Dutch Dredging names latest hopper dredger in Vietnam
Baggerbedrijf De Boer - Dutch Dredging has named its latest trailing suction hopper dredger Magdalena at Nam Trieu Shipyard in Hai Phong, Vietnam. This yard built the 80-metre vessel under the supervision of Royal IHC. Anly den Breejen performed the christening...
Dredge building company DE Klop acquires Rohr-Idreco
DE Klop BV has acquired Rohr-Idreco. This comes on the heels of the acquisition of Hollandsche IJssel. Through these moves, DE Klop wants to solidify its position in the international dredging industry and to enhance service delivery for customers in the dredging and...
How Ship of the Year nominees set new standards
During the Maritime Awards Gala on 4 November, the winner of the Ship of the Year Award will be announced. Although perhaps not the biggest ships built in the Netherlands, the nominees Gorinchem XII, Rijn and Sarissa do represent the Dutch shipbuilding industry's...
Alewijnse lands major contract for Portuguese navy ship
Damen Shipyards has contracted Alewijnse for the complete electrical installation of a new multifunctional vessel for the Portuguese Navy. This groundbreaking ship will be the first in the world to combine oceanographic research with drone deployment capabilities....
Amasus orders largest suction sail for general cargo vessel
Dutch shipping company Amasus has signed a fresh eSAIL contract with Spain’s Bound4blue. The installation will set a new benchmark as the largest suction sail system on a general cargo vessel. Under the new agreement, a 22-metre unit will be retrofitted on a 90-metre,...
LOTO lapse causes fatal ship repair accident
Any system that has stored energy on a ship needs a lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) safety procedure. The Nautical Institute issues this warning in its latest Mars Report in which a crew member lost his life during a repair job. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of...
Smit Lamnalco now part of Boskalis
Royal Boskalis has completed the acquisition of Smit Lamnalco. Boskalis had been a fifty per cent shareholder in Smit Lamnalco since its inception in 1963 and through this transaction acquires all remaining shares. Smit Lamnalco offers terminal services and had an...
Orix tests soft sails on bulk carrier
Orix Corporation and Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering (SHI-ME) have begun a feasibility study of utilising wind power on one of Orix’s bulk carriers. For the study, a wing-shaped soft sail will be installed. North Sails Japan (NSJ) will supply the...
Damen brings in Alfa Laval for ASW Frigates
Damen Naval has contracted Alfa Laval Benelux to deliver fuel oil separators, cleaning tables, the oily bilge water separators and ILS deliverables for the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Frigates for the Royal Netherlands Navy and Belgian Navy. In June 2023, Damen Naval...
Ships are readying for new fuels
The latest update from the Zero Carbon Fuel Monitor shows substantial advancements in the state of ship readiness for new fuels and technologies over the last year. The Lloyd's Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub is responsible for compiling the monitor. The Zero...
VIDEO: Elire Infra reveals modular floating Smart Hubs
Elire Infra has introduced intelligent floating infrastructure to accelerate net zero goals across multiple industries. These "Smart Hubs" are modular, multi-purpose and scalable infrastructure solutions, designed to accelerate decarbonisation across ports, harbours,...
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