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.
Photos: Ice Test Of The World’s Largest LNG RoRo
There are a lot of challenges in designing the world’s first mega RoRo with ice class 1A Super and multi-fuel engines to WALLENIUS SOL. Therefore, our design team went to Helsinki together with a seven-meter long ship model.
KNUD E. HANSEN To Design World’s First LNG-Fuelled Mega RoRo Vessels
KNUD E. HANSEN has designed the first generation of LNG-powered ultra-large RoRo vessels for the newly-established Swedish company Wallenius-SOL.