Hasty mooring sees accidents in the Port of Rotterdam increase in 2021
The Port of Rotterdam received almost 29,000 vessels in 2021, up by about 700 compared to the previous year. The number of accidents increased from 122 to 144. Most of these involved hasty mooring and resulting parking damage, according to the port's harbour master...
Damen supplies plug-and-play steering gear for new TB Shipyards coasters
Damen Marine Components (DMC) has been awarded the contract for Optima nozzles, plug-and-play Piston-type steering gear and TIMON flap rudders for four coasters being built by Thecla Bodewes Shipyards (TB Shipyards). What is special is that the steering gear will be...
ONE container ship Madrid Bridge has lost sixty containers
A week ago, Ocean Network Express (ONE) announced its container ship Madrid Bridge had suffered container stack collapse in the North Atlantic Ocean when transiting to New York, USA. It has now become clear the ship has also lost an estimated sixty containers, with...
Heerema to decommission DNO’s Ketch and Schooner platforms
DNO has awarded Heerema Marine Contractors a decommissioning contract for the integrated engineering, preparation, removal, and disposal (EPRD) of the Ketch and Schooner platforms. The platforms are located in the Southern North Sea in the UK sector and were installed...
Maersk speeds up net zero-emission targets to 2040
Maersk plans to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2040, one decade ahead of its initial 2050 ambition. 2030 targets are to ensure significant emissions reductions in this decade. The targets cover all direct and indirect emissions across the entire company....
Dutch company EcoClipper seeks funding for windships
EcoClipper, a shipping company that has developed a wind-driven emission-free cargo ship, has started to raise capital in cooperation with blockchain partner Bondex. The company plans to launch retrofitted and purpose-built sailing vessels capable of carrying cargo...
Luxcara acquires Dutch offshore wind farm stake from Van Oord
Renewable energy asset manager Luxcara and Van Oord have completed the sale and transfer of Van Oord’s ten per cent participation in Blauwwind to Luxcara. In 2016, the Blauwwind consortium was awarded the concession to design, construct, operate and maintain one of...
European Commission blocks acquisition of Daewoo by Hyundai Heavy Industries
The European Commission has prohibited, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The merger between the two South Korean shipbuilders would have created a dominant...
RH Marine and Bakker Sliedrecht to develop new power plant for ships sailing on methanol
System integrators Bakker Sliedrecht and RH Marine are going to develop a new electrical system that will enable vessels to sail on methanol and other zero-emission fuels. The aim is that in the future, vessels will not only be able to sail more sustainably, but also...
Downward trend in piracy incidents continues, but IMB urges caution
With 132 incidents, maritime piracy and armed robbery over 2021 reached the lowest recorded level since 1994, the annual piracy report of the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) reveals. IMB attributes the drop in incidents to vigorous action taken by authorities,...
Damen targets shipyard emissions with battery container
Damen Shipyards Group has taken over a Skoonbox from Skoon Energy. The world's first maritime-certified, multi-purpose battery container will be used to deliver renewable power at Damen's shipyards for applications where diesel generators or ships’ engines are...
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