Jan De Nul adds two new dredgers to its fleet
Jan De Nul has welcomed the brand-new cutter suction dredger Willem van Rubroeck in the Port of Ghent on Wednesday 20 January. It is the largest cutter suction dredger in the company’s fleet. On the...Read more
World’s largest civilian hospital ship is coming to Rotterdam
Construction of the world’s largest non-governmental hospital ship, the Global Mercy of medical aid organisation Mercy Ships, is nearing completion. The ship will head to Europe this spring for additional outfitting and will visit Rotterdam...Read more
UHL takes delivery of first newbuild F900 Ecolift vessel
United Heavy Lift has taken delivery of the first of eight newly built F900 heavy-lift vessels, the MV UHL Faith. With the investment, the German project carrier wants to contribute to eco-friendly shipping and further...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
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
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
Heesen to deliver six superyachts in 2021
Heesen Yachts in Oss, the Netherlands, plans to deliver six superyachts this year. These include 50-metre Projects Triton and Aquamarine and 60-metre Project Falcon. The company currently has fourteen yachts in its order book with...Read more
Royal Bodewes sends third Trader 4800 for Scotline on sea trials
The Scot Ranger has left Royal Bodewes Shipyards in Hoogezand to go on sea trials. The ship, which is to be the third Trader 4800 for Scotline, Inverness, was towed to the sea harbour of...Read more
Feadship’s 77-metre Project 707 leaves yard for sea trials
At 4:30 on Tuesday morning 5 January, the 77-metre Project 707 left the Feadship facility in Aalsmeer on its way to sea trials. The route to the sea holds some tight fits as the pictures...Read more
Construction kicks off for Spliethoff’s new offshore supply vessels
Construction on Spliethoff’s new B-Type heavy lift vessels has begun with a steel cutting ceremony at the Mawei shipyard in Fuzhou, China. The vessels will combine DP2 station-keeping abilities with two 500-tonne heavy lift cranes,...Read more
Neptune to build sailing freighter for transport of Ariane 6 rockets
The Dutch shipyard Neptune Marine in Hardinxveld-Giessendam has been selected to build a futuristic sailing vessel. The 121-metre long Canopée, as the ship will be called, will be equipped with four 30-metre high Oceanwings. It...Read more
Knud E. Hansen presents new wind turbine installation vessel design
Ship design agency Knud E. Hansen presents a new platform, the Atlas C-Class. The wind turbine installation vessel is currently the only one capable of carrying six of the new-generation 14-16 MW wind turbines, and...Read more
Jan De Nul adds fifth Ultra-Low Emission dredger to its fleet
Singaporean shipyard Keppel Offshore & Marine has delivered the 6000-m3 trailing suction hopper dredger Ortelius to Jan De Nul Group. This vessel is an identical copy of the Ultra-Low Emission vessel Sanderus, in service since...Read more
Type-approval for methanol-powered tanker Hyundai
For the first time, DNV GL has given an approval in principle for a standard design of a methanol-powered tanker. The design was made by the Korean shipyard Hyundai Mipo, engine manufacturer MA and the...Read more
Van Oord orders e-fuel ready cable-laying vessel from VARD
Van Oord has ordered a next-generation custom-built green cable-laying vessel. The vessel will be delivered from VARD in Norway and equipped with the latest sustainable technologies. The vessel is to be fully operational in 2023.Read more
Royal IHC launches dredger Alyarmouk for Arab Potash Company
The cutter suction dredger (CSD) Alyarmouk has been launched at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. The custom-built vessel is a 3557-kW CSD and a further developed copy of the dredger...Read more
Ulstein to design first Jones Act compliant rock installation vessel
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has contracted Ulstein Design & Solutions to design the first US flagged, Jones Act compliant inclined fallpipe vessel for subsea rock installation. The vessel is critical in building the future...Read more
Jan De Nul buys large cable layer from Ocean Yield
Jan De Nul Group will acquire the offshore construction and cable-lay vessel Connector from Ocean Yield ASA. The Connector is one of the largest and most advanced subsea installation and construction vessels available in the...Read more