How dredging rises to the MRV challenge
From the magazine – The EU Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (EU MRV) Maritime Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2015/757) was introduced to assess the maritime sector’s impact on climate change by mandating the collection and reporting of emissions data. As of January...
Volvo Penta adds remanufactured marine engine options
Volvo Penta expands its range of remanufactured drivelines for marine customers. This new offer expands the remanufacturing range of products to include complete engines D13, D8, D4 and D6 and the complete Inboard Performance System (IPS) range. The expanded offer...
Digital experts unite for Maritime Master Plan
Through the Maritime Master Plan, the maritime sector is getting a significant boost to speed up sustainability. The ambitious plan relies on a digital platform for cooperation and data sharing, the Joint Maritime Digital Platform (JMDP). Also called Digital...
Pioneering Spirit performs heaviest offshore lift ever
Allseas has removed Shell UK’s 31,000-tonne Brent Charlie platform topsides from the UK sector of the North Sea. Executed on 9 July, the single-lift removal by heavy-lift vessel Pioneering Spirit represents the heaviest offshore lift ever performed, and concludes...
Alewijnse fits out Romanian emergency rescue vessels
The first two of a series of Damen Stan Patrol 5009 vessels for the Romanian government have completed their construction and fit-out at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania. Their electrical systems have been installed and integrated by Alewijnse. With many migrant...
TU Delft Hydro Motion Team crosses North Sea with hydrogen boat
The TU Delft Hydro Motion Team have reached their goal of sailing across the North Sea to the United Kingdom. Their boat is now the first ever fully hydrogen-powered boat to cross The Channel. The crossing was first planned for 8 July, but had to be postponed due to a...
Piracy incidents fall, but attacks more violent
ICC’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is calling for sustained vigilance to protect seafarers amid increasing violence despite an overall drop in the number of piracy incidents reported in IMB’s mid-year report for 2024, released 11 July. Sixty incidents of piracy...
Huisman to supply cranes and more for Cadeler’s A-Class
Huisman has won two contracts, one for the design and construction of a Leg Encircling Crane and a Pedestal Mounted Crane for Cadeler’s latest A-Class new build vessel. The other one is for an Upending Frame and Monopile Storage System to be installed on the Wind...
Value Maritime carbon capture for ForestWave sister ships
Value Maritime will supply two 3-MW Filtree Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCSs) and integrated Carbon Capture units for ForestWave's general cargo vessels FWN Sea and FWN Sun. This marks the first contract between Value Maritime and ForestWave. ForestWave is a...
In pics: A tour of Van Oord’s upgraded Svanen
Van Oord has given its heavy-lift vessel Svanen a new lease on life with a major upgrade that is nearing completion. SWZ|Maritime was invited to come and see what the vessel now looks like while it is still in the Port of Rotterdam. The Svanen is mostly used to...
And the Maritime Awards nominees are…
With once again many entries competing against each other, the Maritime Awards Gala 2024 promises to be an exciting evening on Monday 4 November. In addition to the Ship of the Year Award nominees we announced last Friday, these are this year's nominees of the other...
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