Heerema installs 100 turbine foundations in Baltic Sea
Heerema Marine Contractors has completed the offshore foundation installation campaign for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea. The project involved the installation of 100 wind turbines and two offshore substations over a four-month...
Boskalis to convert ship into major rock installation vessel
Royal Boskalis will add a groundbreaking subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel with a cargo capacity of 45,500 metric tonnes to its fleet. To create what will be the largest SRI vessel in the industry, Boskalis will have an existing vessel converted. The new vessel is...
Damen sells seventh Amels 60 superyacht
Damen Yachting has sold its latest Amels 60. On schedule for delivery in spring 2025, this Amels Limited Editions is the seventh hull from the Dutch shipyard's award-winning next-generation 60-metre (197ft) design. The owner was represented in the sale by Rory and...
Port of Amsterdam bans open-loop scrubbers
Since 1 January 2025, the use of open-loop scrubbers has been restricted for seagoing vessels in the Amsterdam port. This is to contribute to cleaner water. Open-loop scrubbers cause contaminated wash water to enter the water. A scrubber is a system in the funnel of...
Dutch frigate Tromp to lead NATO fleet
HNLMS Tromp leaves Den Helder on Saturday, 4 January as the flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1). This is one of four NATO fleets available 24/7 for NATO missions. What is special is that a Dutch commander is in command of the maritime group throughout...
Jan De Nul to install cables for French floating wind farm
France's transmission system operator RTE is building an offshore power grid to connect future wind farms. For two floating wind farms off the coast of Southern Brittany, with a total installed capacity of 750 MW, RTE now awarded a framework agreement to Jan De Nul,...
‘STOP work’ doesn’t translate well and results in MOB fatality
When changing the way you are doing a job on board a ship, always conduct a permit to work process. A new Mars Report describes a fatal man overboard (MOB) accident after adding a ladder to a paint job. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and...
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...
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