DEME to install turbines at Zeevonk offshore wind farm
DEME has landed a contract for the transportation and installation of 69 wind turbines at the Zeevonk offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The wind turbines for phase 1 of the wind farm will be installed by DEME’s jack-up offshore transport and installation vessel,...
Boluda inaugurates Rotterdam headquarters
Boluda Corporación Marítima has officially inaugurated its Netherlands headquarters in Rotterdam, located in the city’s historic Maritime Quarter. It will serve as the nerve centre of its operations in Northern Europe through its subsidiaries Boluda Towage and Boluda...
SINTEF develops lightweight emergency towing system
Norwegian research organisation SINTEF and its partners have developed a lightweight emergency towing system designed to make towing disabled vessels faster and safer, particularly in severe weather conditions. The new system has been developed ahead of stricter...
New study identifies gaps in ship recycling rules
European Shipowners|ECSA and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have released an independent study on the key areas of divergence between the EU Ship Recycling Regulation (EU SRR) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Hong Kong Convention (HKC)....
Driving innovation in dredging
From the magazine – With dredging playing a crucial role in maritime and inland waterway infrastructure development, navigability and environmental mitigation, driving innovation has been key to increasing efficiency, cost effectiveness and reducing greenhouse gas...
Eni, Fincantieri to enhance underwater monitoring tech
Fincantieri and Eni are partnering on Clean Sea, Eni’s proprietary technology. Clean Sea is an underwater robotic system designed for monitoring marine ecosystems and subsea infrastructure, including the verification of their in-service integrity. Fincantieri takes...
Heerema, Amphitrite speed up Sleipnir’s Atlantic transit
Heerema Marine Contractors has shortened the North Atlantic transit of its semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir by 2.5 days using a data-driven voyage optimisation pilot. The pilot was conducted together with French ocean intelligence company Amphitrite. The...
Complicated procedure leads to uncontrolled launch
In a new Mars Report, The Nautical Institute describes an accident with the launch of a fast rescue craft during a routine test. The complex launch procedure required no less than twenty steps. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and...
‘Misdeclared dangerous goods remain threat to shipping’
Statistics released by Allianz show a container ship fire occurs every seventeen days. It underscores the persistent risk misdeclared and undeclared dangerous goods pose to seafarers, shipping and global supply chains, states the World Shipping Council (WSC). The...
Oceanco acquires maritime equipment company Winel
The Oceanco Group has taken over Winel. Winel operates in the field of tank vent check valves, manually operated doors and hatches, watertight sliding doors, hull doors and exclusive yacht equipment. Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Assen, the Netherlands, where...
UK to order at least six UK-built warships
At least six new warships will be built for the Royal Navy under the Defence Investment Plan, delivering the UK's most advanced maritime air defence capability. The order is also meant to provide enough work to keep British shipyards working for decades to come. The...
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