CMAL published an update of the project aiming to replace the two existing freight vessels with an improved design, adding freight capacity, reducing passage time, and potentially adding some flexible passenger-carrying capacity. CMAL say they are currently at the concept design stage and moving...
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HEBRIDEAN ISLES to be retired as CalMac and CMAL modernise major vessel fleet: Source: CalMac.co.uk …
Swiss equipment provider Leclanché SA has been selected for a pair of hybrid roll-on, roll-off passenger and vehicle ferries (RoPax) owned by Scotland’s Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL).
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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...
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/
Scotland. CMAL held a public webinar on 2 February to share a further update on the SVRP feasibility studies. The Small Vessel Replacement Programme aims to achieve a very substantial renewal of the small vessel fleet during the next 10 years. The meeting slides are available here...
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CMAL signed the contract to build two new ferries to support the communities at Uig, Lochmaddy and Tarbert (Harris). They will also be built at Cemre Shipyard. The two new vessels will be built to the same specification as the existing ferries under construction for Islay. (Designed by German firm...
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UTNE has joined the CMAL fleet. A competition has been opened to find a name. The names in the shortlist are all associated with Mull, the island that the vessel will primarily serve. LOCH FRISA – The largest loch on the Isle of Mull, located four miles south of Tobermory. GLEN FORSA – A beautiful...
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London-based energy and marine consultancy AqualisBraemar LOC has completed the first renderings of Europe’s first hydrogen-fueled ferry, a part of the HYSEAS III project. The post Europe’s…
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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...