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Vessel speed exacerbates bank suction, take two

Vessel speed exacerbates bank suction, take two

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 26, 2024 | Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Be aware of bank suction. If extreme helm is required to hold the vessel steady in a restricted waterway, speed must be reduced as soon as possible before removing the helm. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report, in which a tanker ended...
Oil clean-up following Vox Maxima collision continues

Oil clean-up following Vox Maxima collision continues

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 25, 2024 | Maritime accidents, News

Van Oord’s trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Maxima allided with a stationary Singapore-flagged bunker vessel, the Marine Honour, on 14 June, which led to an oil spill. Clean-up efforts are ongoing. The Marine Honour will be lightered in order to be able to tow it...
New project for Wadden Sea autonomous ferries

New project for Wadden Sea autonomous ferries

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 25, 2024 | Autonomous operation, Maritime research, News, Passenger ships, Ship design

A cross-border consortium of nine partners is launching the innovative Ferry Go! project, aimed at developing autonomous ferries in the German-Dutch Wadden Sea. This pioneering project, with a three-year duration and a total budget of around EUR 3.7 million, is being...
Port of Rotterdam makes room for large-scale electrolyser

Port of Rotterdam makes room for large-scale electrolyser

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 25, 2024 | Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Offshore wind, Ports, Renewables

Zeevonk II, winner of the wind park IJmuiden Ver tender for plot Beta, is going to build an electrolyser on the Maasvlakte. It will make it possible to convert wind farm energy into green hydrogen. In the construction of the second conversion park on the Maasvlakte,...
NIBC sells shipping portfolio to Hamburg Commercial Bank

NIBC sells shipping portfolio to Hamburg Commercial Bank

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 24, 2024 | News

NIBC has reached agreement to sell its shipping portfolio to Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB). According to the Dutch bank, this divestment enables a sharper focus on key business segments where growth can be accelerated. The transaction comprises NIBC’s well-performing...
DEME’s new fallpipe vessel Yellowstone about to head to US

DEME’s new fallpipe vessel Yellowstone about to head to US

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 24, 2024 | News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Ship design, Shipbuilding

On 4 June, Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid, Princess of Belgium, officially named DEME’s new fallpipe vessel Yellowstone in Zeebrugge, Belgium. This summer, the vessel, boasting a payload capacity of 37,000 tonnes, sets sail for the US to work on the Coastal...
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