UK to order at least six UK-built warships
At least six new warships will be built for the Royal Navy under the Defence Investment Plan, delivering the UK's most advanced maritime air defence capability. The order is also meant to provide enough work to keep British shipyards working for decades to come. The...
Vessel speed exacerbates bank suction
Bank suction caused two vessels to collide in a canal waterway. The Nautical Institute discusses the accident in its latest Mars Report and gives advice on how to deal with bank suction. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses. It...
Wärtsilä lands China’s largest-ever methanol newbuild order
Wärtsilä will supply the methanol-fuelled auxiliary engines for five new container vessels for COSCO Shipping Lines and seven new container vessels for Orient Overseas Container Line. It is the Chinese maritime sector’s largest order to date for methanol-fuelled...
Troostwijk to auction seized Feadship superyacht for Ukraine
The Ukrainian Asset Recovery and Management Agency (ARMA) has announced that the superyacht that was seized from pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk will be auctioned. Dutch Troostwijk Auctions has been selected to auction the 92.50-metre Feadship yacht Royal...
NIM: Breathing life into inland navigation innovation
From the magazine - After the Koedood family sold their Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht-based company Koedood Marine Group, Arie Koedood thought even more about innovation for the maritime sector in relation to sustainability and zero emissions. It led to the establishment of the...
SWZ|Maritime’s April 2024 issue: Innovative inland navigation
Isn't that impressive, the front page of our April issue, as full as the harbours of Werkendam are with inland navigation vessels? Of course, a ship is primarily a tool that must sail to transport cargo, otherwise no money is made, skippers have no income and loans...
Onboard paint storage slip up
In its latest Mars Report, the Nautical Institute warns crews to document the full state of affairs of a ship before handover to the next crew to prevent information being lost. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses. It then...
MSC and Mercy Ships to build new hospital ship
A new agreement between MSC Group, MSC Foundation and the charity Mercy Ships International prepares for the construction of a brand-new hospital ship that will deliver free surgery and training annually to thousands of people in Africa. The new ship ship will be...
Damen launches pilot project for circular shipbreaking
Damen Shipyards Group is launching a pilot project in which a small tug will be dismantled at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam’s Botlek site in a circular way and entirely in line with the EU regulations. The project will serve as a trial, after which this approach of...
Baltimore claims container ship Dali was unseaworthy before bridge allision
The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore are suing owner Grace Ocean and manager Synergy Marine of the container ship Dali. They claim alarms were going off even before the ship left the port and allided with the Scott Key Bridge resulting in its collapse. On 26 March,...
EST-Floattech supplies batteries for Landing Utility Vessel
EST-Floattech will provide the battery system for a purpose-built Electric-Landing Utility Vessel (E-LUV) to be built at Coastal Workboats' new yard Stornoway as well as the shore-based power supply system. The E-LUV is set to be the UK's first commercial electric...
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