New safety and training resources for ammonia vessels
Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and the Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have launched new resources to support the safe adoption of ammonia as a marine fuel. The resources include an Ammonia Process Safety Management (PSM)...
Royal Netherlands Navy decommissions minehunter Makkum
The Royal Netherlands Navy ceremoniously bid farewell to HNLMS Makkum on 25 November. The minehunter was decommissioned after almost forty years of service at the naval base in Den Helder. The vessel will now be donated to Ukraine. During its operational life, HNLMS...
Damen and Herman Sr. to build new Multi-Purpose Vessel 4916
Damen Shipyards Group and Herman Sr. have signed a letter of intent (LoI) for the construction of a new Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) 4916. It will be the first in a series of vessels combining the qualities of the Damen Shoalbuster and Multi Cat series to offer next...
VIDEO: New Amasus RoRo vessel launched
Concordia Damen is working with Amasus, Deugro Danmark, Siemens Gamesa, and DEKC Maritime in the development and construction of two new and advanced offshore wind RoRo vessels: Rotra Futura and Rotra Horizon. The first was launched on 24 November at Jiangsu Zhenjiang...
Van Oord completes estuary for Fish Migration River
To restore the connection between the Wadden Sea and the IJsselmeer for migratory fish, a Fish Migration River is being constructed straight through the Afsluitdijk. The estuary on the Wadden Sea side has recently been completed. Via the estuary, the fish will be able...
Work at height on ship with added hazards
Check whether other operations are going on at the same time as your planned maintenance job on board a ship. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in a new Mars Report in which a crew member died during a paint job while welding operations were also taking place....
Value Group lands major investment for Rotterdam CO2 Hub
Rotterdam-based Value Group (Value Maritime and Value Carbon) has secured Energietransitiefonds Rotterdam (ETF-R) as an investor. The fund’s EUR 2 million investment will drive the further development of the Value Hub for CO2 offloading and processing in Rotterdam....
Lloyd’s Register acquires Ocean Technologies Group
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has completed the acquisition of Ocean Technologies Group (OTG), a provider of human capital management and operational software for the maritime industry. LR bought the company from European private equity firm Oakley Capital. It follows the...
Royal IHC finds new CFO in Bert-Jaap Dijkstra
On December 2, Bert-Jaap Dijkstra will start as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Royal IHC. With Dijkstra, the company gains a financial director with extensive experience and a proven track record in management and financial strategy, with a background in the energy...
Vertom orders four tweendeckers in India
As part of its ongoing fleet renewal programme, Vertom Group has ordered four 10,700-DWT geared tweendeckers at Chowgule Shipyards in India. Delivery of the vessels is scheduled for 2027 and 2028. The contract for these four vessels has been signed on 18 November in...
VIDEO: Dutch Combat Support Ship makes first port call
The new Combat Support Ship Den Helder for the Royal Netherlands Navy has completed its first trials. On the Black Sea, it tested propulsion and radar and navigation systems, among other things. On 21 November, the ship safely moored in its first port of trial, Souda...
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