AWESOME to boost wind-assisted ship propulsion
Wind assisted propulsion can cut fuel use and emissions, but shipowners still need reliable data before investing at scale. With EU support, a new European initiative will help close that gap through full scale demonstrations, verified data and decision support tools....
ABS leads offshore electrical power bunkering project
ABS has joined the BlueBARGE Project to develop a comprehensive solution for offshore electrical power bunkering. The programme is funded by Horizon Europe and involves fourteen partners from ten European countries. To limit local pollution and greenhouse gas...
DEME reports record-high turnover
DEME has released its annual report for 2023, marking the second report since the company's stock listing in 2022. The company reports a notable 22 per cent increase in the order book and a record-high turnover of EUR 3.3 billion. DEME states that the year was defined...
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VIDEO: First vessel passes through temporary channel around Key Bridge wreckage [UPDATED]
The tugboat Crystal Coast pushing a fuel barge transited the temporary alternate channel created by the Key Bridge Response Unified Command, at 3 p.m. (local time) on Monday, 1 April. It is the first vessel to use the channel since the bridge collapsed into the...
Steel cut for Roll Group’s first own heavy transport barge
Roll Group has held the steel cutting ceremony for its latest addition, Roll Barge One, in Batam, Indonesia. Scheduled for delivery by ASL Yards in the third quarter of 2024, this marks the company's entry into the barge market with its own assets, moving away from...
Certification for SolarDuck’s floating offshore solar system
Bureau Veritas has awarded Dutch-Norwegian renewable energy company SolarDuck the world’s first Prototype Certification for its floating offshore solar technology, as applied in SolarDuck’s 0.5 MW pilot "Merganser". It marks a significant step forward in the...
Vuyk switches to advanced ShipConstructor software
Vuyk Engineering, a provider of one-off vessel and equipment designs and operational engineering, will adopt SSI's ShipConstructor software across its operations. The transition from its previous design tools to ShipConstructor enables the company to leverage the...
Fatal fall from crane grab
In its latest Mars Report, The Nautical Institute discusses a fatal fall on board a ship while unloading cargo that was investigated by Dutch Safety Board in 2022. The organisation once again stresses the importance of always using fall protection when working at...
VIDEO: HNLMS Tromp begins Red Sea mission
HNLMS Tromp will be deployed from today to fight Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea. The air defence and command frigate is taking part in the US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian. The ship is also providing support to the EU operation Aspides. Both operations...
YETI brings about rating scale for yachts
Five years ago, Feadship invited a group of industry representatives to the De Voogt offices to discuss an idea called the Yacht Environmental Transparency Index, or YETI for short. It led to a Joint Industry Project (JIP) and the initiative has now entered the...
Baltimore bridge collapse may cause supply chain disruption
On Tuesday, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after being hit by the container ship Dali. Although the ship's crew was unharmed, there are caualties among the people that were on the bridge at the time of the accident. In addition, Xeneta and...
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