Category: Knud E. Hansen

  • Cook Strait ferry project marks a milestone

    Cook Strait ferry project marks a milestone Ferry Holdings, which took responsibility for New Zealand’s Cook Strait Ferry Replacement Work Program on April 1 this year, has now signed a shipbuilding contract with China’s Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) for the construction of two new state-of-the-art RoPax vessels These vessels are destined for service linking the…

  • New Sleipner RO/RO concept to debut in Donsö

    New Sleipner RO/RO concept to debut in Donsö Stockholm, Sweden-headquartered Wallenius Marine and Danish naval architect firm Knud E. Hansen will launch a new Sleipner RO/RO concept at this year’s Donsö Shipping Meet. Wallenius christens new cutting-edge car carrier Future Way The new concept builds on the award-winning Sleipner PCTC concept and on operational data…

  • New brine-based firefighting system developed to counter EV car fires

    New brine-based firefighting system developed to counter EV car fires With incidents like the Morning Midas fire continuing to underscore the risks of EV-related car fires aboard ship, operators are urgently seeking more effective solutions. A new brine-based firefighting system, developed by Skansi Offshore in close cooperation with Knud E. Hansen, is claimed to offers…