Fishing Vessel News Roundup | March 22 – Norwegian-owned newbuilds, a fish farm workboat for Scotland and a new trawler design from Lithuania

An Icelandic builder delivers two line fishing vessels to owners in Norway as a wellboat is nearing completion before deployment to the UK. A Dutch yard launches a new aq ..

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Tug and Salvage Vessel News Roundup | August 24 – Large heavy transport ship for China, Dutch and Brazilian orders and more

A Chinese government agency expands its salvage fleet with the delivery of a multi-role heavy transport vessel while a Dutch towage provider acquires a tug that was forme ..

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Lithuanian designer unveils plans for electric push boat

EWB says electric pusher has worldwide potential

To meet its decarbonization ambitions, the European Union is seeking to move more cargo from roads to inland waterways using greener vessels. Lithuanian ship designer Western Baltic Engineering (WBE), part of the Western Shipyard Group, has come up with a solution to the “greener vessels” part. It has unveiled plans for an electric push boat vessel it calls the Electric Eel.

The first of the electric pushers is due to be built next year for the Lithuanian Inland Waterways Authority. a public...

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Western Baltic Engineering joins ÈTA Shipping’s shortsea vessel project

Dutch shipping company ÈTA Shipping and Lithuania-based marine engineering specialist Western Baltic Engineering have started their joint engineering of ÈTA Shipping’s launching project ÈTA 6700.

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VESSEL REVIEW – Klaipeda – Lithuanian operator takes delivery of locally-built connector ferry

Lithuanian transport company Smiltynes Perkela has taken delivery of a new double-ended passenger and cargo ferry from local manufacturer the Western Shipyard Group. The ..

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