Ship&Offshore
18.02.2025
Ship Operation

World’s first electric ferry completes ten years of service

Norway’s electric ferry, Ampere, has notched up ten years of electric operation carry passengers and vehicles across the Sognefjord on the country’s west coast. The vessel’s battery pack has provided sufficient energy for the ferry to sail the…
Ship&Offshore
11.02.2025
Ship Operation

LR joins four-year-long underwater noise project

Lloyd’s Register (LR) has joined the European Union-funded LOWNOISER project, an initiative in which 15 partners aim to develop noise reduction technologies, establish a regulatory framework, and promote new industry practices to protect marine…
Ship&Offshore
23.01.2025
Ship Operation

Stena RoRo acquires ferry for France-Tunisia service

Stena RoRo has acquired the RoRo freight ferry, Giuseppe Lucchesi, from Compagnie Italiana de Navigazione S.p.A., a Moby Lines S.p.A., company and will rename it the Stena Shipper. Now flying the Danish flag, the vessel is to be deployed between…
Ship&Offshore
20.01.2025
Ship Operation

DNV: biofuel supply a potential constraint

Although biofuels such as fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) and hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO) have significant potential for supporting ship’s decarbonisation drive, classification society, DNV, warns that their uptake in the future could be hampered…