Cadeler acquires offshore wind specialist Menck
Cadeler has acquired Menck, a provider of specialist equipment and technology solutions for offshore foundation installation from Germany. The deal strengthens Cadeler’s capabilities in foundation transport and installation and expands its offering across the offshore...
Hit and run results in two fatalities on dredger
A new Nautical Institute Mars Report discusses how a tablet on the bridge distracted a lone watchkeeper resulting in a collision with fatalities. Alcohol was another factor in this accident. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses....
Wind Challenger saves fuel for coal carrier Shofu Maru
The coal carrier Shofu Maru, owned and operated by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), achieves significant fuel savings thanks to its Wind Challenger hard sail wind propulsion system. Measurements were taken during a total of seven round-trip voyages to Japan, mainly from...
Sailing cargo vessel capsizes and sinks, two missing
On 21 May, Blue Schooner Company's historic sailing freighter De Gallant capsized and subsequently sunk south of the Bahamas archipelago. Six of the eight crew have been rescued from the water, the other two are still missing. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has...
Theo Klimp new chairman shipowners’ association KVNR
Theo Klimp of shipping company Royal Wagenborg was appointed new chairman of the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR) on 21 May. During the general meeting of the association in the Maas building of football stadium De Kuip, outgoing chairman Jan Valkier...
Dutch navy commissions second RoRo vessel
The Dutch Ministry of Defence will have a second roll-on roll-off vessel (RoRo) for the next four years. This allows army vehicles to be easily transported over long distances. The lease contract for the M/V Southern Rock has already been signed. The ship is currently...
LR supports methanol retrofit of two Stena Line ferries
Building upon the success of the Stena Germanica in 2015, Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Stena Line will work together on a project to retrofit two fast roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels with methanol propulsion. It involves the Stena Superfast VII and Stena Superfast VIII....
Deck shortcut is a safety slip
Shortcuts are rarely the safest option, warns The Nautical Institute in its latest Mars Report. In this report, a crew member took a shortcut to check the anchor resulting in a fall and injury. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and...
Jan De Nul orders another XL cable-laying vessel
Jan De Nul Group is ordering another XL cable-laying vessel, identical to the Fleeming Jenkin. The new vessel will be delivered in 2026 and has already been booked for its first projects. Connecting Ireland with Wales, Crete with mainland Greece, the Orkney islands...
BigLift transports eleven Damen tugs in one go
Damen Shipyards and heavy-lift specialist BigLift Shipping have completed a major logistical feat. A single vessel has transported eleven Damen tugs from the shipbuilder’s yards in Vietnam and China to Europe. While such voyages usually require six months to plan and...
VIDEO: Container ship Dali refloated and towed to terminal
The container ship Dali, which caused the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, was refloated on Monday, 20 May, at approximately 7 am local time. With the assistance of five tugboats and other support vessels, the Dali was towed and pushed 2.5 miles,...
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