Pipe lifting tool lands Van Oord IADC Safety Award
Van Oord has received the International Association of Dredging Companies (IADC) Safety Award 2026 for its innovative pipe lifting tool. It was developed to improve safety and efficiency during reclamation pipe handling operations. The award was presented during the...
CMA CGM expands with wind-powered Neoliner service
CMA CGM is collaborating with Neoliner Origin, Neoline's first wind-powered cargo vessel, offering a direct connection between North Europe and North America. The ship can cut emissions by up to ninety per cent compared to conventional vessels. CMA CGM seeks to...
ZeroUSV autonomously deploys surface drones from USV
ZeroUSV has achieved a world first by demonstrating the autonomous deployment of multiple autonomous surface drones (ASVs) from a 12-metre Oceanus class uncrewed surface vessel (USV). It proves the payload flexibility of the Oceanus class USV platforms. During trials...
US and Core Power want to build nuclear ships from 2028
The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) and Core Power have launched a first-of-a-kind federal-private cooperation framework to accelerate the commercial, industrial and regulatory pathway for US-flagged nuclear-powered merchant ships....
Conoship reveals battery-electric CIP vessel design
Conoship International has expanded the CIP-Series with a 40-MWh full-electric configuration for its CIP3800 general cargo vessel platform. Purpose-engineered for dedicated short-sea routes, green shipping corridors, and emission-restricted coastal zones, the design...
Dutch navy strengthens fleet’s drone protection
The Royal Netherlands Navy will equip its existing fleet with new Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UASs) in the short term. The systems will improve the ships’ ability to defend themselves against drone attacks. The Dutch Ministry of Defence and the supplier have...
Van Oord completes monopile installation at Baltica 2
Van Oord has installed all 111 monopiles for the Baltica 2 wind farm in Poland, including 107 for wind turbines and four for offshore substations. This milestone concludes one of the most demanding offshore construction campaigns in the Baltic Sea. PGE and Ørsted are...
Multi-role Damen Stan Patrol 5009 enters service
Damen Shipyards has delivered a multi-role response vessel, MAI 0101, to a Romanian government agency. The vessel is based on a standard Damen Stan Patrol (SPa) 5009, tailored to the client’s multi-role requirements. The Naval Detachment of the Romanian General...
Heerema lands three decom projects in UK North Sea
Heerema Marine Contractors, in a consortium with AF Offshore Decom, will remove three platforms in the UK North Sea. The three platforms have a combined weight of more than 120,000 tonnes. An unnamed North Sea operator awarded the three engineering, preparation,...
New safety and training resources for ammonia vessels
Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and the Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have launched new resources to support the safe adoption of ammonia as a marine fuel. The resources include an Ammonia Process Safety Management (PSM)...
Behind the scenes of Polish yacht building
The maritime sector has played an important role in Polish history, from the medieval Hanseatic city of Gdansk to the shipyard strikes that helped bring an end to socialism in the 1980s. That role continues to this day, with yacht building playing a particularly...
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