Roadmap to net zero for European ports
The EU-funded Horizon 2020 projects PIONEERS and MAGPIE closed five years of work on 17 September with a concrete outcome: a Green Port Master Plan delivered to the European Commission. It includes free digital tools that let any European port, not just the ninety...
Amsterdam conducts first methanol STS bunkering with Van Oord’s Boreas
Earlier in May, the first ship-to-ship (STS) bunkering of methanol took place in the Port of Amsterdam. At TMA Logistics' terminal in Amerikahaven, Van Oord's offshore installation vessel Boreas was supplied with 500 tonnes of green methanol, delivered from the bunker...
Dutch emergency response at sea is vulnerable
The system for responding to incidents in the North Sea needs to be put in order as soon as possible, says the Dutch Safety Board after investigating the accident with the Fremantle Highway. This will require improved communication and information sharing between the...
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....
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