by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 22, 2021 | News, Passenger ships, Propulsion
Ferry operator Stena Line, Frederikshavn Municipality, and the Port of Frederikshavn have signed an agreement for making Gothenburg-Frederikshavn the world’s first fossil fuel free ferry line of its kind. The route is to be operated by two battery-powered Stena...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 22, 2021 | News, Yachts
Swiss businessman Mr Micca Ferrero has acquired the majority shareholding in Icon Yachts and all related companies. Founded in 2005, Icon Yachts is located in Harlingen, the Netherlands, with a direct and unrestricted access to the North Sea. The company’s...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 22, 2021 | News, Yachts
The Italians have their Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Maseratis, the Brits their Rolls-Royces and Aston Martins, the French their haute cuisine and fragrances. But the Dutch are probably making the most expensive kind of gift that only the richest people in the world can...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 22, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News
You never know where a fire on board a ship may occur or where the crew is at that time. In its latest Mars Report, The Nautical Institute describes how a crew member had to choose an escape route without an emergency escape breathing device, as the other route was...
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by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 21, 2021 | News, Shipbuilding, Yachts
Heesen Yachts has joined the hull and superstructure of the 60-metre, all-aluminium Project Skyfall, YN 19959. In a complex operation over several days in September, three large mobile cranes lowered the main engines onto their mounts, and then hoisted the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 21, 2021 | News, Ship design, WASP
Windship Technology’s patented triple-wing rig has received an approval in principle from classification society DNV. According to the company, three rigs sets are able to produce all the power required to sail an 80,000 DWT ship on the main long transoceanic...
