MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been selected to supply RoRo equipment for an LNG-powered RoRo vessel being built by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) for the Tasmanian-based Australian shipping company, SeaRoad.
Car Carrier Bidding Wars Spark All Time High Rates: VesselsValue
Using VesselsValue data, Dan Nash, Head of RoRo, explores the current landscape of the Car Carrier sector after long term recovery from Covid-19, looking at record high rates and a surge in demand. This article highlights China taking the lead in the Car Carrier market.
Watch: Ship Arrives In Russian Port With Dozens Of Frozen Cars
Unusually windy and cold weather conditions plated the Hondas and Toyotas with a thick layer of frozen seawater when these reached Vladivostok on the Sun Rio RoRo carrier.
MacGregor Receives RoRo Orders Worth EUR 31 Million From Asia
The orders are booked into Cargotec’s second (EUR 9 million) and third quarter (EUR 22 million) 2021 order intake with deliveries planned to commence during the second quarter of 2022 and completed during the third quarter of 2023.
SeaRoad Signs Off On New €100 Million LNG-Powered RoRo Vessel For 2023
Australian-based transport company SeaRoad has secured its future growth plan after finalising an agreement with German shipbuilding yard FSG to construct a new roll-on / roll-off (RoRo) vessel with LNG propulsion worth more than 100 million euros.
RoRo Cargo Demand Drives S&P Transactions: VesselsValue
After a slow start to 2021, there looks to be light at the end of the tunnel highlighted by P&O Ferries recent announcement to take back market leadership on the English Channel.
Brexit Chaos: To Roll-On Or Roll-Off?
The UK Government’s £77.6 million freight contract agreement with leading RoRo Operators Stena Line, DFDS, Brittany Ferries, and P&O last month was deemed as “necessary to safeguard the smooth and successful flow of freight” as per Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport.
Oceanbird – The World’s Largest Wind-Powered Cargo Vessel
Designed by Wallenius Marine, a Swedish shipbuilder, with support from the Swedish government and several research institutions, Oceanbird may look like a ship of the future, but it also pays heeds back to ancient maritime history as it runs completely on the wind.
UECC Trial Marks World’s First Use Of Marine Biofuel In Ro-Ro Segment
Leading short sea ro-ro operator UECC and sustainable marine biofuel pioneer GoodFuels have launched a joint trial of GoodFuels BFO on UECC’s ro-ro vessel M/V Autosky, the companies have announced today.