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...
BIMCO: Charter owners’ share of fleet has fallen to 40%
The charter owners' container fleet is not growing as fast as the operator owners' fleet. At forty per cent, the charter owners' share of the fleet is now at its lowest point since 2002, according to BIMCO in its latest Shipping number of the week. 'The charter...
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards delivers Vertom Anette
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards has delivered MV Vertom Anette to the Vertom Group. This 7280-DWT LABRAX vessel is the fifth in a series of twelve for Vertom to be completed by the shipyard. Just four days after the completion of the technical trials in the North Sea, MV...
Last bridge section cleared from Baltimore channel
Ten weeks after the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, salvage crews successfully removed the final large steel truss segment blocking the 213-metre-wide Fort McHenry Federal Channel on June 3-4. The bridge collapsed on 26 March when container ship Dali...
TNO unveils subsea cable protection system
TNO has developed a method to automatically detect maritime traffic in the vicinity of subsea infrastructure. Using redundant optical fibres in fibre-optic cables, also known as dark fibres, as sensors makes it possible to pick up vibrations from maritime traffic. TNO...
ROV and subsea services company kicks off with new vessel
FreeStar Subsea Services is a new company born from the merger of Vriezoo ROV Services and Mark Offshore. The collaboration offers a combination of remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and survey support services with FreeStar’s own, recently acquired and outfitted vessel,...
Alewijnse sets up shop in Vilanova, Spain
Alewijnse has opened the doors of a new service facility just outside Barcelona, which is recognised as one of the leading centres for superyacht repair and refit in the Mediterranean region. With this move, the electrical system integrator can now offer electrical...
CMB.Tech and Damen ink deal for four hydrogen-powered tugs
CMB.Tech and Damen will work together on hydrogen-powered ASD Tugs. Built by Damen, these vessels use CMB.Tech's innovative dual-fuel hydrogen technology that will significantly reduce emissions. The collaboration for the first four vessels was signed on 23 May at...
Debate on Dutch submarines does not lead to definitive yes
Yesterday, 3 June, Dutch Members of Parliament debated the intentional award of the Dutch submarine order to French Naval Group with the State Secretary of Defence Christophe van der Maat and Minister of Economic Affairs Micky Adriaansens. Several delicate issues came...
Van Oord wins Nordseecluster offshore wind contract
Van Oord has won the contract for the transport and installation of the monopile foundations for the Nordseecluster offshore wind project in Germany from RWE. It will be the first project for the brand-new offshore installation vessel Boreas. The 1.6-GW wind farm...
MAN Cryo to design hydrogen supply for net-zero Norwegian ferries
MAN Cryo has been contracted by Torghatten Nord A/S, the Norwegian ferry company, to work on a project encompassing the design and engineering of two hydrogen-powered newbuild RoPax ferries. The project stems from a Norwegian government initiative for major vessels...
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