The harder half of remote pilotage
From the magazine – This February, the bulk carrier MS Viikki worked its way through ice toward the port of Raahe. Several hundred kilometres south, colleagues in Turku watched it on a wall of screens. They could have been piloting the vessel from shore. They weren’t,...
BIMCO: Demand shocks slash ship recycling
'Over the past eight quarters, ship recycling of bulkers, tankers and container ships has dropped to the lowest level in twenty years. A combination of strong demand following a series of market shocks and low order books have kept older ships operating for longer...
Damen Naval orders RENK gearboxes for ASW Frigates
Damen Naval has contracted RENK to supply the gearbox systems for the new Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Frigates. The Dutch shipyard is building four new frigates, two each for the Royal Netherlands Navy and the Belgian navy. The contract includes eight gearboxes that...
Crew member suffers injury after shortcut cuts safety short
'Decisions made for the sake of expediency are rarely compatible with safety.' The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report, in which a shortcut resulted in a fall and injury. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and...
Baltimore bridge collapse and shipping safety
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed tragically after a collision with the container ship Dali, garnering global attention. In a Q&A, Allianz Commercial's Captain Rahul Khanna discusses the complexities arising from the increasing size of ships...
Royal IHC and ESG to build medium-class hopper dredge
Royal IHC has signed a contract with the Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) to build a highly automated, state-of-the-art medium-class hopper dredge for the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The dredger will feature a high level of automation. Building on a...
CMA CGM contracts Damen for container ship retrofits
Damen Shipyards and shipping group CMA CGM are beginning a cooperation that will result in around 100 of the latter’s vessels receiving significant modifications. These will deliver fuel efficiencies of more than ten per cent. The upgrades will take place at Damen...
What happened in the minutes leading up to the Key Bridge collapse
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse after being hit by the container ship Dali. From the Voyage Data Recorder (VDR), the NTSB has reconstructed the Dali's voyage leading up to the allision. The VDR...
Van Oord duo dredges Prinses Amaliahaven in Rotterdam
Van Oord’s cutter suction dredger Biesbosch and trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Apolonia are teaming up to dredge the Prinses Amaliahaven located on Maasvlakte in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. New quays here being dredged to a depth of more than 20 metres below sea...
Dutch navy removes minehunter HNLMS Vlaardingen from service
The Royal Netherlands Navy ceremoniously bid farewell to HNLMS Vlaardingen on 27 March. The minehunter was decommissioned after 35 years of service at the municipality of the same name. The current mine countermeasure vessels are to be replaced by new ones in the...
Carnival orders fifth Excel-class cruise ship at Meyer
Meyer Werft will build another modern cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Line for delivery in 2028. It involves a fifth cruise ship of the Excel-class and it will offer space for over 6400 guests. The order is subject to financing, which is expected to be finalised in...
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