Behind the scenes of Polish yacht building
The maritime sector has played an important role in Polish history, from the medieval Hanseatic city of Gdansk to the shipyard strikes that helped bring an end to socialism in the 1980s. That role continues to this day, with yacht building playing a particularly...
Meyer to build new Disney cruise ship
It is an important signal for Papenburg as a shipbuilding location: The Oriental Land Company (OLC) has commissioned Meyer Werft to build a Disney Wish-class cruise ship for the Japanese market. Bernard Meyer signed the shipbuilding contract on 9 July in Tokyo. The...
Green water on deck causes fatality and injuries
Going forward with water on deck is always dangerous. In a new Nautical Institute Mars Report, a crew member was killed despite wearing the right PPE. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses. It then publishes these so-called Mars...
VIDEO: Naval vessel thwarts drone attack in Gulf of Aden
After being warned by Dutch naval vessel HNLMS Karel Doorman, the Greek naval vessel HS Psara repelled a drone attack on a cargo ship by the Houthis on 7 July. In the attack, the Greek crew took down two drones. This happened while escorting and protecting a cargo...
Boskalis to acquire all shares in Smit Lamnalco
Royal Boskalis has signed an agreement to acquire all remaining shares (fifty per cent) in Smit Lamnalco. Smit Lamnalco offers terminal services and had an annual revenue of approximately USD 275 million and EBITDA of USD 100 million in 2023. Smit Lamnalco started...
Damen launches blue-hulled Amels 60 superyacht
Damen Yachting has launched its latest Amels 60. This significant milestone in the build of the sixth yacht from this next generation Amels Limited Editions design took place in Vlissingen on Saturday, July 6. The 830-GT Amels 60 Limited Editions is 60 metres long and...
N-Sea acquires survey company Geo Plus
N-Sea Group has concluded the full acquisition of Geo Plus based in Groningen, the Netherlands. Geo Plus – established in 1994 – is a worldwide operating service provider in the survey industry with a fleet of five highly specialised survey vessels. This acquisition...
Sunken Dutch submarines in Malaysia investigated
A team of maritime archaeologists from the National Cultural Heritage Agency and military personnel from the Royal Netherlands Navy conducted research from 15 June to 1 July 2024 on two submarines sunk in Malaysian waters during World War II. The submarine HNLMS O20...
Gearboxes, also in electric ship propulsion
Advertorial - With the rise of electric ship propulsion, has the end of using gearboxes arrived? Not according to the experts at ADS van STIGT, in fact an era of new possibilities is dawning. Gearboxes make an excellent combination with diesel-electric drive lines in...
De Bock celebrates 25th anniversary with two new ships
Alkmaar-based shipping company De Bock Maritiem is celebrating its 25th anniversary today (Friday 5 July). Along with this anniversary, the two new sustainable short-sea vessels Amadeus Sapphire and Sardius will be unveiled and christened. Godmothers performing the...
First pilot for oyster reef restoration in Belgian North Sea
On behalf of the Belgian Federal Service of Public Health, partners from science and industry are now building the BELREEFS project. This is the first offshore pilot project for large-scale oyster reef restoration in the Belgian North Sea. Before 1850, flat oyster...
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