EST-Floattech batteries for fifteen new river cruisers
Dutch system integrator Van Tiem Elektro has contracted EST-Floattech to supply its Octopus High Energy battery systems for fifteen new river cruise vessels. The vessels are being outfitted at De Gerlien van Tiem in Druten and at Vahali Shipyards in Ghent for a group...
High pressure hose whip causes eye injury on board tanker
'Eye protection at all times and for all tasks.' The Nautical Institute gives this warning in a new Mars Report. In this Mars Report, a crew member suffered an eye injury after being hit by a pressurised hose. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime...
Fumes 2 to quantify LNG ships’ methane emissions
The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) announces the launch of FUMES 2 (Fugitive and Unburned Methane Emissions from Ships Part 2). It is an expanded follow-up to the FUMES study measuring methane emissions from ships fuelled by LNG under real-world...
Huisman bags BID Innovation Award 2024
Huisman has won the BID Innovation Award 2024, recognising the company’s groundbreaking contributions to step-changing technical solutions that drive the energy transition. This achievement comes as Huisman celebrates its 95th anniversary, highlighting nearly a...
Trelleborg takes over Dutch Mampaey Offshore Industries
Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure, headquartered in Dubai, has acquired Mampaey Offshore Industries. Mampaey, based in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, has over 120 years of experience delivering advanced solutions for the marine industry. Trelleborg provides...
Damen Naval contracts LR for Colombian frigate
Damen Naval is signing a contract with classification society Lloyd’s Register (LR) on the Plataforma Estratégica de Superficie (PES) frigate for Colombia. Colombian shipbuilder COTECMAR (Corporación de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo de la Industria Naval,...
EPS orders Bound4blue eSAILs for newbuild tanker
Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has strengthened its collaboration with Bound4blue by contracting three 22-metre-high eSAIL suction sails. The fully autonomous wind assisted ship propulsion (WASP) system will be installed on a newbuild MR tanker from New Times...
MAN completes first VLCV methanol retrofit
MAN Energy Solutions has completed the retrofit of the main engine of the Maersk Halifax to a dual-fuel MAN B&W ME-LGIM unit capable of running on methanol. It is the first such project globally involving a very large container vessel (VLCV) and serves as a...
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards launches 7th vessel for Vertom
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards has launched MV Vertom Willemijn, the seventh 7280-DWT LABRAX vessel for Vertom featuring advanced diesel-electric propulsion. With a future-ready design, these vessels are prepared to integrate alternative fuels and advanced power sources,...
VIDEO: NATO trains to protect underwater infrastructure
Undersea infrastructure, including data cables, electricity connectors and pipelines, is vital for our societies. During exercise Freezing Winds, NATO Allies exercised off the coast of Finland to enhance the surveillance and protection of critical underwater...
Hydrogen and CO2 prioritised in Delta Rhine Corridor
To accelerate the sustainability of the industry and avoid further delay of the Delta Rhine Corridor (DRC), the Dutch government has decided to prioritise hydrogen and CO2 infrastructure. This decision is to contribute to the timely switch to renewable energy, to make...
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