Sweden orders four frigates from Naval Group
Naval Group has signed a contract with the Swedish Ministry of Defence for the procurement of four defence and intervention frigates (FDIs) for the Royal Swedish Navy. The signing comes less than four months after Sweden announced its selection of the FDI. The...
TU Delft strengthens innovation at Alewijnse
Seeking collaboration with a university of technology or university of applied sciences can significantly increase the innovative power of a maritime manufacturing company. Offering a graduation thesis and the facilities required for this is a good way to start....
Dutch navy gets new fast interception craft
The Ministry of Defence is procuring thirteen fast craft for the Royal Netherlands Navy. They will replace the current Fast Raiding Interception Special Forces Craft (FRISC). Dutch shipyard De Haas Maassluis in Rotterdam is building the so-called Future Fast...
VLOC goes down in five minutes with 22 of 24 crew
The Nautical Institute warns of the dangers of structural weakness in a new Mars Report. The report describes the fast sinking of a very large ore carrier (VLOC) due to hull failure. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses. It then...
Smit Salvage called in for burning tanker on North Sea
Salvage of the two vessels that collided off the Yorkshire coast on the North Sea yesterday is ongoing, with Smit Salvage called in for the tanker Stena Immaculate. One crew member of the container ship Solong remains missing. Matthew Atkinson, Divisional Commander...
Van Oord’s offshore giant Boreas arrives in the Netherlands
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Boreas has arrived in the Netherlands after a smooth voyage from China of almost 14,700 nautical miles. To reach its destination, the gigantic vessel had to navigate through the world's largest sea lock in IJmuiden, an...
IHC launches electric mining cutter suction dredger
On Saturday 8 March, Royal IHC launched the electric mining cutter suction dredger (CSD) Sandra. It is the second electric mining dredger that the Dutch shipbuilder has built for Kenmare Resources Plc. The launch took place at Royal IHC’s shipyard in Kinderdijk, the...
Royal HaskoningDHV acquires Scottish Arch Henderson
International consulting engineering company Royal HaskoningDHV has acquired Scotland-based maritime engineering company Arch Henderson. Together, the two companies want to focus on providing services to naval bases, among other things. By bringing Arch Henderson...
Tanker and container ship on fire after colliding in North Sea
An oil tanker and container ship have collided in the North Sea. The UK Coastguard speaks of a major incident, with fires broken out on both vessels. Cause of the collision and whether there are casualties is still unknown. Different media report it involves the...
Damen Yachting launches Albatross after refit
Damen Yachting has relaunched Albatross, a 72.2-metre yacht that underwent an impressive refit and layout transformation in the last 26 months. The yacht was originally built by Delta Marine. After the extensive Amels refit of Albatross the yacht was brought back into...
Van der Wees orders RoRo pontoon at Concordia Damen
Concordia Damen has landed a contract from Royal Van der Wees Group for the construction and delivery of an innovative RoRo pontoon, to be named Lastdrager 29. In addition, the Werkendam-based shipyard will build two coupling pontoons for Van der Wees. The project...
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