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...
US Coast Guard is building nation’s first polar security cutter
The US Coast Guard/US Navy Integrated Program Office received approval on 19 December to begin to build the first polar security cutter (PSC). The PSC is the first heavy polar icebreaker constructed in the United States in more than five decades. The work is being...
Damen Naval contracts Nevesbu for Colombian frigate
Damen Naval has signed a contract with Nevesbu for the platform engineering scope of the Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie (PES) frigate for Colombia. This scope includes both basic engineering and detailed engineering. The collaboration highlights the strength of...
HNLMS Holland returns from Caribbean after four months
The Dutch navy's patrol ship HNLMS Holland returned to the Netherlands in time for the holidays. It acted as station ship in the Caribbean for the past four months and conducted counter-narcotics operations among other things. In the new year, HNLMS Groningen will...
Vessel’s berth contact cuts deep
A loaded vessel was departing a berth in very confined waters without tug assistance. Winds were NNE, almost parallel with the berth, at about 25-30 knots. Two pilots were on board, but according to the company report, there were gaps in the master/pilot exchange. The...
OceanScore reviews the first year of EU ETS
OceanScore has identified persisting European Union Emission Trading System (EU ETS) pain points for shipping, such as system readiness, data anomalies, transparency and contractual responsibility after assessing lessons learned from the first year of the regulation....
Fugro pioneers uncrewed subsea inspections in Brazil
Petrobras has signed a 175-day addendum to Fugro’s current inspection, repair and maintenance services contract, performed by the Fugro Aquarius. It will now include fully remote subsea inspection surveys of shallow-water infrastructure in Brazil using an USV and...
VIDEO: Heesen lays keel of 57-metre yacht Project Evita
Heesen Yachts has laid the keel of Project Evita, a 57-metre all-aluminium yacht designed to set new standards in luxury cruising. The keel laying took place at Heesen’s facility in Oss, the Netherlands, marking the commencement of construction. The advanced...
A knife near miss in galley
A vessel was underway and experiencing severe rolling and pitching due to a heavy, long swell. In the galley, personnel were preparing the next meal. A new Mars Report describes how an attentive crew member prevented a possible accident from occurring. The Nautical...
VIDEO: Anemoi wraps biggest wind propulsion project yet
Anemoi Marine Technologies completed the installation of five Rotor Sails on the 400,000 DWT very large ore carrier (VLOC) Sohar Max, making it the largest vessel to receive wind propulsion technology to date. Sohar Max is a first generation Valemax, built in 2012 at...
SOV gangway crushes crew member’s foot
Ensure guarding is installed along the exposed soft stop of a gangway to prevent accidents. This modification was carried out on board a service operation vessel (SOV), but only after an accident had already occurred. The Nautical Institute describes the incident in a...
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