Heerema to open engineering hub in Porto
Heerema Marine Contractors is launching a new international engineering hub in Porto. This strategic expansion marks the establishment of a long-term footprint in Portugal through the newly formed Heerema Portugal Lda., with operational launch scheduled for early...
Salvage NCL Salten successful, ship taken to port
The NCL Salten, which grounded at Byneset near Trondheim on Thursday 22 May, has been pulled off ground on Tuesday morning in the ongoing salvage operation. After being refloated, divers inspected the ship before being towed to the Port of Orkanger to unload the rest...
Bulk carrier aground in Sweden is taking on water
The Swedish Coast Guard has confirmed that the bulk carrier Ali Aykin that grounded in Swedish waters near Klagshamn at 2:30 am on Sunday morning, is taking on water with a ballast tank affected. The ship is hard aground with large parts of the hull, according to...
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards begins building LABRAX vessel for Carisbrooke
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards has officially started construction of building number 375, the first of two state-of-the-art LABRAX 7680-DWT vessels being built for Carisbrooke Shipping. The milestone was marked with a traditional start of construction ceremony at the yard...
CEAD launches 3D boat printing factory
CEAD, a Delft-based pioneer in large scale 3D printing systems, has launched the Maritime Application Center (MAC). This production facility is dedicated to 3D printing entire boat hulls and accelerating industrial adoption of large scale 3D printing technology in the...
Bulk carrier grounds in Sweden, drunkenness suspected
Early Sunday morning, a bulk carrier ran aground in Swedish waters near Klagshamn. The Coast Guard is investigating suspected drunkenness and gross negligence in maritime traffic, with one crew member already arrested. The ship has not taken on water, nor have any...
NCL Salten still grounded in Norway
The NCL-chartered container ship NCL Salten, which ran aground outside Trondheim, Norway, in the morning of 22 May, is still grounded. Salvors are working on a salvage plan after a first attempt to refloat the vessel failed on Thursday. The officer on watch at the...
Holland Home of Wind Energy to merge with NMT-IRO
Holland Home of Wind Energy (HHWE) will officially merge with NMT-IRO as of 1 January 2026. With strong support from its members, HHWE approved the merger proposal during an extraordinary general meeting. This merger marks a significant step in strengthening the...
Damen Maaskant delivers scampi trawler to Sanford
Damen Maaskant has completed and delivered the San Koura Rangi, a state-of-the-art scampi trawler built for New Zealand seafood company Sanford. The 32.4-metre vessel has safely arrived in New Zealand and the vessel will soon begin operations in the Southern Ocean....
Vertom picks electric cranes from MacGregor for new vessels
MacGregor has secured an order from the Vertom group, a Dutch shipowner and maritime service provider, to deliver fully electric cargo cranes for four multi-purpose vessels. This order represents MacGregor’s first electric crane delivery for vessels that will be built...
Ferry car deck collapses
People should not be allowed to remain under ferries' mobile decks when these are being operated. The Nautical Institute describes an accident with such a deck in a new Mars Report. In this case, the mobile deck crushed a car with a trailer. The Nautical Institute...
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