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Shipping company UECC celebrates the launch of its third LNG battery hybrid newbuild

Shipping company UECC celebrates the launch of its third LNG battery hybrid newbuild

Gepostet von | 7 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

The three ships were built by the Norwegians (United European Car Carriers, UECC) in quick succession at the Jiangnan shipyard in China. The launching of construction number H 2665 took place on 28 December, just seven months after the keel was laid and follows the recent final delivery of the first newbuilding, named AUTO ADVANCE, the second and third of which are to be delivered in the first half of this year. UECC is thus honouring its promise to develop a low-emission fleet in order to become an environmentally friendly short sea shipping company in Europe with these vessels. This programme is entirely selfless on the part of the shipping company, which already...

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Gepostet von | 1 Jan 2022 | , , | 0

Following the publication of the article "The art of shipbuilding" in issue 9-2021, the editorial team received enquiries from readers who wanted to know more about swath technology. Carsten Wibel from Abeking & Rasmussen explains the principles and advantages of swath in his article. A ship designed according to the swath principle should move very little, even in heavy seas, and the crew should only have to deal with low accelerations. The special feature is the reduced waterline area of the two hull halves, hence the term small waterplane area twin hull. Almost 100 boats and ships have been built worldwide using this principle to date - 26 of them at Abeking & Rasmussen...

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