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GREAT SHIPS of the future?

What makes a ‘Great Ship’?

While here at Maritime Reporter & Engineering News we name ‘Great Ships’ annually based on new deliveries, in reality only time will tell, as truly Great

Ships operate safely & pro? tably, leaving as little impact on the environments they traverse during over their lifetime. Here we look at some interesting new designs and concepts coming your way in 2022 and beyond.

• Large LCO2 Carrier • • AIP: Aquaculture Superyacht •

As carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) A ? sh-farming superyacht developed by Ocean Ark Tech of is attracting attention as an effective means to achieve a car- Chile (OATECH) and its strategic ally, London-based Ocean bon neutral world. LCO2 carriers will play a vital role in that Sovereign, is one step closer to delivering ? sh to market after value chain. To that end, a pair of Japanese maritime titans, winning Approval in Principle (AiP) from Registro Italiano

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha Navale (RINA). The vessel design delivers a new approach to (NYK Line), are jointly developing a large-scale lique? ed aquaculture and looks set to disrupt by dramatically improving

CO2 (LCO2) carrier. ? sh health, crew comfort and the industry’s image. The ves- sel will help to mitigate the trio of Achilles’ heels impacting • Austal VOLTA • aquaculture success, namely marine heatwaves, algae blooms

Austal Australia launched the VOLTA series of electric- and storms. “This Superyacht Fish farm was designed to oper- powered high speed ferry solutions, with the introduction ate offshore, where the best conditions are met for the ? sh,” of the Passenger Express 46V, a fully electric-powered 46m said Rodrigo Sanchez Raccaro, OATECH founder. The vessel catamaran ferry design. The VOLTA series combines a light- is a self-propelled, AI-assisted, low-emissions trimaran 170 m weight, low-resistance hull forms, speci? cally designed, test- long and 64 m wide. AI and self-cleaning ? sh pens of copper ed and optimized for electric-power propulsion, with the lat- help secure ? sh health and welfare. MOU’s to build the ves- est in lithium ion batteries. The ? rst of class 46-m Passenger sels are signed with a range of shipyards that includes China

Express 46V is a high speed passenger ferry with a capacity Merchants Industry holdings, Tersan and CIMC Raf? es.

of up to 450 passengers, a maximum speed of 25 knots and fast charging capability, with a range of over 175nm per day. • HPB-1900 •

Double automatic-sliding external doors provide direct, easy Marine Specialized Technology Group (MST Group), access to the passenger deck for fast passenger turnarounds alongside design partner BMT, announced that HMS Cutlass, that match or better the succinct battery-charging times of- the ? rst of two vessels being built for the Royal Navy Gibral- fered by the fully integrated, shore-based battery charging tar Squadron, has undergone initial trials and has performed infrastructure. beyond expectations. HMS Cutlass is powered by three Volvo • Large LCO2 Carrier • • Austal Volta •

Photo courtesy Mitsubishi Shipbuilding

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