More oversight leads to safer historic sailing fleet
Supervision of the safety of the historic Dutch sailing fleet has improved significantly. This is evident from the follow-up of the recommendations from the Dutch Safety Board's report "Safety of the historic sailing fleet". The Safety Board reviewed what all parties...
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...
Value Maritime and MOL team up to capture carbon
Value Maritime (VM) will supply an exhaust gas cleaning system and carbon capture feature to Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) for an LR1 product tanker. At 75,000 DWT, this is the largest vessel, in terms of DWT, and the first LR1 tanker to sail...
Damen contracts Kongsberg for propeller systems ASW Frigates
Damen Naval has selected Kongsberg Maritime Sweden to deliver controllable pitch propellers and shaft lines for the four Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Frigates for the Netherlands and Belgium. Kongsberg will supply four shipsets of its controllable pitch propeller...
Mammoet’s largest crane to install new A-frame Svanen
One of the largest cranes in the world, the Mammoet PTC210-DS, will shortly undertake the lift of a huge A-Frame for the Van Oord-owned heavy lift installation vessel, Svanen. The colossal 210,000-tonne-metre, 3200-tonne class crane was chosen as it is one of the few...
Third temporary channel around collapsed Key Bridge
The Captain of the Port of Baltimore has established the Fort Carroll Temporary Alternate Channel. This third temporary channel is on the northeast side of the main channel in the vicinity of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and will provide limited access for...
First hybrid electric Feadship superyacht gears up for trials
Project 1012 has exited the construction shed at the Feadship facility in Makkum. Fitting out will continue as the yacht is readied for sea trials prior to delivery. It is the first Feadship superyacht to carry full Hybrid Electric Class notation. With design by Sinot...
‘Pandemic slashed 24.6M TEU from container market’
'Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the global container market grew only 1.5 per cent from 171.0 million TEU in 2019 to 173.5 million TEU in 2023. Without the pandemic, that figure would have been 24.6 million higher, landing at 198.1 million in 2023,' says Niels...
Over-pressurised keel bladder sends warning shot across the bow
A cruise vessel in Antarctic waters offered sightseeing excursions to passengers using small inflatable open boats. On one occasion, the keel bladder of the boat suddenly ruptured in an explosion-like occurrence. One passenger was severely injured and another was...
Container throughput Rotterdam on the rise in first quarter
Total throughput at the port of Rotterdam fell by 1.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year. However, container throughput was on the rise, with a 3.3 per cent uptick. In the first three months of this year, throughput was 110.1...
How ports can supply green methanol and ammonia by 2030
A new report outlines strategies for ports to become first movers in providing green methanol and ammonia bunkering. It provides insights into the sources of green methanol and ammonia that could be available to the shipping industry and how ports can secure supply to...