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SHIPBUILDING: NEW DELIVERIES ceremony was held. The Werkendam crane vessel 1. Next-Gen LNG Carrier is the ? rst LNG-powered vessel and a new genera-

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. held the christen- tion of dredging vessels. Werkendam was built at ing ceremony for a next-generation LNG (lique? ed natural gas) carrier under construction for a joint the Neptune yard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam. The construction of the 68 x 11m took 12 months, and venture of Mitsubishi Corporation and Nippon Yu- the vessel is fully powered by LNG, with gas oil as sen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line). Diamond Gas a back-up. With the storage tank on the aft deck,

Orchid is the ? rst “Sayaringo STaGE” type ves- sel, Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s newest carrier that the Werkendam can store enough LNG on board to sail and operate for 14 days without having to is designed to achieve signi? cant improvements in refuel. The crane vessel will be used mainly for the both LNG carrying capacity and fuel performance execution of Dutch projects of the subsidiary Paans thanks to a more ef? cient hull structure and an in-

Van Oord. novative hybrid propulsion system. After comple- tion in late June, the Diamond Gas Orchid will go 4. USS Portland into service transporting LNG for the Cameron The U.S. Navy commissioned its newest amphibi-

LNG Project, a project in Louisiana in which both ous transport dock ship at the Port of Portland, Ma-

Mitsubishi Corporation and NYK Line are jointly rine Terminal 2 in Portland, Ore. Built by Ingalls participating. The Bahamas-? agged Diamond Gas

Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Miss., USS Portland

Orchid measures 293.5 x 48.94m, with a 27m depth (LPD 27) is the 11th ship in the San Antonio class and a 11.05m draft. Deadweight capacity is approx- designed to support embarking, transporting, and imately 73,800 tons, and the total holding capacity landing elements of more than 800 Marines with of the tanks is 165,000-cu. m. both a ? ight deck, which accommodates CH-53E

The Sayaringo STaGE succeeds the Sayaendo, a

Sea Stallion, and MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, vessel acclaimed for its improved Moss-type spher- and a well deck, which can launch and recover ical tanks that deliver a high level of reliability. The landing craft and amphibious vehicles. San Anto- adoption of apple-shaped tanks in the new Sayar- ingo STaGE offering has enabled an increase in nio-class ships support a variety of amphibious as- sault, special operations or expeditionary warfare

LNG carrying capacity without changing the ship’s beam, while incorporation of a hybrid propulsion missions, operating independently or as part of am- phibious ready groups, expeditionary strike groups, system has signi? cantly boosted fuel ef? ciency compared to the Sayaendo. STaGE, an acronym or joint task forces. Portland’s keel was laid on Au- gust 2, 2013, and the vessel was launched Febru- deriving from “Steam Turbine and Gas Engines,” is ary 13, 2016. The ship was delivered on September a hybrid propulsion system combining a steam tur- 18, 2017, and was commissioned for the Navy on bine and engines that can be ? red by gas. Ef? cient

December 14, 2017, but her of? cial commissioning use of the engines’ waste heat in the steam turbine ceremony wasn’t held until April 21, 2018. 2 results in substantial improvement in plant ef? cien- cy, enabling high-ef? ciency navigation throughout 5. Zero-Emission Vessel a full range of speeds.

Norwegian tourist vessel owner and operator The

Fjords has taken delivery of an innovative new- 2. TUI Cruises’ New Flagship build that sets high marks for environmentally

TUI Cruises’ new 315m ? agship was delivered from friendly passenger transport. The new 42m carbon

Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku. The ? fth Mein

Schiff cruise ship to be built by Meyer Turku for ? ber all-electric catamaran, Future of The Fjords, offers completely emissions-free transport through

German owner TUI Cruises, the new Mein Schiff the Western Norwegian landscape. Starting in mid- 1 is based on a new design created as an evolution from the existing Mein Schiff series. The ship is May, the 400-passenger vessel will sail sans emis- sions as it makes around 700 yearly round trips 20m longer than previous ships in the series, ship along the UNESCO World Heritage listed fjord combined with a substantial redesign of the passen- ger spaces and a number of new features like the route between Flåm and Gudvangen.

Future of The Fjords and diesel-electric hybrid new Diamond, which now spans the almost 50m sister ship Vision of The Fjords launched in 2016 breath of the ship, a sun deck area, a covered sports are both designed and built by Norwegian shipyard center, and an elevated jogging track. At the ship-

Brødrene Aa, with hulls that mirror the zig-zagging yard, new Mein Schiff 2 is already under construc- mountain paths they sail beside. The $18.6 million tion, and TUI Cruises recently ordered a third sister 4 vessel is propelled by two 450kW electric motors, ship to New Mein Schiff 1 & 2 for delivery from enabling cruising speeds of 16 knots along the 90

Turku in 2023, which will be called Mein Schiff 7.

minute voyage. In another ? rst, The Fjords has, in partnership with Brødrene Aa, developed a unique 3. Van Oord’s LNG Vessel charging solution called the Power Dock.

With a two-day event on the quay of the Biesbos-

This 40 x 5m ? oating ? berglass dock will sit in chhaven Zuid harbor in Werkendam, Van Oord the water at Gudvangen, housing a 2.4 MWh bat- launched its ? rst LNG-powered vessel: the Werk- tery pack. This charges steadily throughout the day endam. The site was chosen especially as Van Oord celebrates its 150th anniversary, and Werkendam via connection to the local grid network, which does not have the capacity to charge the Future of is the cradle of the company. On April 13, school children from the surrounding area were given a The Fjords directly. The solution allows the vessel to stably, ef? ciently and cost-effectively ‘re? ll’ in guided tour of the new crane vessel. Business rela- tions are also being welcomed on board during a just 20 minutes.The dock also stores consumables, fuel for sister vessels.

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