
Damen Maaskant delivers scampi trawler to Sanford
Damen Maaskant has completed and delivered the San Koura Rangi, a state-of-the-art scampi trawler built for New Zealand seafood company Sanford. The 32.4-metre vessel has safely arrived in New Zealand and the vessel will soon begin operations in the Southern Ocean....
Vertom picks electric cranes from MacGregor for new vessels
MacGregor has secured an order from the Vertom group, a Dutch shipowner and maritime service provider, to deliver fully electric cargo cranes for four multi-purpose vessels. This order represents MacGregor’s first electric crane delivery for vessels that will be built...
Ferry car deck collapses
People should not be allowed to remain under ferries' mobile decks when these are being operated. The Nautical Institute describes an accident with such a deck in a new Mars Report. In this case, the mobile deck crushed a car with a trailer. The Nautical Institute...
ABS publishes safety insights for ammonia as a marine fuel
How does ammonia behave when it leaks in an engine room? How does a cloud of escaped ammonia disperse during bunkering operations? These and many other critical safety questions that must be understood if ammonia is to become widely adopted as a marine fuel are...
Saildrone lands USD 60M in funding to bring USVs to Europe
Saildrone, which specialises in maritime autonomy, has closed a USD 60 million investment round led by EIFO, the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark. The investment will be used to bring Saildrone's USV technology to Europe to address the urgent need for maritime...
The Port of Den Helder, a strategic maritime hub
From the magazine - The Netherlands, known for its mastery of water, boasts some of the most dynamic and vital ports in Europe. From the global powerhouse of the Port of Rotterdam, handling over 436 million tonnes of cargo annually, to specialised hubs like Amsterdam,...
VIDEO: How MARIN studies wind propulsion’s impact on operations
Last February, MARIN conducted simulations on its Large Motion Simulator to explore the impact of wind propulsion on onboard operations. Using a human-centred design approach, it was evaluated how integrating wind propulsion systems affects daily operations on ships....
Chemical hazards on ships need PPE
A new Nautical Institute Mars Report discusses an engineer inspecting the chemical locker. He found that although there was a notice in place instructing crew to use proper personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling the chemicals stored there, there was no easy...
Lack of EU control on rare earths risks naval shipbuilding
From the magazine - The lack of EU control over the supply of rare materials can cause serious obstacles for the European wish to decarbonise their shipbuilding and shipping by electrification. This warning is issued by the former CEO of Port of Rotterdam, Allard...
Multraship moves in to new headquarters to facilitate growth
Multraship Towage & Salvage has opened its new headquarters at the Middenhavendam location in Terneuzen on 15 May. Located immediately alongside the Scheldt River, it houses offices, a warehouse, the 24/7 dispatch centre and a simulator training centre. The new...
Fugro to provide USV seabed mapping in Norway
The Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) has contracted Fugro to support the 2025 MAREANO seabed mapping programme. For the first time in its history, MAREANO will use uncrewed surface vessel (USV) technology to acquire the data, with Fugro deploying its new 18-metre...