'Emission-free' Swedish Ferry to Sport Battery, Hydogen-based Fuel Cell Power
Echandia secures order for the world's first emission-free high-speed catamaran – planned for commercial traffic in StockholmStockholm-based Echandia signed an agreement to supply what is touted as the 'world's first' emission-free high-speed catamaran with an integrated battery and hydrogen-based fuel cell system for Green City Ferries AB, a ferry planned for commercial traffic in Stockholm. The installation is scheduled to take place in the autumn of 2022 and the agreement is worth approximately $1.6m for Echandia.The agreement is for the Beluga24 model ferry…
Alnmaritec Announce Partnership with Sculli
U.K. shipbuilder Alnmaritec announced a new exclusive alliance with the Italian design company Studio Sculli. Based in Sarzana near La Spezia, the studio is lead by Mauro Sculli - formerly Design Manager for the world renowned Wally Yachts - and has to date specialized in design and support for the Italian Super yacht industry. In this new development, the worlds of commercial boats and super yachts are to be fused together. Studio Sculli is to be engaged full-time in working…
Marine Design: Air Supported Vessels Impress
Effect Ships International AS (ESI) is reporting extraordinary results from tank testing of two Air Supported Vessel (ASV) hull forms, a catamaran- and a mono candidate. A reduction in hull resistance of up to 50%; or more than 40% net powering cut, after deduction of fan powering, has been documented with the ASV mono concept. Lately, air assisted hulls forms have gained increasingly more interest from the maritime sector. In December 2011, Marine Link, presented results from Marin on air lubrication techniques…
