Rederij Doeksen’s new LNG catamaran Willem Barentsz is entering service on Friday, 3 July. Its sister ship Willem de Vlamingh...New single-fuel LNG ferry enters Wadden Sea service
Maersk is introducing a new penalty fee for the misdeclaration of out-of-gauge cargoes. The container carrier says it is experiencing...Maersk introduces penalty for misdeclared out-of-gauge cargoes
The floating DP3 heavy lift and installation vessel Green Jade that Belgian offshore contractor DEME is building with its Taiwanese...Huisman crane for CSBC-DEME’s new installation vessel Green Jade
Video: The forces that caused the MSC Zoe to lose containers explained
Following the MSC Zoe disaster, the Dutch Safety Board asked research organisations Deltares and MARIN to cooperate in an investigation. The key research questions were: what could cause container losses above the Wadden Sea and...Read more
European naval defence industries join forces to map new technologies
Led by Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards, several European naval shipyards and knowledge institutes will research technologies to be included in the next generation of naval platforms. The research project is an effort of the European...Read more
Inland container ship hits bridge in Rotterdam and loses three containers
A container barge has collided with the Willemsbrug in Rotterdam. The ship lost three containers, which ended up in the water, said a spokeswoman of the Dutch police. There were no casualties. There were no dangerous...Read more
Damen concludes keel laying of 75-metre crane barge for Panama
Keel laying for a Crane Barge 7532 has been completed at Damen Yichang Shipyard in Hubei Province, China. The vessel will be delivered in Panama and will replace a 77-year old crane still in operation. The...Read more
Keel laid for MSC’s first LNG-powered cruise ship
The keel has been laid for MSC Cruises’ new ship MSC World Europa at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. The cruise liner’s first LNG-powered cruise ship is to enter service in 2022....Read more
Wärtsilä and Pastrovich Studio to develop hybrid boutique cruise vessel
Wärtsilä will work with yacht designer Stefano Pastrovich on the design of innovative sustainable superyachts for the boutique cruise sector. The design will feature hybrid propulsion and solar panels for minimal environmental impact and high...Read more
Unsafe berth leads to fatal fall in water
Don’t tolerate an unsafe situation against your own better judgment is the advice given by The Nautical Institute after a crew member died when he fell into the water at an unsafe berth. Despite the...Read more
Heerema researches silent offshore foundations
The increasing focus on sustainability has led to underwater noise restrictions for offshore construction. Heerema is now involved in a research project seeking to develop alternative pile foundations that can be installed without producing significant...Read more
Dredging of lock chamber of world’s largest sea lock gets underway
Dredging of the lock chamber of the new sea lock in IJmuiden has started. The lock chamber is currently still full of sand. In the coming months, 600,000 cubic metres of sand will be removed...Read more
Marine engine to be tested running on ammonia
The world’s first long term, full-scale testing of ammonia as a fuel in a marine four-stroke combustion engine is about to commence. This is made possible by a 20 million Norwegian kroner (about 1.83 million...Read more
‘The Netherlands must put more effort into European defence’
The Netherlands must focus much more on the European defence and security policy. The Dutch government should link up with German-French initiatives ‘as much as possible’. At the moment, NATO is still the cornerstone of...Read more
Electrical conversion of heavy lift ship Jumbo Javelin completed
Alewijnse has finished the electrical conversion on board the heavy lift crane vessel Jumbo Javelin. For this conversion, the company engineered, manufactured and delivered several new switchboards and modified systems for power management and alarm...Read more
Wagenborg almost quadruples bottomline in 2019
Royal Wagenborg significantly improved its profit last year. The company’s operating result more than doubled from 27 to 71 million euros, while the net profit jumped from 13 to 44 million euros. This year, the...Read more
DFDS axes another 650 jobs due to corona crisis
Ferry company DFDS has announced that it will cut 650 jobs. The cost reduction is part of a larger austerity round, with which the Danish company wants to adapt to the new market conditions. The outbreak...Read more
Shipyard Niestern Sander undertakes walk-to-work vessel conversion
Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander has signed a contract with Dixstone Holdings Ltd for the conversion of a platform supply vessel into a walk-to-work emergency response and rescue vessel. The conversion will take around nine...Read more