Australian eco-tourism company The Tour Collective has placed an order for a new catamaran vessel for operation in the waters of Moreton Bay Marine Park in Queensland. The highly-customised vessel will measure 22 metres long and will have seating for up to 196 passengers plus five crewmembers. The...
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Finnish design firm unveils ice-capable SOV concept
Finnish naval architecture firm Aker Arctic has finalised design work on a new service operation vessel (SOV) for use in seasonally freezing seas. The concept design can be tailored to a specific operational area and can facilitate offshore wind farms’ investment calculations. The ice-going SOV is...
Design firm unveils images of future Arctic research vessel
Danish naval architecture firm Knud E. Hansen has unveiled the first images of a new multi-disciplinary research vessel ordered by the Danish National Institute of Aquatic Resources (DTU Aqua). The vessel, which will be named Dana V, is scheduled to enter service in 2027. It will replace the...
Canadian builder unveils design of future heavy icebreaker
Canada’s Seaspan Shipyards recently unveiled design images of a new heavy polar icebreaker ordered by the Canadian Coast Guard. Seaspan said the functional design of the vessel is now more than 70 per cent complete and 3D modelling is well advanced. Cutting of the first steel is scheduled before...
Washington boatbuilder unveils electric landing craft series
Tacoma, Washington-based Silverback Marine has launched a new series of landing craft featuring all-electric propulsion. Each workboat in the series will have a length of 24 feet ( metres), a beam of 8.5 feet ( metres), and two Photon electric outboard engines. Also fitted are a fold-out dive...
UK design firm launches new hybrid crewboat series
Naval architecture firm NAV Engineering, a 100 per cent subsidiary of transport company Newport Shipping UK, has unveiled a new design of crewboat that will support customers in the offshore energy industry. The crewboat will have a maximum operating endurance of two weeks, during which crew will...
US firm unveils Australian research vessel concept design
US marine engineering firm Glosten has unveiled a concept design for a new research vessel for the South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI). The vessel will be used in the protection and management of local marine ecosystems. Development of the new SARDI vessel is funded by the...
FEATURE | Norwegian firm developing sail-powered cruise ship design
Norwegian naval architecture firm YSA Design has unveiled a concept for a new type of sail-powered catamaran cruise ship that offers the flexibility to access waters where larger vessels will have difficulty operating. YSA Design said the design includes a host of features to attract premium-end...
Norwegian-Singaporean collaboration to develop surface effect ship crewboat
Norwegian design firm Espeland and Skomedal Naval Architects (ESNA) and Singapore-based shipbuilder Strategic Marine have entered into an agreement to develop a surface effect ship (SEC) crewboat for various applications. The partners intend to start building their first SES crewboat in the fourth...
Dutch builder unveils naval drone carrier designs
Netherlands-based the Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled two new naval ship designs capable of launching and recovering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as well as manned helicopters and boats. The vessels designated by Damen as multi-purpose support ships (MPSS) were designed with the cooperation...