First dual-fual methanol bunker barge headed for Rotterdam
OCI and Unibarge have joined forces to develop Europe’s first dual-fuelled green methanol bunker barge, driving cleaner shipping. The vessel will be deployed at the Port of Rotterdam in 2024. The retrofitted barge will be the first green inland waterway craft in...
EU funding for SOFC/LOHC solution for offshore wind vessel
The EU has granted the Ship-aH2oy project EUR 15 million to equip an offshore wind vessel with a new solution for power and heat generation. Goal is to introduce high-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology for...
Fatal fall from stern mounted lifeboat davit
Some environments appear safe yet they really are not so. That is how The Nautical Institute describes a fatal accident with a lifeboat in its stowed position, but not yet locked in place. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses....
First Royal Huisman Featherlight sailing yacht emerges from building hall
Panamax sloop Nilaya has left the construction hall at Royal Huisman in Vollenhove, the Netherlands, in preparation for the installation of its towering rig in Amsterdam. This highly anticipated superyacht is the first to utilize the builder’s new Featherlight design...
TAQA completes first offshore integrity inspections with USV
TAQA Netherlands is the first oil and gas operator in Europe to successfully complete an offshore integrity inspections campaign with an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) and electrical remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The pilot project made use of Fugro's uncrewed Fugro...
MS Romantika breaks loose in Dutch Eemshaven and hits other ships
Holland Norway Lines' ferry MS Romantika, which sails between Norway and the Netherlands, broke loose from the quay on 1 February in the port of Eemshaven. There were no injuries, but there was damage, says a spokesperson of Groningen Seaports. The MS Romantika has...
WinGD and CMB.Tech co-develop large ammonia-fuelled engine
WinGD and CMB.Tech will develop ammonia-fuelled two-stroke engines together. The companies aim to install the ammonia dual-fuel X72DF engine on a series of ten 210,000 DWT bulk carriers to be built at a Chinese shipyard in 2025 and 2026. Under this joint development...
Heesen joins hull and superstructure of 57-metre superyacht Project Akira
Heesen Yachts has joined the hull and superstructure of superyacht Project Akira, YN 20457, at its facility in Oss, the Netherlands. The project is available for delivery in summer 2024. Project Akira is the first in the new 57-metre all-aluminium series of fast...
How dangerous is hydrogen sulphide when smelling it on board?
A routine transfer of bilge water from the engine room bilges to the bilge water tank was being undertaken. During the transfer, the crew detected a smell of rotten eggs from the bilge tank vent, an indicator of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) gas. But how dangerous is H2S?...
KNRM lays keel of first new 7.5-metre lifeboat class
On behalf of the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM), twelve new rescue boats of a 7.5-metre class will be built over the next few years. The Chaterina D is the first boat of a new class for which the keel was laid on 27 January. The boat will enter...
Concordia Damen to build dry cargo vessels based on Parsifal design
Concordia Damen will deliver two CDS Dry Cargo 110 vessels to Amer Shipping. The hull shape is based on the Parsifal type tanker, which will allow the vessels to sail longer at (very) low water levels, which is predicted to occur often in the coming years. Amer...
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