operations in a future that remains far-off and unknown.

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/coastal/damen-develops-a-future-ready-fuel-flexible-tug/

VESSEL REVIEW | Heroinas de Salvora – Large emergency response vessel for Spanish sea rescue organisation

Heroinas de Salvora, a new large response vessel ordered by Spain's Salvamento Maritimo sea rescue organisation

Spain’s Zamakona Yards has handed over a new large rescue vessel to Spanish maritime search and rescue (SAR) organisation Salvamento Maritimo. Designed by Spanish naval architecture firm Seaplace, Heroinas de Salvora (“Heroines of Salvora”) has a length of 82.35 metres (270 feet), a beam of 18...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/small-craft-world/search-and-rescue/vessel-review-heroinas-de-salvora-large-emergency-response-vessel-for-spanish-sea-rescue-organisation/

Large response vessel delivered to Spanish sea rescue agency

Heroinas de Salvora, a large rescue ship operated by Spain's Salvamento Maritimo maritime rescue agency

Spain’s Zamakona Yards has handed over a new large rescue vessel to Spanish maritime search and rescue organisation Salvamento Maritimo. Heroinas de Salvora (“Heroines of Salvora”) has a length of 82.35 metres, a beam of 18 metres, and accommodations for 16 crewmembers and 24 additional personnel....

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/small-craft-world/search-and-rescue/large-response-vessel-delivered-to-spanish-sea-rescue-agency/

VESSEL REVIEW | Salicornia – Double-ended electric ferry to serve Portugal’s western coastal communities

Salicornia, a new double-ended ferry recently acquired by the city of Aveiro, Portugal

Portuguese shipbuilder Grupo ETE, via subsidiary Navaltagus, recently handed over a new Ro-Pax ferry to the municipal government of the city of Aveiro on Portugal’s western coast. Designed by local naval architecture firm Vera Navis with the aid of SSI software, the ferry has been named Salicornia...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ro-pax/vessel-review-salicornia-double-ended-electric-ferry-to-serve-portugals-western-coastal-communities/

BV grants new AiP for general cargo ship methanol dual fuel system

In a move seen as broadening the potential of methanol as a fuel for smaller vessels, classification society Bureau Veritas (BV) has granted Japan’s Sasaki Shipbuilding an approval in principle (AiP) for application of its methanol dual fuel system in a 9,000 DWT general cargo ship.

BV says that the integration of the methanol DF system into a 9,000 DWT ship demonstrates its feasibility for smaller-scale ships, highlighting methanol’s adaptability and efficiency as a marine fuel.

“Despite the...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/bv-grants-new-aip-for-general-cargo-ship-methanol-dual-fuel-system/

NR Marine Services welcomes new crewboat to fleet

NR Predator, NR Marine Services' newest crewboat

UK offshore support specialist NR Marine Services has taken delivery of a new catamaran crewboat built by Isle of Wight-based Diverse Marine. The Walker Marine-designed NR Predator has an LOA of 27.6 metres, a beam of 9.8 metres, a draught of 2.4 metres, a depth of five metres, and space for 24...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/offshore-world/offshore-operations-maintenance/crew-transfer/nr-marine-services-welcomes-new-crewboat-to-fleet/

Keel laid for Finnish Border Guard’s future patrol vessel

Polish shipbuilder Baltic Operator laid the keel of a new offshore patrol vessel (OPV) slated for the Finnish Border Guard in a ceremony in Gdansk on Tuesday, March 12. Construction of the OPV is being undertaken by Baltic Operator in cooperation with Finnish shipyard Meyer Turku and in compliance...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/non-naval/keel-laid-for-finnish-border-guards-future-patrol-vessel/

Singapore port authority selects 11 proposals for electric harbour craft design project

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has selected 11 design proposals to proceed to the next stage of a project that aims to introduce a new type of fully electric harbour craft into service. The 11 proposals were selected out of a total of 55 submitted by 32 international and local...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/passenger-vessel-world/ferries/singapore-port-authority-selects-11-proposals-for-electric-harbour-craft-design-project/

VESSEL REVIEW | AQS Trym – Hybrid catamaran workboat for Norwegian aquaculture support company

Norwegian aquaculture services company AQS has taken delivery of a new hybrid catamaran workboat optimised for supporting fish farm operations. AQS Trym was designed and built by Norway’s Skagen Ship Consulting in cooperation with UK naval architecture firm Macduff Ship Design and Turkish shipbuilder TRX Marine, though construction took place entirely at TRX Marine’s Yalova […]

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https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing-boat-world/aquaculture-world/vessel-review-aqs-trym-hybrid-catamaran-workboat-for-norwegian-aquaculture-support-company/

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