Container fleet set to reach new high of 34 million TEU
In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Chief Shipping Analysis, Niels Rasmussen, looks at the global container fleet capacity. This is on track to reach a new high of 34 million TEU, fuelled by a high level of new deliveries and sluggish ship...
Waterway authorities want EU Water Resilience Strategy
Waterway authorities call for a EU Water Resilience Strategy that supports co-benefit solutions for navigation, water supply, flood mitigation, biodiversity restoration and recreation in a changing climate. This was announced by Inland Navigation Europe (INE). The...
Damen selects Van Halteren for key ASWF systems
Damen Naval has contracted Van Halteren Technologies for replenishment at sea systems and helicopter transfer systems for the Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate (ASWF) programme. The frigates, developed on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Defence for the Royal Netherlands...
Reefblocks advance biodiversity and coastal protection
Reefblocks technology, developed by sustainable startup Reefy, combines wave and erosion protection with enhanced biodiversity. The project “Rotterdam Reef”, which saw the blocks installed, now proves that infrastructure development and nature restoration can go hand...
VIDEO: Port of Rotterdam trials ammonia bunkering
Trammo, OCI and James Fisher Fendercare conducted an ammonia bunkering pilot between two vessels at a terminal in the Port of Rotterdam on 12 April. This marks an important step in preparing the port for vessels bunkering clean ammonia. Ammonia is a carbon-free fuel,...
Progressive flooding sinks tanker
Seawater constantly washing over the forecastle of a tanker caused flooding of three separate rooms in the forward part of the ship. The captain continued sailing eventually resulting in the ship capsizing and sinking. Read about this incident in a new Mars Report....
IHC and Eastern Shipbuilding build TSHD Beagle for Dutra
Royal IHC and Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) will design, engineer and supply key components, including all mission equipment and automation, of a new trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) for The Dutra Group. The design is based on the Beagle series of hopper...
HNLMS Snellius deployed against hybrid warfare in Baltic
Three months in the Baltic Sea. That's the prospect for the Royal Netherlands Navy's hydrographic survey vessel HNLMS Snellius, which set sail on 13 April. The ship will relieve HNLMS Luymes in the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG) 1, a NATO fleet...
Stena Immaculate towed to Port of Great Yarmouth
After the container ship Solong had already been moved from the collision site on the North Sea, the Stena Immaculate has now also been towed to safety. The container ship Solong struck the tanker Stena Immaculate while at anchor on 10 March resulting in fires on both...
IMO sets emissions limits and GHG pricing for shipping
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has agreed on a Net-Zero Framework for shipping. It is the first in the world to combine mandatory emissions limits and greenhouse gas (GHG) pricing across an entire industry sector. The KVNR, ICS, European Shipowners |...
Van Oord had busy year, lower net profit
2024 was a busy year for Van Oord, with 229 projects completed in 39 countries, a solid operational performance and a high level of investment in sustainable vessels. The company did, however, haul in a lower net profit than last year, as it was weighed down by...
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