X-Press Feeders orders eight container ships that can sail on methanol
Eastaway, a member of the X-Press Feeders Group, has commissioned eight 1170 TEU container ships, with options for more. The vessels will be outfitted with dual-fuel engines that can operate on regular fuel or green methanol, and are specifically designed to be...
Stability issues cutter Mary Kate point to much bigger problem
In April this year, the Dutch Safety Board, which was investigating the capsizing of two cutters, issued an interim warning. The Council was concerned about the stability of a certain type of cutter/trawler. We published this on the website of SWZ|Maritime and...
‘Exposed bedrock could have caused holes in MS Estonia’s hull’
In July, Stockholm University conducted a survey of the MS Estonia wreck site and documented the conditions of the sea floor. The report states, among other things, that exposed bedrock has been identified next to where the two major holes in the ferry's hull are...
Amasus extends ro/ro vessel Rotra Mare by 11.6 metres to fit next gen wind turbines
Due to the increasing height of wind turbines, transport vessels must be made suitable for the transport of these next generation wind turbines. Commissioned by Amasus Shipping, Holland Shipyards Group is currently working on the conversion of ro/ro Rotra Mare in...
Not reducing speed in fog leeds to vessel collision
When ships are on a collision course, the first step should be reducing speed to give more time to assess the situation and/or increase the closest point of approach. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report which describes how a general...
Dutch finally allow private armed security on ships
On 30 November, the Dutch Senate approved a repair bill for the Merchant Shipping Protection Act. This act allows, under certain conditions, private armed security on sea-going vessels under Dutch flag as of 1 January 2022. The Act specifically targets the Gulf of...
IMO MEPC meeting on shipping emissions ‘kicks can down the road’
The International Chamber of Shipping, World Shipping Council and Maersk CEO Søren Skou look back on the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 77 with disappointment. No agreement was reached on reducing shipping...
Dutch Navy’s HNLMS Groningen returns to IHC for propeller shaft repairs
Last week, Royal IHC welcomed back the HNLMS Groningen at the shipyard of Reimerswaal in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. The Dutch Navy's patrol vessel returned to have a repaired propeller shaft installed. Back in March, Royal IHC and the Department of Material...
DNV publishes recommended practice for remote control operations in shipping
Classification society DNV has introduced the shipping industry’s first competence standard for vessel remote control centre operators (RCCOs). It is supported by a recommended practice with a certification scheme for RCCOs. Together, they provide a framework for...
TNO trials flexible offshore solar energy systems capable of bending with waves
A consortium led by TNO has launched a study on new, floating and flexible solar energy systems. The system of flexible floating units with flexible solar panels mounted on them has been installed over recent days in the Fieldlab Green Economy Westvoorne in...
Wagenborg Offshore to add fourth walk-to-work vessel to its fleet
Wagenborg Offshore will have another platform supply vessel converted into a walk-to-work emergency response and rescue vessel (W2W ERRV). The company will operate this fourth walk-to-work vessel in its fleet as a standby and support vessel for inspection and...
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