Sweden orders four frigates from Naval Group
Naval Group has signed a contract with the Swedish Ministry of Defence for the procurement of four defence and intervention frigates (FDIs) for the Royal Swedish Navy. The signing comes less than four months after Sweden announced its selection of the FDI. The...
Construction timeline of 3rd Mercy Ships hospital ship revealed
Construction work on Mercy Ships' third hospital ship is set to kick off with steel-cutting in December 2025. The charity announced this at a conference where the organisation was also named official charity partner by the maritime branch of the Federation of...
Inspections show container lashings must improve
The Dutch Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) and Netherlands Coast Guard used drones to photograph sailing container ships 82 times in 2023 to check their lashings. In two-thirds of the inspections, the inspection showed that there was actually a...
Work from height fatality on passenger ship
Make use of dynamic risk assessments when starting a new task or the same task but at a new location and scan for hazards. In a new Nautical Institute Mars Report, a hazard was missed by failing to do so, resulting in a fatal fall from height. The Nautical Institute...
Two subsea cables damaged in Baltic Sea
A fault has been detected in the Cinia Oy C-Lion1 submarine cable between Finland and Germany early after 4 am on Monday, 18 November. Due to the fault, the telecommunications services provided over this cable are down. It comes on the heels of a subsea cable between...
Allseas sells pipelay barge Tog Mor
After more than two decades of service, Allseas has bid farewell to Tog Mor, its shallow-water pipelay barge. Tog Mor ran aground in Mexico in September while seeking shelter. Following a successful salvage operation, it has been sold for repurpose. Purchased by...
LR partners with SHI for FPSO system for green ammonia
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for the joint development of a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) system for green ammonia. The FPSO process has been widely used in the oil and gas...
Feadship fuel-cell superyacht completes sea trials
Project 821, the world’s first hydrogen fuel-cell superyacht, has completed its inaugural sea trials in the North Sea, reports Feadship on its LinkedIn page. At 118.80 metres, the yacht also boasts the title of largest motor yacht ever launched in the Netherlands....
New Dutch Combat Support Ship on sea trials
Delivery of the new Combat Support Ship (CSS) for the Royal Netherlands Navy is approaching. The future HNLMS Den Helder embarked on sea trials on Saturday morning, 16 November, from Damen Shipyards' yard in Galaţi, Romania. During the voyage, the CSS will make its...
IRO and NMT to merge from January
On 14 November, members of the VHME and VNSI approved the merger between IRO and NMT. It was the last hurdle for the planned merger that will now take effect from 1 January 2025. IRO is the association of Dutch suppliers in the offshore energy industry, and...
Dutch Defence destroys WWII bomb found aboard dredger
The Dutch Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service (DEODS) destroyed a US World War II 2000-pound bomb in the North Sea on 13 November. The aerial bomb was found aboard a dredger on Monday. The explosive, of over a metre long, had ended up in the ship's dredging...
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