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Fatigue leads to passenger vessel grounding

Fatigue leads to passenger vessel grounding

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 24, 2025 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Passenger ships, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

A small passenger vessel offered overnight tourism trips from a home port. The master was working long days and fatigue seems to have contributed to the vessel grounding. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses. It then publishes...
Thamesborg to be lightered before salvage attempt

Thamesborg to be lightered before salvage attempt

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 23, 2025 | Arctic shipping, Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Shipping

Wagenborg reports that two salvage vessels have arrived on scene to attend to its general cargo vessel Thamesborg, which remains aground in stable condition in the Franklin Strait off Prince of Wales Island, Canada. Salvage experts have meanwhile developed a plan for...
Over 500 alternatively-fuelled container ships on order

Over 500 alternatively-fuelled container ships on order

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 22, 2025 | Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping

Alternative fuels have proven particularly popular for the largest ships while orders for smaller alternatively-fuelled ships lag behind. For ships with 8000 TEU capacity or more, 81 per cent of the ships and 85 per cent of the TEU capacity on order are for...
Stena Line puts Stena Futura into service

Stena Line puts Stena Futura into service

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 22, 2025 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping

Stena Line has welcomed the first of its new hybrid freight ferries to Belfast Harbour. The multimillion-pound purpose-built Stena Futura goes into service today, 22 September, on the freight-only Belfast to Heysham route. The 147-metre Stena Futura will operate...
ITG, ZES and Nedcargo launch emission-free inland shipping

ITG, ZES and Nedcargo launch emission-free inland shipping

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 19, 2025 | Emissions, Energy transition, Inland navigation, News, Ship propulsion, Shipping

Inland Terminals Group (ITG), Zero Emission Services (ZES) and Nedcargo are introducing fully emission-free container transport on inland waterways in the Netherlands. From 18 September, the inland vessel MS Den Bosch Max Groen will sail with exchangeable battery...
Japanese Nissen Kaiun buys into Econowind

Japanese Nissen Kaiun buys into Econowind

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 18, 2025 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Shipping, WASP

Japanese shipowner Nissen Kaiun has become a shareholder in Dutch wind-assisted ship propulsion pioneer Econowind. Through the partnership, Econowind hopes to expand its product line while also considering production options in Asia. The Imabari-based shipping...
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