Huisman to equip new SBM Offshore installation vessel
Huisman will supply an integrated package for the deepwater offshore installation vessel being built for Solstad Offshore and SBM Offshore. The scope comprises a 350-mt A-frame, a 500-mt Knuckle Boom Crane, a 20-mt Auxiliary Crane, and a 2500-mt basket for the storage...
SMM: Hunt for non-fossil is on, but don’t throw away LNG just yet
The western world's most important shipbuilding fair, SMM 2024, which took place in Hamburg in the first week of September, once again offered a range of technological know-how and solutions for increasingly modern, better – because more sustainable – ships that,...
Dutch navy gets two new Damen-built support vessels
The Royal Netherlands Navy is getting two new support vessels with modern weapon systems and equipment. Dutch shipbuilder Damen is building them. The vessels are needed to better protect the Netherlands and its allies in the event of a threat. State Secretary Gijs...
New tech speeds up thick section welding in shipyards
Shipbuilder Fincantieri and Castellini Officine Meccaniche have conducted an extensive study utilising Civan Lasers' 28kW Dynamic Beam Laser (DBL). DBL technology was found to offer significant benefits for welding of thick steel sections. The technology allows for a...
Bakker Sliedrecht to equip Jan De Nul’s hybrid dredger
Bakker Sliedrecht will supply an innovative electric DC-grid, plug-in hybrid power plant for Jan De Nul Group's first plug-in hybrid, 2000-m3 trailing suction hopper dredger. The vessel has recently been ordered at Goa Shipyard Limited in India. Along with delivering...
Vessels collide in daylight and good visibility
While navigating, don't undertake any other tasks and use the alarms your equipment provides. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report, in which two vessel collided with each other in broad daylight. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of...
Wärtsilä and Chevron to tackle methane slip on LNG carriers
Wärtsilä, in partnership with Chevron Shipping Company, plans to convert one engine on six of Chevron Transport Corporation’s LNG Carriers from dual-fuel to spark gas operation. The conversions are intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by lowering methane slip....
Hellenic Maritime Forum: Shaping the future of the maritime industry
Advertorial - On November 19th and 20th, Athens will host the highly anticipated Hellenic Maritime Forum, bringing together maritime professionals from Greece and beyond. This prestigious event will serve as a platform for key stakeholders - ranging from shipowners...
Damen to build vessels for stock in the UAE
Damen Shipyards has started a construction programme of three shallow draught multi-purpose support vessels at Albwardy Damen in the UAE, in anticipation of an increase in offshore and dredging activity. The vessels are proven Damen models, ideal for the operating...
Monster waves far exceed known limits
Waves that come from multiple directions are extremer than extreme. These remarkable deep-sea waves can be four times steeper than what was previously imagined, as is shown in research by TU Delft and other universities that was published in Nature on 19 September. A...
Spliethoff takes over shipping company ForestWave
ForestWave will join the Spliethoff Group as its seventh business unit per 30 September. With this expansion, the number of vessels commercially operated by the Spliethoff Group grows to a combined fleet of over 140 vessels. Spliethoff becomes the majority shareholder...
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