Heerema to open engineering hub in Porto
Heerema Marine Contractors is launching a new international engineering hub in Porto. This strategic expansion marks the establishment of a long-term footprint in Portugal through the newly formed Heerema Portugal Lda., with operational launch scheduled for early...
Investment for Next Ocean vessel motion radar tech
Next Ocean has secured Seed Investment from Arches Capital to scale production, expand, and further develop its predictive vessel motion radar technology. The vessel motion radar systems are supplied to the offshore wind and oil and gas industries. Over the past...
VIDEO: MARIN trials offshore floating PV prototype
The NaturSea-PV project aims to develop a lily-inspired offshore floating photovoltaic (PV) system. It is built using a newly developed, eco-friendly UHPC material that is both flexible and resilient against harsh conditions. MARIN is currently testing the prototype....
How Alewijnse contributes to Dutch autonomous sailing project
Autonomous sailing is coming soon. It will be more efficient, sustainable and safer, and will help alleviate crew shortages. Alewijnse is part of the Fieldlab Autonomous Sailing Technology (F.A.S.T.) project. This initiative, with the Damen Stan Patrol 900 patrol boat...
VIDEO: Van Oord’s cable-layer Nexus fitted with Damen SCR tech
Damen Shipyards Group has installed a series of advanced selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems on Van Oord's cable-laying vessel Nexus. With this upgrade, the Nexus is now fully IMO Tier III compliant. The Nexus is a Damen Offshore Carrier (DOC) 8500 delivered...
Neoline has its first sail-powered RoRo cargo ship launched
RMK Marine shipyard has launched the Neoliner Origin, Neoline's first sail-powered RoRo cargo ship. The 136-metre vessel will be propelled by two 76-metre Solid Sail carbon masts with retractable leeboards for an operating speed of 11 knots. The vessel was...
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards delivers seventh LABRAX vessel to Vertom
Dutch shipbuilder Thecla Bodewes Shipyards has delivered the 7280-DWT Vertom Willemijn to the Vertom Group. It marks the seventh delivery in a series of twelve state-of-the-art ships, with ten set to join the Vertom Group’s growing fleet. The collaboration between...
Upgraded Svanen installs first monopile at Baltic Power
Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen has installed the first monopile at the Baltic Power offshore wind farm. After a recent upgrade, including an extension of its gantry crane by 25 metres, the Svanen is ready to install the foundations for the new...
Corvus to power world’s first fully electric offshore vessel
Corvus Energy will deliver a mega-size battery system for what the company claims will be the first fully electric offshore vessel ever to be built. The vessel is an electric Commissioning Service Operation Vessel (eCSOV) that will be constructed by Armon shipyard in...
Service boat sinks during crew change
Make sure you know what to do in an emergency. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in a new Mars Report in which a service boat sank just after the people on board had gotten into a liferaft. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and...
World Maritime Forum 2025: Shaping the future of innovation and sustainability in maritime
Advertorial - Taking place on February 18-19, 2025, at the AC Bella Sky Convention Center in Copenhagen, the World Maritime Forum 2025 will gather industry leaders, policymakers, and innovators to discuss the evolving landscape of global shipping. Recognized as a key...
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