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Scot Carrier and Karin Høj had no lookouts during fatal collision

Scot Carrier and Karin Høj had no lookouts during fatal collision

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 14, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping

At 0327 on 13 December 2021, the UK registered general cargo ship Scot Carrier and the Denmark registered split hopper barge Karin Høj collided resulting in two fatalities. The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has found neither vessel had a...
PortLiner signs berth deal with Port of Rotterdam for charging pontoon

PortLiner signs berth deal with Port of Rotterdam for charging pontoon

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 14, 2023 | Emissions, Energy transition, Inland navigation, Marine fuels, News, Ports, Ship propulsion, Shipping

On Wednesday 13 September, PortLiner signed a contract with the Port of Rotterdam Authority for the berth of the charging and storage pontoon that PortLiner is preparing. This is a pontoon where electrolyte will be charged with electricity to supply power to electric...
Expedition cruise ship Ocean Explorer grounds off Greenland [UPDATED]

Expedition cruise ship Ocean Explorer grounds off Greenland [UPDATED]

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 13, 2023 | Arctic shipping, Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Passenger ships, Shipping

The expedition cruise ship Ocean Explorer ran aground in Alpefjord, in the national park in Northeast Greenland, on Monday afternoon. The Danish Joint Arctic Command reports a first refloat attempt has failed. On Monday afternoon, 11 September, West Greenlandic time,...
Heerema installs west Alpha topside for TenneT

Heerema installs west Alpha topside for TenneT

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 13, 2023 | Heavy lift, News, Offshore wind

With the help of Heerema Marine Contractors’ crane vessel Thialf, the superstructure (topside) for the offshore transformer platform Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) was successfully placed on the jacket. The topside is located some 50 kilometres off the coast of...
How MARIN verifies Tetrahedron’s new tag line system

How MARIN verifies Tetrahedron’s new tag line system

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 13, 2023 | Heavy lift, Maritime research, News, Offshore wind

For the past two years, MARIN has supported Dutch startup Tetrahedron to design, verify and improve the performance of an innovative tag line system applied on its novel crane. The Tetrahedron crane was winner of the 2020 Offshore Wind Innovators Award. The...
Paltry PPU position predictor leads to grounding

Paltry PPU position predictor leads to grounding

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 13, 2023 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

GPS “smoothing” can make a portable pilotage unit (PPU) less accurate. This was one of the contributory factors in a vessel grounding discussed in The Nautical Institute’s latest Mars Report. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime...
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