Pioneering Spirit installs OST-6-1 substations
Allseas has completed the transport and installation of two offshore substations and their supporting suction bucket jackets for 50Hertz’ OST-6-1 offshore grid connection in the German Baltic Sea. The company used Pioneering Spirit for the job. The Zingst and Darß...
ABB to power Allseas’ new heavy transport vessel
ABB has secured a contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) to deliver an integrated power and propulsion package to semi-submersible heavy transport vessel (HTV) Grand Tour. Allseas ordered this 230-metre-long vessel to support Europe’s offshore wind...
‘Build 1000 inland vessels suitable for low water levels’
Low water levels on the Rhine have prompted HKG Shipping to call for a long-term fleet renewal programme for European inland waterway shipping. The company proposes mobilising investment in up to 1000 modern, energy-efficient vessels optimised for shallow-water...
First purpose-built ship for TUI River Cruises hits the water
Concordia Damen's partner yard Kladovo Shipyard has floated out TUI Luzia, the first purpose-built ship for TUI River Cruises. Scheduled for delivery in June 2027, TUI Luzia will spend its inaugural season sailing itineraries on the Douro Valley in Portugal. The float...
Design of USVs for new ASW frigates begins
The new Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) frigates of the Royal Netherlands Navy will each be equipped with a 12-metre unmanned surface vessel (USV). At the end of July, the Dutch Ministry of Defence gave Dutch Naval Design (DND) the go-ahead to start the design. DND is a...
IHC delivers dredging giant Seaway to Boskalis
IHC handed over next-generation mega hopper Seaway to Boskalis on July 20 after a successful sea trial. With a length of 178 metres, a width of 38 metres and a hopper capacity of 31,000 m3, it is one of the largest trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs) of its kind...
Allseas to install subsea pipeline in Canada
Western LNG has awarded Allseas the contract to install the critical subsea section of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline in northwest Canada. The company's scope comprises approximately 50 kilometres of 36- and 48-inch concrete-weight coated pipeline...
Leonhardt & Blumberg fits VentoFoils on first newbuild
German shipowner Leonhardt & Blumberg has equipped Hansa Drejoe with Econowind VentoFoils. The vessel is the first of four general cargo newbuilds to receive wind propulsion technology. Royal Niestern Sander Shipyard completed the first installation on Hansa...
Kongsberg delivers tech for NIOZ research vessel
Kongsberg has supplied a comprehensive package of advanced ocean science and navigation technologies for RV Anna Weber-van Bosse. This is the new ocean research vessel owned and operated by the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ). Christened on the...
Inappropriate gas storage destroys a vessel
Using an inappropriate space as workshop and to store propane gas and paint resulted in an explosion on a dry cargo vessel. The Nautical Institute describes the incident in a new Mars Report. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and...
Damen Yachting sells another Xplorer 60
Damen Yachting has sold an Xplorer 60, scheduled for delivery in 2028. According to the Dutch yacht builder, the sale strengthens the Xplorer range and reflects growing interest in the capability to go further, stay longer and explore more remote regions. Following...
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