On the night of January 20, two of Kotug’s Rotortugs provided salvage assistance to container vessel Em-Oinousses, after it had...Kotug Salvages Drifting Container Ship after Engine Room Fire
As of today, women are allowed to work onboard the submarines of the Royal Netherlands Navy. A trial last year...Women Now Allowed to Work Onboard Dutch Submarines
Making the port of Hamburg more accessible – that is the aim of the current fairway adjustment. The Elbe fairway...Elbe Deepening and Widening Project Underway
Unacceptable Practices Lead to Grounding
Performing other tasks than navigation during the watch, fatigue and alcohol all contributed to a car carrier grounding. To top it off, the Bridge Navigation Watch Alarm System was not functioning. The result: a total...Read more
26 Yacht Projects Underway at Amels and Damen
Damen Shipyards Group’s yachting division Amels is working on 26 yacht projects at its new build and hull building facilities in Vlissingen. This includes the hull of a 78-metre Full Custom yacht. When completed in...Read more
‘Shipping’s Decarbonisation Costs at Least One Trillion Dollars’
A new study puts a price tag on shipping’s decarbonisation. At least one trillion US dollars of capital investments in land-based and ship-related infrastructure is required to halve international shipping’s greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by...Read more
German Shipbuilder to Court after Damen Wins Billion Euro Navy Contract
Shipbuilder German Naval Yards and steelmaker Thyssenkrupp have complained about the earlier award of a billion-euro contract from the German navy to a Dutch consortium led by Damen Shipyards. The German companies have ‘serious doubts’...Read more
Zeamarine Is Disposing of Vessels
Zeamarine is reportedly disposing of vessels to deal with its financial losses. The fast-growing shipping company last month announced that it has hired a restructuring specialist to take over the management of the company and...Read more