Everllence to provide engines for Damen tug programme
Everllence has signed a framework agreement for the serial supply of its 175D engine with Damen Shipyards Group. This secures the delivery of high-speed engines for Damen’s Fuel Flexible tug programme – as well as other applications – well into the future. Damen is...
Arnold de Bruijn new Secretary-General of IADC
On 1 April, Arnold de Bruijn (1980) will join the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) as the eventual successor to Secretary-General, René Kolman. Kolman has represented the international dredging sector since 2008 and will retire on 1 November....
Expro contracted for Dutch carbon capture and storage project
Energy services provider Expro has secured a contract to supply Tubular Running Services (TRS) for a major carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the Netherlands. The Porthos project is the first offshore CCS storage system in the Netherlands. Expro will...
A hidden tripping hazard in ship’s engine room
An engineer was conducting a safety round in the engine room workshop welding area while the vessel was underway. Some welding had been done earlier, but was not yet finished and the welding curtain was still in place. As he walked, he hit his foot on a loose pipe on...
Feadship’s yacht Project 714 leaves construction shed
Feadship's Project 714 has emerged from the shed at the Aalsmeer facility. At 79.95 metres in length, this superyacht is now ready to undergo final outfitting and sea trials. Project 714 features an exterior design by RWD with sculpted curves and a blue hull. Feadship...
Balk Shipyard back in Dutch hands
As of 26 February, Balk Shipyard, based in Urk, the Netherlands, is back in Dutch hands. With this acquisition, 100% of the shares of the yacht builder revert to Dutch ownership. The new owner is a Dutch entrepreneur whose name has not been disclosed. In 2022, the...
Jan De Nul to install monopiles for major Scottish wind farm
Jan De Nul’s heavy-lift vessel Les Alizés will be deployed to transport and install the monopile foundations at Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm. When complete, this wind farm off the Angus coast in Scotland will generate enough green energy to power the equivalent of...
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards lays keel for first GADUS vessel
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards has laid the keel of Hav Leiti, the first vessel in the new GADUS series of four 5600-DWT dry cargo vessels. The vessel is being built for Navigare Shipping. The Hav Leiti is the first of four highly efficient and sustainable cargo ships...
ZeroUSV launches first of autonomous USV charter fleet
British SME ZeroUSV is one step closer to offering the world’s first charter fleet of fully autonomous uncrewed surface vessels after its inaugural Oceanus12 touched the water for the first time at Manor Marine in Portland, Dorset, this week. The fully equipped vessel...
DFDS backs Danish Defence with eight RoRo ferries
DFDS will provide freight ferries for transport of military equipment to the Danish Defence. At a time of increasing geopolitical uncertainty, the partnership will support on military operations and missions. The contract extends the scope of the current contract and...
LR verifies fuel savings of Damen’s air lubrication system
The Damen Air Cavity System (DACS) has again demonstrated its fuel saving credentials during an independent verification undertaken by Lloyd’s Register (LR). These latest findings offer valuable evidence of the potential of air lubrication technology to lower both...
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