New wind-optimized Aquilo design promises dramatic fuel savings

Aquilo wind-optimized design

Turku, Finland, headquartered Deltamarin and WindWings developer BAR Technologies have unveiled a wind-optimized Aframax/LRIII hull design, the Aquilo, that promises to take the fuel savings delivered by wind assistance to a whole new level.

BAR Technologies WindWings were in the news last year with two impressive retrofits. Back in August, Pyxis Ocean, a 2017-built 80,962 dwt bulker chartered by Cargill, became the first ship to sail with WindWings after being retrofitted with two of the hard...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/new-wind-optimized-aquilo-design-promises-dramatic-fuel-savings/

Deltamarin awarded design contract for new Airbus ships

Airbus ship profile view

Turku, Finland, headquartered Deltamarin has been selected to design the three wind assisted RO/RO vessels that France’s Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) will operate under a charter from Airbus. The aircraft manufacturer is looking to cut the carbon emissions of its fleet of vessels used to transport aircraft subassemblies between Saint-Nazaire, France, and its single-aisle aircraft final assembly line in Mobile, Ala., and the new Airbus ships promise big carbon savings.

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https://www.marinelog.com/news/deltamarin-awarded-design-contract-for-new-airbus-ships/

Deltamarin to do the approval and detail design of La Méridionale’s upcoming ro-pax vessel project

Deltamarin, part of China Merchants Group, has signed a contract with China Merchants Jinling shipyard (Weihai) for the approval and detail design of La Méridionale’s upcoming ro-pax vessel project. As a part of the contract, Deltamarin will be responsible for providing both the approval and detail...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/deltamarin-to-do-the-approval-and-detail-design-of-la-meridionales-upcoming-ro-pax-vessel-project/

China Merchants unveils 11,000-CEU PCTC design

How big can car carriers get? As we reported Tuesday, Seaspan Corporation has just ordered six 10,800 CEU (car equivalent unit) capacity pure car truck carriers (PCTCs), with options for four more, at China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding. Now DNV reports that it has awarded another Chinese yard, China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Nanjing) Co., Ltd, an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate for an 11,000-CEU PCTC design.

Currently the world’s largest car carrier design, the 234 meter long and...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/china-merchants-unveils-11000-ceu-pctc-design/

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