Abdul Fahl of provider of mutual insurance and related risk management services TT Club has said that there are substantial...‘Coastal States have to grant damaged ships refuge faster’
Damen Shipyards has delivered the first of its new aquaculture support vessels. The Landing Utility Vessel (LUV) 1908 with ro/ro...Damen delivers LUV 1908 aquaculture support vessel to Organic Sea Harvest
The Eemslift Hendrika safely arrived at the port on Flatholmen in Ålesund at 5 pm. The listing ship was towed...[VIDEO] Eemslift Hendrika has arrived at Ålesund
Lost container Baltic Tern containing acetone located
One of the five containers that fell off the container ship Baltic Tern near Ameland on Wednesday has been located. It concerns the container with acetone, reports the Netherlands Coast Guard.Read more
Salvage attempt successful, Eemslift Hendrika being towed to Ålesund
After the Eemslift Hendrika’s course changed and the risk of grounding became imminent, the salvage operation was brought forward and carried out Wednesday night 7 April. The Smit Salvage team was lifted on board at...Read more
Wind assisted ship propulsion puts the sail back into sailing
Decarbonisation of shipping is one of the greatest maritime challenges and the demand for low carbon solutions is growing. The European research project Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion (WASP) investigates how wind propulsion technology and, thus,...Read more
Salvage crew has boarded Eemslift Hendrika, fear of grounding
The Norwegian Coast Guard has succeeded in getting Smit Salvage’s crew on board the listing Eemslift Hendrika. The salvage attempt was to be postponed until Thursday 8 April, however, action was taken sooner because the...Read more
Container ship Baltic Tern loses five containers in the North Sea [UPDATE]
A ship lost five containers on Wednesday 7 April, approximately 27.5 kilometres north of Dutch Wadden Island Ameland in the North Sea. Another two containers are at risk of falling overboard as well, reports the...Read more
Salvage Eemslift Hendrika postponed to Thursday
Due to the weather in the area around the listing Eemslift Hendrika, the salvage operation has to be postponed until Thursday morning 8 April, reports the Norwegian Coast Guard. The ship has been adrift since...Read more
Suez Canal considers expansion after mega-container ship grounding
The Suez Canal authorities are looking into expanding the southern part of the waterway. The enormous container ship Ever Given ran aground in that section a fortnight ago, causing a major blockage of ships along...Read more
Armed private security for Dutch merchant vessels on the horizon
Dutch merchant vessels that sail through the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden, but cannot be guarded by Defence, will be allowed to use armed private security as of 1 January. The Council of Ministers agreed on...Read more
Netherlands Coast Guard tows container ship on the North Sea to safety
The Netherlands Coast Guard has towed the container ship Escape to a safe position. The ship was sailing in circles above the Dutch Wadden Island Vlieland since 9 pm Tuesday night 6 April because something...Read more
Salvage attempt Eemslift Hendrika to get underway [UPDATE]
During the night, the tugs BB Ocean and Normand Drott have arrived at the Eemslift Hendrika, reports the Norwegian Coast Guard. The ship has been adrift off the Norwegian coast since Monday evening 5 April....Read more
Do you report unsafe conditions you come across on a vessel?
The Nautical Institute stresses that every mariner has a duty to report unsafe conditions. In one of the Institute’s recent Mars reports, a pilot spotted some obvious unsafe conditions concerning safety lines and made a...Read more
Weather makes salvage Eemslift Hendrika impossible for now
With waves of fifteen to eighteen metres high and much wind, the Norwegian Coast Guard says that for now it can do nothing but watch the Eemslift Hendrika. The ship has been adrift off the...Read moreNorwegian Coast Guard releases new videos of Eemslift Hendrika adrift
Norwegian Coast Guard vessel Sortland is now at the Eemslift Hendrika, which has been adrift since Monday evening. A surveillance aircraft has also shot new footage of the ship showing that the work boat that...Read more
[VIDEO] Pioneering Spirit’s new jacket lift system nears completion
Allseas is equipping its mega heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit with a second unique lift system. It is capable of removing and installing complete offshore jackets weighing up to 20,000 tonnes in one go. After...Read more
Smit Salvage team en route to listing Eemslift Hendrika [UPDATE]
Boskalis has confirmed that its subsidiary Smit Salvage has been hired to salvage the Eemslift Hendrika, which is currently adrift without a crew off the coast of Norway. A salvage team will be deployed as...Read more