Fugro joins EU Digital Twin Ocean project
Fugro joins the Horizon Europe-funded project OCEANITY to co-design decision-ready applications within the European Digital Twin Ocean (EDITO). OCEANITY will enable governments, industries and citizens to test the outcomes of their decisions before they act. Europe’s...
‘Container ship order book hits new record high of 8.3m TEU’
The container ship order book keeps smashing record after record. In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Niels Rasmussen, Chief Shipping Analyst, states the order book reached 8.3 million TEU, up from the previous record of 7.8 million TEU in early...
Damen to build 1000-m3 hopper dredger for New Zealand port
Damen Shipyards Group and Port Otago with partner Napier Port have signed a contract for the delivery of a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD) 1000. At nearly 60 metres in length, this standard Damen design has a maximum hopper volume of 1000 m3. Damen and the two...
HNLMS Luymes flagship for NATO Mine Countermeasures Group
The hydrographic survey vessel HNLMS Luymes is the flagship of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 for the next four months. This is one of two permanent NATO fleet deployments consisting of mine countermeasures vessels. One of its main tasks is clearing...
Van Oord welcomes offshore installation giant Boreas
The brand new offshore installation vessel Boreas has been handed over to Van Oord during a festive ceremony at the Yantai CIMC Raffles Offshore Ltd. shipyard in China. The vessel will be the largest of its kind once operational and can operate on methanol. The...
Sunken barge that blocked Meuse River salvaged
On the morning of 7 January, a ship pushing a barge ran aground at the entrance to the Juliana Canal. The pushed barge then sank causing a complete blockage of the waterway. Just after 4 pm the barge was pulled free. The barge was loaded with 1400 tonnes of limestone...
Damen delivers FCS Patrol to Nigerian offshore company
Damen Shipyards Cape Town recently delivered an FCS 3307 patrol vessel to Homeland Integrated Offshore Services Ltd. (Homeland IOSL) in Nigeria. This vessel, on charter with an international energy company, will perform offshore patrol duties to enhance the security...
Procedural flaws, fatigue cause undocking accident
The cause of a tanker hitting a jetty and becoming stuck was 'a near total collapse of bridge resource management (BRM)'. The Nautical Institute draws this conclusion in a new Mars Report, which describes the incident in detail. The Nautical Institute gathers reports...
Finland excels in integration and automation
‘The Finnish maritime cluster is known globally for solutions and services encompassing the entire industry, from multi-purpose commercial and naval vessels to offshore wind farms and smart and green ports. The Finns integrate cutting edge, innovative technology in...
Soren Toft new Chair of World Shipping Council
The World Shipping Council (WSC) Board of Directors has elected Soren Toft, CEO of MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company), as the new Chair of the World Shipping Council Board. Randy Chen, Vice Chairman of Wan Hai Lines, has been elected Vice Chair. Soren Toft and Randy...
KENC lands multiple contracts for UK offshore wind farm
KENC Engineering has won multiple contracts from an undisclosed T&I Contractor. The contracts entail engineering scopes to outfit a purpose-built jack-up vessel to contribute with the safe and efficient installation of the monopiles for a UK offshore wind farm....
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