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)....
Van Oord dredger hits bunker vessel causing oil spill
Van Oord's trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Maxima allided with a stationary Singapore-flagged bunker vessel, the Marine Honour, on 14 June. Damage to the bunker vessel has resulted in an oil spill. The Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) states the...
Heesen Yachts christens and delivers 50-metre ALP
Heesen Yachts and christened and delivered YN 20350, MY ALP at Hellevoetsluis, the Netherlands. This is where ALP has been berthed following completion of rigorous tests in the North Sea and while preparing for its maiden voyage. ALP belongs to Heesen’s successful...
SeaO2 startup extracts CO2 from seawater
As much as 71 per cent of the planet is made up of water, which accounts for 33 per cent of all CO2 emissions. Moreover, 1 litre of water contains 150 times more CO2 than 1 litre of air. Therefore, Dutch startup SeaO₂ has developed an innovative way to extract carbon...
Construction of Mine Countermeasure Vessel IJmuiden kicks off
Construction of the new Mine Countermeasure vessel IJmuiden has begun. The ship's keel was laid on 11 June in Romania. Once the hull is ready, the ship will be finished in France. The IJmuiden is scheduled to be completed by 2030 at the latest. When the keel was laid,...
Jan De Nul inks two deals under TenneT framework
Jan De Nul Group together with its consortium partners LS Cable & System and Denys, has signed the contracts for two 525 HVDC cable systems for the two grid connection systems BalWin4 and LanWin1. These mark the first two contracts signed under the long-term...
BIMCO: Newbuilding prices to highest level in 16 years
In a new Shipping number of the week, BIMCO reveals that ship newbuilding proces have reached their highest level since 2008. Right now, tanker and LNG segments are the main drivers of the order book. 'Since the start of the year, newbuilding prices have risen three...
Holland Shipyards converts inland vessel into dredger
Holland Shipyards has converted an inland vessel into a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) now named Taruma. Starting with a standard inland vessel, the shipyard engineered and installed advanced dredging equipment, such as a complete drag arm system, jet...
No major changes at Acta after French takeover
Acta Jifmar wants to pay extra attention to the new organisation, after the merger of Acta Marine Workboats with France’s Jifmar Offshore Services. SWZ|Maritime spoke to the company's commercial manager about the merger, but also about the company's presence at the...
Seven Dutch naval vessels partake in NATO exercise
The Royal Netherlands Navy will be present in the Baltic Sea with seven ships in the coming weeks. Together with nineteen NATO partners, the Netherlands is taking part in Baltic Operations (BALTOPS). It is the largest annual NATO exercise in the area. The Netherlands...
DFDS divests Oslo-Frederikshavn-Copenhagen route
DFDS will sell the mini-cruise route between Norway and Denmark to Swedish shipping company Gotlandsbolaget. The sale, estimated at about EUR 53.6 million, includes the two vessels deployed on the route, port agreements and terminal equipment. The decision will ensure...
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