EU is raising taxes, whilst Chinese industry reaps the real profits
From the magazine – Efforts to make international shipping carbon-neutral are stalling. Now that the IMO’s Net Zero Framework (NZF) has been scuppered by the Trump administration and the major oil- and gas-producing nations, it remains to be seen whether it will be...
Wagenborg orders sixth EasyMax at Niestern Sander
Wagenborg Shipping and Royal Niestern Sander have agreed to build another 14,000 DWT EasyMax vessel, reports Wagenborg on its website. The sixth in the series is set for delivery in summer 2026. The first EasyMax was the Egbert Wagenborg, delivered in 2017. This...
Vinci Energies acquires RH Marine and Bakker Sliedrecht
Vinci Energies signed an agreement on 7 October to acquire the Dutch companies RH Marine and Bakker Sliedrecht. With this transaction, Vinci Energies gains market position in the maritime sector in the Netherlands and strengthens its industrial portfolio. RH Marine...
BIMCO and ICS launch guide targeting underwater noise
BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have developed a guide which aims to help the shipping industry understand and reduce underwater radiated noise from ships and help the industry implement the underwater noise guidelines from the International...
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards delivers Vertom Lisa
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards delivered MV Vertom Lisa to the Vertom Group on 4 October. This 7280-DWT LABRAX vessel is the sixth in a series of twelve, ten of which are for the Vertom Group. The LABRAX series was designed by Thecla Bodewes Shipyards and Groot Ship Design...
Damen lays keel and cuts steel for Portuguese Navy ship
Damen Shipyards has held a joint steel cutting and keel laying ceremony at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania for the innovative Multi-Purpose Ship of the Portuguese Navy. The contract for the ship was signed by the two parties in November last year following a tender...
Study: Nuclear ships have lowest operational cost
ULC-Energy, supported by C-Job Naval Architects, has completed an in-depth study analysing the design and economic implications of using civil nuclear reactor technology to power a Newcastlemax bulk carrier. The study compares this type of vessel to vessels powered by...
Wagenborg fits crane to Kingsborg for decommissioning job
Recently, an active heave compensated subsea offshore crane was installed successfully on Wagenborg's offshore vessel Kingsborg, reports the shipping company on its website. The installation was performed at the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard in the port of Delfzijl....
E-fuels projected to be available for next ZEMBA tender
A new ZEMBA report finds e-fuel-powered container shipping services could be available for commercial deployment in 2027. However, there is a near term mismatch between supply of certain e-fuels and e-fuel-capable vessels. On 3 October, a new report released by the...
False engine alarm causes ships to collide
Maintenance can result in cooling water entering into engine lube oil systems. In The Nautical Institute's latest Mars Report, this resulted in a false oil mist engine alarm, a loss of power and finally a collision. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime...
Yara opens ammonia import terminal in Germany
Yara International officially opened its new ammonia import terminal in Brunsbüttel, Germany, on 2 October. With the new terminal, Yara has the infrastructure to enable imports of up to three million tonnes of low-emission ammonia to Europe annually. Brunsbüttel is...
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