The CO2-emissions associated with using an Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS, or scrubber) are lower than the emissions caused by...CE Delft: Scrubbers have a lower climate impact than low-sulphur fuels
The 23,750-TEU container ship MSC Mia has pulled over a container crane on leaving the Spanish port of Valencia. The...Video: Container ship MSC Mia drags crane with it on departure
Ampelmann has signed a contract with offshore engineering and construction company McDermott. This is the first project in which an...Ampelmann introduces W2W services to the East Coast of India
Ship propellers worth 140,000 euros stolen from Kooiman Van Os shipyard
Several ship propellers with a total value of 140,000 euros have been stolen from the Kooiman Van Os shipyard in Yerseke. The company has said that a blue container behind the garage boxes on the...Read more
Divers search for lost cargo from MSC Zoe
A team of thirty divers has started with a major clean-up operation in the North Sea above the Wadden Islands. They want to clean up rubbish that came from the containers that were thrown overboard...Read more
Chipolbrok and Crane Worldwide create door-to-door heavy-lift service
Crane Worldwide Logistics in Japan and Chipolbrok are joining forces to create a door-to-door heavy-lift service for clients shipping cargo between Europe, the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Middle East, Asia and the Americas.Read more
MSC buys hull cleaning robot for 14,000 TEU container ship
MSC will equip one of its container ships with Jotun’s Hull Skating Solutions (HSS). The HullSkater is a robot that removes biofouling from the hull and is controlled remotely through 4G. It is the first...Read more
Van Oord applies Atlantis tubes to create dam in IJsselmeer
Contracted by the Dutch Province of Friesland, Van Oord has now installed five Atlantis tubes in the IJsselmeer near Kornwerderzand to create a dam. Atlantis tubes are elongated bags made of specially developed geotextile fabric...Read more
Dominion orders Huisman crane for first Jones Act installation vessel
Dominion Energy has selected Huisman Equipment to fabricate the crane for the United States’ first Jones Act compliant offshore wind installation vessel. Huisman joins a consortium of offshore wind industry leaders to build the vessel,...Read more
Wind powered car carrier to set sail in late 2024
Wallenius Marine has given an update on its Oceanbird project. Per Tunell, Chief Operating Officer at Wallenius Marine says he is now absolutely sure the vessel will become a reality. The RoRo vessel/car carrier with...Read more
Disappearance of livestock carrier Gulf Livestock 1 raises questions
Why was the Gulf Livestock 1 heading straight for the heart of category 4 storm Maysak, the worst typhoon of the year to date in the East China Sea? That is what maritime experts are...Read more
Damen to build largest Dutch superyacht ever
Amels and Damen Yachting have won a contract for a new build 120-metre superyacht by Espen Øino. When delivered in 2025, Project Signature will be not only the largest Amels, but also the largest superyacht...Read more
GE to provide electric propulsion for new Dutch Combat Support Ship
GE’s Power Conversion business will deliver an energy management and electric propulsion package intended for the new Combat Support Ship (CSS) in use at the Royal Netherlands Navy. The technology was selected for its low...Read more
‘Bunkering facility not a must to get liquid hydrogen on board a ship’
In principle, there is nothing standing in the way of ships being supplied with liquid hydrogen today. According to Adrian Shakib, Tendering Manager at MAN Energy Solutions, ‘the technology is already there’, eliminating the need...Read more
Sif scraps Vinyard offshore wind farm from order book
Dutch Sif Group has definitively cancelled the order for the delivery of the foundations for the first large American offshore wind farm, Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts. This is evident from an explanation by...Read more
Two crew members kidnapped from Dutch ship off Nigeria
Two crew members of the Dutch reefer Water Phoenix were kidnapped by a group of pirates off the coast of Nigeria on 8 September. This has been reported by spokesman Cor Radings of the Groningen...Read more
Ferus Smit launches first NaabsaMax tanker
Ferus Smit has launched the first of two NaabsaMax coastal tankers ordered at its yard in Leer, Germany. Naabsa or “Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground” means the vessel is specially designed for calling niche...Read more
Barge in Rotterdam to demonstrate use of hydrogen gas can cut emissions
As a pilot, a barge in Rotterdam will be equipped with Ultimate Cell technology. This system injects hydrogen gas into the engine to improve combustion. According to the company behind the system, this process can...Read more