The captain of the container ship MSC Zoe will not be prosecuted, the Dutch Public Prosecutor’s Office has announced. The...‘Captain MSC Zoe not guilty of losing containers in the North Sea’
For the first time, ABB will supply its Azipod system to a superyacht. The order for two 2.5-MW Azipod units,...ABB wins first Azipod electric propulsion contract for a superyacht
The ports of Vlissingen, Terneuzen and Ghent, which merged into North Sea Port in 2018, suffered from the corona crisis...Covid and Brexit cause 11 per cent transshipment drop at Nort Sea Port
‘Never before did pirates kidnap so many crew in the Gulf of Guinea’
Piracy and armed robbery incidents increased in 2020. The Gulf of Guinea even recorded its highest ever number of crew kidnapped. This was reported by the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB). IMB...Read more
SAL moves into offshore wind installation business
Harren & Partner, the owner of SAL Heavy Lift, is jumping into the expected turbine installation vessel gap with a new company and a jack-up installation vessel. SAL Renewables will focus solely on offshore maintenance...Read more
Maersk fleet to help Ocean Cleanup map plastic concentrations at sea
The Ocean Cleanup develops technologies to rid oceans of plastic. Up to now, Maersk has provided marine offshore support to this mission. This cooperation will now be renewed and extended to also cover end-to-end supply...Read more
Next step in autonomous shipping could be 3D sonar sensors
Automated navigation is the future of inland shipping, say UAntwerp and the Port of Antwerp. Together they developed a 3D sonar sensor to this end and tested it on the Port of Antwerp’s test vessel,...Read more
Holland Shipyards will build three more hybrid ferries for SFK
After delivering the hybrid ferry Gaarden in July 2020 and the fully electric ferry Düsternbrook, which will enter operations shortly, Holland Shipyards Group has won a contract to build three additional hybrid vessels for Schlepp-...Read more
Classification society DNV drops GL from its name
DNV GL will change its name to just DNV on 1 March. The name had been in place since the 2013 merger between DNV (Det Norske Veritas) and GL (Germanischer Lloyd). The company says the...Read more
Damen completes work on diving bell ship, but can’t deliver it yet
Damen Shipyards has completed construction and outfitting of a diving bell ship for FMSW Koblenz/operator WSA Rhine (Waterways and Shipping Office). Following its completion, the vessel has recently undertaken successful river trials. It now has...Read more
Amels sells 74-metre yacht Project Shadow
The team at Amels and Damen Yachting together with Moran Yacht & Ship has sold a new 74-metre Amels 242, Project Shadow, for delivery in autumn 2021. The Amels 242 is the sixth from the...Read more
Jumbo vessel sets heavy lift record in port of New Orleans
Jumbo’s heavy-lift vessel Fairpartner has set a new lift record in the port of New Orleans while unloading two hydrocracking reactors for an oil major. The reactors weighed 1467 and 1508 tonnes, making them the...Read more
Largest cruise company in the world sees demand rise for 2022
The world’s largest cruise company Carnival sees demand for cruises rising again for 2022, the American company reports in a news update. The number of bookings for the first half of 2022 is already above...Read more
Cemex Go Innovation almost ready to start dredging on the North Sea
After Damen Shipyards Galati already delivered the Cemex Go Innovation to Cemex UK Marine on 15 December, the vessel has now arrived at Damen Ship Repair Amsterdam to dot the i’s and cross the t’s....Read more
Emergency tugboat for protection of Borssele offshore wind farm
The Netherlands Coast Guard has a new emergency tug at its disposal since 1 January 2021. The Alp Ace managed by Multraship is located near the Borssele offshore wind farm in order to assist shipping...Read more
Modern sailing cargo ship SC Connector expected in Rotterdam
The SC Connector will arrive at Matrans Rotterdam Terminal in the Eemhaven on Tuesday 12 January. The ship, owned by shipping company Sea-Cargo, was converted into a modern sailing ship last year. It sails in...Read more
Demand for new ships collapses due to fuel uncertainty
The number of ships ordered in the past year has fallen by almost half compared to 2019 and is now at its lowest level in at least two decades. This follows from data of IHS...Read more
Naval officer prosecuted for indecent assault on board Karel Doorman
Justice is prosecuting a naval officer who is alleged to have committed a sexual offence against three colleagues aboard HNLMS Karel Doorman. The facts are said to have taken place while the combat support ship...Read more