Heerema, Amphitrite speed up Sleipnir’s Atlantic transit
Heerema Marine Contractors has shortened the North Atlantic transit of its semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir by 2.5 days using a data-driven voyage optimisation pilot. The pilot was conducted together with French ocean intelligence company Amphitrite. The...
Huisman to deliver deepwater Knuckle Boom Crane to Coastal International Marine
Huisman has been awarded its first contract from Coastal International Marine Inc. for the delivery of a deepwater Knuckle Boom Crane (KBC). The company is part of the Coastal Contracts Bhd. Group, a global integrated oil & gas services and energy infrastructure...
IHC to supply winch and handling systems for ASW Frigates
Recently, IHC Defence signed the contract with the Ministry of Defence's Materiel & IT Command (COMMIT) for the supply of six winch and handling systems. The newly-built systems will be placed on the four future Anti Submarine Warfare Frigates (two for the Royal...
Multraship adds Damen tug to fleet
Multraship Towage & Salvage held a Christening ceremony on 30 May to name its newest tug Multratug 35 at its home port of Terneuzen, the Netherlands. The vessel is a Damen ASD Tug 3212. Multraship’s HR manager, Mrs Chrétienne Huisman, did the honours and wished...
UK provides important and loyal clients for Damen
Companies in the UK maritime sector are very important and loyal customers for Damen Shipyards. Since the 1970s, Damen has delivered an impressive 300+ ships to a high variety of customers and industries in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Some ten to twelve vessels...
Wärtsilä to convert two Scandlines ferries to plug-in hybrid operation
Wärtsilä will supply the electrical systems needed to convert two Scandlines RoRo ferries to a plug-in hybrid solution. The ferries operate on the Puttgarden, Germany – Rödby, Denmark, route, and the conversion represents a key element in Scandlines’ target to achieve...
Engine room gantry hook defective
Always stop work when something seems out of the ordinary. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report in which a crane defect was uncovered on time. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses. It then publishes...
ABS and Hyundai to advance medium-voltage ship power
ABS, HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (HD KSOE) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the technical feasibility for medium-voltage direct current (MVDC) power systems on ships. The agreement...
EST-Floattech batteries for Wight Shipyard ferries
EST-Floattech partners with Wight Shipyard Co. and will install the Octopus Series battery systems on two vessels, the Mars Clipper and a Cross River Ferry. The vessels will operate on the river Thames for Thames Clippers. Wight Shipyard, an aluminium shipbuilder in...
LR approves Seaspan feeder design ready for switch to ammonia
Lloyd's Register (LR) has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to Seaspan Corporation for its Next Generation Feeder Ship Design. The vessel, measuring 198 metres in length and developed by Technolog, can be efficiently converted from LNG to ammonia fuel during its...
How crews could close cost gap in fuel transition
According to a recent report, sustainable shipping fuels could reach cost parity with fossil fuels as early as 2035 if the right interventions and policies are implemented. But these costs are expected to rise for both options. To reduce costs and emissions both now...
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