Container fleet set to reach new high of 34 million TEU
In this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Chief Shipping Analysis, Niels Rasmussen, looks at the global container fleet capacity. This is on track to reach a new high of 34 million TEU, fuelled by a high level of new deliveries and sluggish ship...
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...
Parting MARIN director elected Alumnus of the Year 2024
Bas Buchner, director of MARIN, the world's largest independent maritime research institute, has been elected TU Delft Alumnus of the Year 2024. He is an advocate for a strong Dutch maritime sector and a pioneer of the Maritime Master Plan for zero-emission shipping,...
Mooring line self-releases
A tanker had docked at port and a preloading meeting was being held. About forty minutes after mooring was completed, an officer on a safety round discovered that one of the aft mooring lines had unspooled from its drum and had been lost overboard. The Nautical...
More batteries and methanol considered for ferry Aurora Botnia
With its dual-fuel LNG engines, the option to run on biogas, and zero-emission batteries supported by extensive use of shore power, the 2021-built ferry Aurora Botnia is already notable for its green profile. Now, Wasaline has contracted Foreship to evaluate an...
CMA CGM develops electric barge solution for Vietnam
The CMA CGM Group is building a new zero-emission inland waterway transport solution in Vietnam. A 100 per cent electric barge will transport Nike products. In addition to the battery-powered barge, the project includes charging infrastructure powered by a new solar...
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