IAEA launches ATLAS to support nuclear tech at sea
Last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) launched ATLAS, Atomic Technologies Licensed for Applications at Sea. The Nuclear Energy Maritime Organization (NEMO) welcomes the initiative, which is to support international cooperation around the safe,...
Damen delivers Germany’s first all-electric ferry
On the 15th of January, Damen Shipyards handed over Germany’s first, all-electric catamaran (E-Kat) ferry to its operator, AG Reederei Norden-Frisia. Capable of taking up to 150 passengers, the vessel will operate between Norddeich and Norderney on the East Frisian...
VIDEO: MOL takes delivery of green steel MPV with VentoFoils
On 30 January, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) took delivery of the multi-purpose vessel Prima Verde. It is said to be the world’s first vessel of any type to use green steel materials, an engine that can run exclusively on marine gas oil (MGO) and a wind assisted ship...
Container lashing related MOB fatality at sea
Rescue and emergency equipment must be kept at 100% readiness, warns The Nautical Institute in a new Mars Report. In the incident described, a crew member fell overboard and died after unlashing a container while the ship was still underway. The Nautical Institute...
Huisman wins orders for Ulstein-designed heavy-lift vessel
Huisman has landed a contract from Penta-Ocean Construction Co. Ltd. to deliver a 5000-mt Tub Mounted Crane along with a monopile handling system, including a Motion Compensated Pile Gripper. Ulstein had already been contracted to provide the vessel design. Developed...
Anthony Veder adds 9000-m3 ethylene carrier to fleet
Anthony Veder has taken delivery of Yas, a 9000-m3 ethylene carrier. The gas carrier, delivered in the port of Yeosu, is renamed Coral Palmata. This addition is to further strengthen the company’s fleet, comprising petrochemical and LNG carriers, to 29 vessels. The...
Bruno Joannes Tideman – A man of remarkably keen insight
From the magazine - In 1977, 100 years after the Royal Netherlands Navy commissioned the cruiser Atjeh, a Tideman commemoration was organised for the first time. The focus was on the figure of naval engineer Bruno Joannes Tideman (1834-1883), the designer of the...
Royal Bodewes to build two EcoTraders for Lehmann
Reederei Lehmann GmbH & Co KG has ordered two new RB 5800 EcoTraders from Royal Bodewes. These general cargo vessels will be built at the yard in Hoogezand, the Netherlands, and delivery is set for Q4/2027 and Q2/2028. The order for these two vessels is a...
Van Oord concludes emission-free dredging pilot
Van Oord, in cooperation with ZEDHub, Smart Delta Drechtsteden, the Municipality of Dordrecht and Port of Rotterdam, has carried out a pilot project with the crane vessel Christiaan P. This fully electrified vessel runs and operates emission-free, which is a first in...
Container lashing MOB fatality while in port
Having a crew perform a job such as unlashing containers, which is normally a task for stevedores, requires a full risk assessment and appropriate mitigating measures. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in a new Mars Report, in which unlashing by the ship's own...
Rotterdam Harbour Master announces Nieuwe Maas speed limit
The Port of Rotterdam Authority has released the 2024 nautical figures. Rotterdam saw slightly fewer sea-going vessels, but more inland vessels. The Nautical Safety Index fell due to three serious accidents. The accident near the Erasmusbrug calls for increased safety...
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