First Aurora Class PCTC ready to start service
Höegh Autoliners has marked a significant milestone on its path to decarbonisation with the delivery of its first Aurora Class vessel, Höegh Aurora, three years…
Wallenius Wilhelmsen orders four more Shaper Class PCTCs
RoRo operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen has announced plans to construct four more Shaper Class pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) vessels. These 9,300 CEU dual fuel…
opinion
UECCs formula for EU ETS
Cargo owners seeking to determine their Scope 3 emission liabilities from the logistics chain must contend with multiple calculation methods from different shipping lines that…
Sallaum turns to Wärtsilä for vessel decarbonisation
Finnish technology group Wärtsilä has been contracted to apply its Decarbonisation Programme on two of Sallaum Lines DMCC Dubai’s pure car and truck carriers. Wärtsilä…
Burning Fremantle Highway towed to a new location
The fire-stricken car carrier Fremantle Highway has arrived at a new location, according to the new information from the authorities. Rijskwaterstaat, Dutch directorate general for…
Incident
One dead, several injured in fire onboard Fremantle Highway car carrier
One crew member died and several other were injured as fire broke out on Fremantle Highway PCTC sailing in the North Sea, some 27 kilometres…
People of the industry
From road to the sea, the story of José-Antonio Del Río, UECC
Moving project cargo on Pure Car and Truck Carriers (PCTC) has evolved over the years, with the option now certainly delivering plenty of benefits to…
Sallaum’s first PCTCs to get MacGregor RoRo equipment
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has been contracted to deliver RoRo equipment for two dual-fuel LNG pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) on order by Sallaum…
DNV Market Review
PCTC market booming, majority of orders secured by Chinese shipyards
Having experienced a five-year drought in newbuild orders, the pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) market is booming again, with a majority contracted to Chinese…