K Shipbuilding, LR explore ethanol in new tanker design
K Shipbuilding and Lloyd's Register (LR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop an ethanol-fuelled 50,000-DWT Medium Range (MR) tanker. The project will assess the technical feasibility, safety and regulatory compliance of the design. The...
BIMCO paper: ‘Remove obstacles to safer ship recycling’
BIMCO has drafted a paper to submit to the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-17), asking for more clarity and for obstacles to be removed as the Hong Kong Convention enters into force in two months. The document warns that inconsistencies...
Oman, Netherlands and Germany to launch hydrogen corridor
A Joint Development Agreement (JDA) has been signed to establish the world’s first liquid hydrogen import corridor, connecting the Sultanate of Oman, the Netherlands, and Germany. This corridor will link the port of Duqm in Oman, the port of Amsterdam in the...
IMB reports spike in piracy in Singapore Straits
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed a rise in piracy and armed robbery incidents in the first quarter of 2025 – driven by a spike of incidents in the Singapore Straits. 45 cases were recorded in the first three months of 2025 – an almost 35 per...
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...
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