Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland, based energy storage system specialist Leclanché SA (SIX: LECN) has been selected for a second battery system project for vessels under construction for Scotland’s Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL). The contract will see Leclanché supply a 1.1 MWh Navius MRS-3TM marine rack system, with integrated cooling system, for each of two RoPax ferries on order at Turkey’s Cemre Shipyard to serve three islands in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides islands. The identical...
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New names for Scotland’s Islay vessels decided by public vote
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has announced ISLE OF ISLAY and LOCH INDAAL as the names for the two new ferries to serve Islay and Jura following a public vote. Delivery expected towards the end of 2024 for vessel one, and early 2025 for vessel two. The two new ferries will have a clear...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/new-names-for-scotlands-islay-vessels-decided-by-public-vote/
CMAL & Strathclyde University Secure £30k Grant for Clean Maritime Fuel Project
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) and the University of Strathclyde have secured a £30,000 grant to fund a six-month research project to explore the technical, operational and commercial viability of using zero-carbon fuels to power ferries. The project, called Lifecycle Energy Solutions...
Four Shipyards Invited to Tender for New Islay Vessels
Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) has invited four shipyards to bid for the contract to build two new ferries for Islay: Damen, Romania Remontowa Shipbuilding Sefine Denizcilik Tersanecilik Turizm Cemre Marin Endustri The contract will be awarded no later than the end of March 2022. The new...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/four-shipyards-invited-to-tender-for-new-islay-vessels/