The Electric Thames project, a collaboration between UK Power Networks, LCP Delta, and Marine Zero, is assessing the viability of using electric vessels to feed stored electricity back into London’s energy network. Using a principle similar to night storage heaters, battery-powered vessels on the...
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COLUMN | Do shipping’s elites face dilution? [Grey Power]
You could argue that bad things happen to the best of us, and even a Rolls-Royce can suffer a breakdown, although perhaps not so often than the run-of-the-mill vehicle. Still, there must have been a certain amount of surprise when it was revealed that the big LNG carrier Cesi Qingdao had been...
VESSEL REVIEW | Earth Clipper – UK’s first hybrid fast ferry to operate on River Thames
UK transport company Uber Boat by Thames Clippers has begun operating a new hybrid fast ferry built to a design by One2Three Naval Architects of Australia. Named Earth Clipper, it is the first vessel in a series that will be the UK’s first hybrid high-speed passenger ferries once they enter...
VESSEL REVIEW | Oceandiva London – Electric-powered river cruiser delivered to UK events company
UK hospitality management company the Smart Group has taken delivery of a new electric-powered events vessel on the River Thames in London. Oceandiva London was designed ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Wandle – Waste transport barges for UK inland waters
UK waste treatment and disposal specialist the Cory Group has taken delivery of the first vessel in a series of 23 non-self-propelled barges built for the company by Nort ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Colne Leader – UK’s Brightlingsea Harbour welcomes pilot/patrol launch
The Brightlingsea Harbour Commission of Essex, UK, recently took delivery of a new pilot boat built by Seaward Boat Development Company based on the Isle of Wight. The 8. ..
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UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency issues new rules covering passenger vessel safety
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has worked on The Ship Safety – Merchant Shipping (Safety Standards for Passenger Ships on Domestic Voyages) (Miscellaneous Ame ..
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Tug and Salvage Vessel News Roundup | December 27 – Deliveries to US and Russia, a newbuilding for Ireland and orders for Thames barge handling boats
Recent deliveries include a harbour tug for a Texas towing company and a multi-role vessel for Russia’s Marine Rescue Service. Construction continues on a new escort tu ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Modular pontoon takes on River Thames infrastructure maintenance work
A self-propelled pontoon workboat made entirely from standard scaffold components and fitted with a crane has been used for a project on the River Thames in the UK to ins ..
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VESSEL REVIEW | Tanner – Newbuild response boat pair for UK’s London Fire Brigade
The London Fire Brigade (LFB) is one of the few UK emergency services to operate dedicated metal-hulled fireboats. The LFB very recently commissioned two new such vessels ..
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