World’s Largest Ethane Carrier To Be Powered By Høglund

World's First Very Large Ethane Carrier Officially Named 'Pacific Ineos Belstaff' - Type B cabin · The biggest highlight

Høglund Marine Solutions has delivered a meticulously engineered automation and control system for the Pacific Ineos Belstaff, the world’s largest ethane carrier. During the project, Høglund – the leading global marine solutions and integrated automation systems expert – designed an integrated automation system with ship performance monitor and a customised control system.

The technology for this project, completed in just 18 months, was created to support Babcock LGE’s cargo handling system...

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World’s Largest Shipping Port Getting Back In Action

Port of Shanghai

Shanghai is coming out of a strict Covid-19 lockdown that has immobilized the city since March. Even though Shanghai’s port, which tackles one-fifth of China’s shipping volumes, has been functional throughout, it has been operating at a lowered capacity. Several shipments have been rerouted to other ports like Ningbo-Zhousan, cancelled, or postponed.

With the city supposed to reopen on 1 June, the port will be in overdrive with manufacturers try fulfilling backlogs, with serious knock-on effects...

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Watch: How World’s Largest Civilian Hospital Ship Enters Less Accessible Harbors

Global Mercy

The international charity Mercy Ships uses hospital vessels to provide surgeries and medical assistance for free to people who have little access to healthcare. ABB’s Azipod® propulsion enables the world’s largest civilian hospital ship to enter less accessible harbours off the African coast to support people in areas that would otherwise be too challenging to access.

The newest Mercy Ships vessel, Global Mercy, is the world’s largest purpose-built civilian hospital ship and is set to sail to...

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World’s Largest Electric Cruise Ship Embarks On Maiden Voyage

Yangtze River Three Gorges 1

The world’s most powerful electric cruise ship dubbed the ‘Yangtze River Three Gorges 1‘ was built in China. It embarked on its maiden voyage in Yichang on Tuesday. The 100-meter-long electric vessel is about 16.3 meters wide. It has the capacity to accommodate 1,300 guests and will be used for sightseeing trips on the Yangtze River near Yichang.

The ship is empowered by electricity provided by a battery with a capacity of 7,500 kilowatt-hours. This capacity is equal to that of over 100 electric...

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World’s Largest Container Vessel To Employ PureSOx Scrubbers For Efficient Water Cleaning

world’s largest container vessel, Ever Ace

On 28 July 2021, the world’s largest container vessel set sail from Samsung Heavy Industries. Owned by Evergreen Marine Corporation, Ever Ace has two Alfa Laval PureSOx scrubbers with a shared water cleaning system (WCS). This consolidated solution provides maximum reliability with a minimal footprint.

Cleaning to match 80 MW of engine power

Ever Ace is the first of 12 vessels planned for Evergreen’s record-breaking A Class, which comprises container vessels of nearly 24,000 TEU capacity. Powered...

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Watch: Hyperlapse Tour Of World’s Largest Cruise Ship

wonder of the seas

The largest cruise ever built, Wonder of the Seas, set sail on its maiden voyage to the Caribbean from Florida late last week. Royal Caribbean International’s highly-anticipated ship, Wonder of the Seas, welcomes its first guests. Wonder is sailing 7-night Caribbean cruises through April 2022 before heading to Barcelona, Spain, and Rome for a summer in the Mediterranean.

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World’s Largest Short Sea Ro-Ro Vessel To Receive Norsepower Rotor Sails

World’s Largest Short Sea Ro-Ro Vessel

The MV Delphine, a vessel with a cargo capacity of close to 8,000 lane meters, transits between the UK, Ireland and Europe and is the largest short sea Ro-Ro vessel operating in the world today. With two 35mx5m Rotor Sails, Norsepower has estimated that the technology would achieve a fuel and emission reduction saving of between 7 to 10% for this vessel, depending on the route.

The Norsepower Rotor Sail Solution – which can be installed on new vessels or retrofitted on existing ships – is a...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/worlds-largest-short-sea-ro-ro-vessel-to-receive-norsepower-rotor-sails/

World’s Largest Cruise Ship ‘Wonder Of The Seas’ Sets Sail From US

Wonder of the Seas Royal Caribbean International - side & front

The largest cruise ever built, Wonder of the Seas, set sail on its maiden voyage to the Caribbean from Florida late last week. Royal Caribbean International’s highly-anticipated ship, Wonder of the Seas, welcomes its first guests. Wonder is sailing 7-night Caribbean cruises through April 2022 before heading to Barcelona, Spain, and Rome for a summer in the Mediterranean.

The Royal Caribbean liner’s record-breaking size has attracted as many as 6,988 passengers who are being taken care of by...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/worlds-largest-cruise-ship-wonder-of-the-seas-sets-sail-from-us/

World’s Largest All-Electric Double-Ended Ferry To Be Propelled By Kongsberg

scandiline

Kongsberg Maritime (KM) has just been commissioned to supply a complete propulsion and control system package for a forthcoming Scandlines zero-emissions vessel which, when built, is destined to be the world’s largest all-electric double-ended ferry.

The ferry has been designed by LMG Marin AS in Norway and will be constructed at Cemre Shipyard in Turkey, in close cooperation with Scandline’s vessel-newbuild experts. The new freight ferry is expected to enter service in 2024. As the first of the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/worlds-largest-all-electric-double-ended-ferry-to-be-propelled-by-kongsberg/

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