Friede & Goldman has developed a new feeder concept for the offshore wind industry called BargeRack. The system eliminates motions...BargeRack increases uptime of offshore installation vessels
Advertorial – Due to the technology boom, the innovative digitalization of naval projects is on the rise. So, what is...Into the Digital Age: Why go for digitalization of naval projects
Improper mooring of ships can have serious consequences. When noticing some possible mooring arrangement problems with a vessel at birth,...Can you spot the mooring rope errors?
X-Press Pearl wreck removal has to wait until Monsoon has passed
X-Press Feeders, operators of the container ship X-Press Pearl, have confirmed that the wreck is now wholly sitting on the seabed at a depth of 21 metres. Due to the exposed nature of the anchorage...Read more
Oceanco will build 105-metre megayacht
Dutch yacht builder Oceanco will build a 105-metre megayacht. The details of the vessel are still very much under wraps, but it has been revealed that The A Group is representing the owner and managing...Read more
Royal Netherlands Navy opens fire on drug boats in Caribbean
The navy ship HNLMS Holland has stopped two fast motorboats smuggling cocaine in the Caribbean with targeted shots. According to the Ministry of Defence, a total of 1285 kilos of hard drugs were seized.Read more
Brittany Ferries eyes zero-emission, sea-skimming flying ferries
Brittany Ferries is exploring the potential for a new high-speed, sustainable and more efficient form of ferry travel called a seaglider. Such ferries with hydrofoils and a 50-150 passenger capacity could be sailing between the...Read more
First seafarers receive Covid-19 vaccine in Port of Rotterdam
The first Covid-19 vaccinations to seafarers of ships flying the Dutch flag were administered on Wednesday in the Port of Rotterdam. Crew of marine contractor Van Oord were the first to be vaccinated. Over the...Read more
Dutch flag drops one spot on Port State Control performance list
The Dutch fleet moves down from fourth to fifth place on the Performance List of the Paris MoU. Both the lists of best performing flag states and worst performing flag states got smaller, causing the...Read more
Doeksen’s catamaran ferries to switch to bio-LNG
In 2020 and 2021, Rederij Doeksen launched two new catamarans, the Willem Barentsz and sister ship Willem de Vlamingh. Both ferries sail exclusively on LNG. From 2023, SFP will produce bio-LNG in Harlingen, which will...Read more
Damen delivers FCS 1605 to Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 1605 to Allseas to support the Pioneering Spirit – the largest construction vessel in the world. The FCS 1605, named Ricochet, will perform fast crew...Read more
X-Press Pearl’s bow submerged, Sri Lanka claims USD 40 million from operator
X-Press Feeders, operator of the X-Press Pearl, has confirmed that the container ship’s bow and forecastle deck are now submerged. So far, there has been no fuel oil pollution, but a grey sheen has been...Read more
Construction kicks off on world’s first zero-emission fast ferry
Construction of the world’s first fully electric passenger fast ferry at the Fjellstrand shipyard on the west coast of Norway has started. It will be equipped with two electric motors and a 1.5 MWh capacity...Read more
[VIDEO] Royal IHC launches dredger Alyarmouk at the Dead Sea
For the second time, Royal IHC has launched the cutter suction dredger (CSD) Alyarmouk. While built in the Netherlands and first launched there, the vessel had subsequently been demounted and transported to Jordan for a...Read more
Shipping heavily disrupted after corona measures in Chinese ports
Stringent Covid measures in South China’s container ports are causing serious disruptions to shipping. Local authorities have severely curtailed port operations, leading to the biggest backlog since at least 2019. The transport world is already...Read more
Conoship: Marine carbon capture future-proofs LNG-fuelled vessels
Contrary to the World Bank point of view, Conoship believes there is a bright future for LNG in the decarbonisation of the shipping industry. The ship design company states the World Bank report seems to...Read more
Drewry expects further rate rises during the summer
Drewry’s Multipurpose Time Charter Index increased to USD 8339 per day in May, representing a rise of 4.3 per cent compared to the 2.5 per cent rise seen in the previous month. The index is...Read more
Maersk wants CO2 tax of USD 150 on shipping fuel
Maersk’s CEO Søren Skou believes there should be a hefty CO2 tax on fuel oil and other fossil shipping fuels to close the price gap with alternative fuels. He also believes the IMO should play...Read more