The last of Stena Line’s three new ferries destined for the Irish Sea has completed its sea trials in China’s...Stena Embla completes sea trials
Cadeler will be sending the installation vessel Pacific Orca to the United Kingdom in early 2021 to help DEME install...DEME contracts Cadeler-vessel for Hornsea 2 campaign
Passage plans need to be revised according to weather according to The Nautical Institute. The organisation gives this warning after...RoRo vessel rolls heavily and tips trucks
Self-ignition of cargo likely cause of fire on board Maersk Honam
Self-ignition of a large batch of dangerous cargo is the most likely cause of the huge fire on the Maersk Honam in the Arabian Sea over two years ago. That is the conclusion reached by...Read more
‘Shipping is being dealt heavy blows while crews suffer’
EU politicians should pay more heed to what is actually happening in its shipping sector. The crew change crisis and the refugees picked up Maersk Etienne which no country would accept are examples of this,...Read more
No innovation without digitalisation: SWZ special on digital transformation
This month, SWZ|Maritime presents a special on digitalisation. A deliberate choice, as we acknowledge digitalisation as one of the key starting points of innovation. For practically every innovation, digitalisation of processes and data is crucial.Read more
Tanker Icaro to offload oil from listing FSO Nabarima
The Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA wants to pump the crude oil from the listing FSO Nabarima, which is reported to be leaking oil as soon as possible. The aframax tanker Icaro is on its...Read more
Periskal and Tresco integrate real-time water depths into ECDIS
CoVadem’s Smart Navigation module will soon be available for users of the Inland ECDIS viewers of Periskal and Tresco Engineering. The module shows real-time water depths of the Waal and Rhine rivers integrated in the...Read more
MOL to test algorithms aimed at autonomous ship collision avoidance
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is researching collision avoidance algorithms. The goal is to develop a navigation support system that will lead to autonomous collision avoidance, using rule-based artificial intelligence and a deep reinforcement learning algorithm.Read more
Caught on camera: Seafarer changes mast lamp without fall protection
A crew member was spotted changing a light while standing outside of the “back scratcher”. The Nautical Institute discussed the picture in its latest Mars Reports: ‘Obviously, one should never exit the confines of a...Read more
Belgian and Dutch ports want single shore power system
Dutch and Belgian ports will set up a single shore-based power system for inland shipping and the river cruise industry. The Port of Rotterdam Authority has published a European call for bids to find a...Read more
Van Oord becomes co-owner of Estonian offshore wind farm
Van Oord is now a shareholder in Saare Wind Energy. The latter is developing the Saaremaa offshore wind farm south-west of the Estonian island Saaremaa. The 200-km2 area is to facilitate an offshore wind farm...Read more
Transshipment Dutch ports down 10 per cent
Transshipment of goods in Dutch seaports fell by almost 10 per cent in the first 6 months of 2020, compared with the same period a year earlier. Total transshipment amounted to 281 million tonnes. This...Read more
Geo-data specialist Fugro looking for more capital to diversify its business
Dutch multinational Fugro intends to issue EUR 250 million worth of shares in order to strengthen its financial position. An expiring credit facility of EUR 575 million will be refinanced for EUR 425 million. The...Read moreVideo: FSO Nabarima close to capsizing off the Venezuelan coast
The FSO Nabarima is in danger of sinking off the coast of Venezuela with around 1.3 million barrels of oil on board. This is reported by the Fishermen and Friends of the Seas action group.Read more
Heerema’s Sleipnir installs 4850-metric-tonne Tolmount Platform
The world’s largest semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir has installed the Tolmount platform in the Southern North Sea. The project consisted of installing the 2350-metric-tonne jacket and 2500-metric-tonne topsides constructed by Rosetti Marino.Read more
Ørbeck-Nilssen: Dual-fuel LNG for shipping is a robust choice
Over the next decade, we will start to see the roll-out of the next generation carbon-neutral ships designed to meet IMO goals, says Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO DNV GL – Maritime. But the fuel decision is...Read more
Spliethoff adds sixth P14-type vessel to its fleet
Spliethoff has acquired an additional P14-type vessel. The vessel is renamed Plantijngracht (former name: St. Pauli) and reflagged to the Dutch register. The vessel is currently in Algeciras to undergo maintenance and will be taken...Read more