EU’s first full-scale offshore CO2 storage site opens
His Majesty King Frederik X of Denmark officially opened the first full-scale facility for permanent offshore CO2 storage in the European Union on 18 September. The opening ceremony took place at the Port of Esbjerg marking Greensand’s move into commercial operation....
Hong Kong Convention for ship recycling enters into force
The Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships entered into force on 26 June 2025. Ships at the end of their operational lives must now be recycled in a safe and environmentally sustainable way. The Hong Kong...
First Belgian and Dutch minehunter donated to Ukraine
The Belgian minehunter BNS Narcis and the Dutch HNLMS Vlaardingen have recently been handed over to Ukraine. The transfer took place during a ceremony at the Belgian naval base in Zeebrugge. Due to operational security reasons, this is only now being communicated...
EST-Floattech launches LFP maritime battery system
EST-Floattech has expanded its Octopus Series with the introduction of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) battery modules. With this addition, the company addresses market demand for maritime battery systems based on another chemical configuration. EST-Floattech is a Dutch...
Stena Futura completes sea trials in China
Stena Line's Stena Futura, the first of its new hybrid ferries destined for the Irish Sea, has completed its sea trials. The vessel is on schedule to enter service on the Belfast-Heysham route in late summer. Sea trials are designed to test the vessel at sea to...
Burning plastic on deck causes fatality
Burning shipboard plastic resulted in an explosion and a fatality on board a ship. The incident is described in a new Nautical Institute Mars Report. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses. It then publishes these so-called Mars...
Econowind installs four VentoFoils on tanker Jutlandia Swan
Econowind has installed four 16-metre VentoFoils on board the chemical tanker M/T Jutlandia Swan, owned and operated by Danish shipping company Uni-Tankers. The ATEX-proof wind-assisted ship propulsion units were installed in just four days in the port of Rotterdam....
Kongsberg supplies propulsion system for Colombian frigate
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract with Damen Naval to supply twin controllable pitch propellers (CPPs) and shaftlines as part of a contract with the Colombian Navy for a new frigate. Construction is to begin at the end of 2025, with commissioning expected at...
Damen delivers WID Shoalbuster to UK Dredging
During a festive ceremony, a Damen Shoalbuster 2711 WID (water injection dredging) has been christened and named UKD Seadragon. Damen Shipyards delivered the vessel to UK Dredging, a subsidiary of Associated British Ports. The ceremony took place in the Roath Basin in...
Royal IHC on the road to recovery as order book fills
Despite another net loss over 2024, Royal IHC's operating result turned positive. At the same time, the Dutch shipbuilder's order book is growing, making CEO Derk te Bokkel positive about the future now that 'customers' confidence in the future of Royal IHC is...
Roll Group expands new office and yard in US
Roll Group has opened its newest Americas Project office and yard in Saint Gabriel, Louisiana. The expansion is to serve the Gulf Coast region with localised expertise and integrated engineered heavy lift and project logistics services. By expanding its Americas...
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