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This month’s Shipping Line clearly shows just how diverse the thinking is becoming in the maritime world as companies strive to slash the carbon footprint of new ships.
Ulstein
Damen and Ulstein prepare for mega-turbines market
Dutch group Damen Shipyards is developing a new class of vessel that will be capable of supporting the next big development in offshore wind; the large-scale roll-out of large floating offshore wind turbines.
Ulstein draws inspiration from 19th century steam ferries
Norway’s Ulstein is on a roll with Dutch company Acta Marine, with two more offshore wind support ships to build with a further pair on option.
Norwegian designer makes bold move into nuclear shipping
More than six decades since the idea of building nuclear-powered merchant ships hit the headlines, the concept is back, radically revamped by Norwegian ship designed and builder Ulstein.
Offshore wind industry shipbuilding booms
US firm Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co (GLDD) has contracted ship builder Ulstein to move onto the integration engineering phase for the Jones-compliant rock dumping vessel earmarked for the nascent American offshore wind market.
A trio of frontier busters
ShipFC, a frontier-busting, pioneering maritime innovation project looking to install the world’s first ammonia-powered fuel cell on a ship, has taken an important step forward with the award of a contract to the German institute Fraunhofer IMM to develop a catalytic afterburner system.
Norway pilots hydrogen-fuelled offshore service vessel development
As more operators and equipment manufacturers like turbine manufacturer Vestas take the carbon neutral pledge, ship designer and builder Ulstein, of Norway, is doing its bit by offering zero-emissions vessel designs to the offshore energy marketplace.
Kongsberg ideal custodian for peerless Ulstein brand
On July 6, Rolls-Royce Holdings said it would sell its loss-making commercial marine business to Norway’s Kongsberg Gruppen for £500 million.