Van Halteren acquires Mabotec and Hydroplus
Van Halteren Technologies has taken over sister companies Mabotec BV and Hydroplus BV to expand its technological capabilities and the service offering of its Boxtel and Rotterdam operations. It is Van Halteren's second takeover announcement in a week's time. Mabotec...
Oceanbird completes sea trial with Wing560 on car carrier
Oceanbird has completed the installation of Wing560 on Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s 230-metre car carrier Tirranna. The company has since then been finalising the retrofit and completed a harbour acceptance test (HAT) and sea acceptance test (SAT). DNV granted the design...
Van Oord secures SSEN HVDC framework deal
SSEN Transmission has awarded a long-term framework agreement to a consortium of Van Oord and Sumitomo Electric for future high-voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea transmission projects in northern Scotland. The agreement covers the engineering, supply, transport and...
The hidden atmospheric cost of Arctic shipping
A study led by the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) suggests that shipping emissions influence climate-relevant cloud formation and may impact regional climate processes far beyond the polar region. Original article by Hector Garcia Morales, ENAC,...
Kongsberg Maritime to acquire Berg Propulsion
Kongsberg Maritime has reached an agreement to acquire the Swedish company Berg Propulsion AB. The company is a leading designer and manufacturer of integrated propulsion and electrical systems for the maritime market. The acquisition represents a strategic step to...
Superyacht Zero emerges from Vitters’ building hall
Last week, the 69-metre zero-emissions yacht Zero emerged from the construction hall at Vitters Shipyard in Zwartsluis, the Netherlands. It was subsequently transported by barge to Harlingen where the yacht was launched on 9 July. After seven years of hard work from...
Netherlands to crack down on shadow fleet with new legislation
The Dutch government has sent an amendment to the Foreign Ships Act to the Council of State for urgent advice. The proposed legislation is intended to strengthen measures against the Russian shadow fleet – vessels used to covertly transport sanctioned Russian oil...
Largest LNG container ship calls at Rotterdam
On Wednesday 8 July, the CMA CGM Notre Dame made its maiden call at the Port of Rotterdam. With an LNG tank capacity of 18,600 m3, it is currently the largest LNG-powered container ship in the world. The dual-fuel vessel, which was christened in Le Havre on 2 July,...
DSB calls for more instrument navigation training
On the night of 23 February 2025, a collision occurred near Maas buoy 5 at the entrance to Rotterdam, in restricted visibility due to fog, between the harbour tug VB Seal and the tanker Gulholmen. The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) investigated the incident and concludes...
Fugro joins UK’s first carbon capture and storage project
Fugro has been awarded a contract by Saipem to deliver integrated marine survey and inspection services for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP). This is the UK's first CO2 transportation and storage infrastructure project. Saipem is leading the engineering,...
‘Crude tanker newbuilding hits record high at 60m DWT’
In a new Shipping number of the week, BIMCO looks at crude tanker newbuilding. 'So far this year, crude tanker newbuilding contracting has reached 60 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) across 234 ships, driven by a surge in orders for very large crude tankers (VLCCs),'...
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