New management team at Damen Shiprepair & Conversion
With effect from 1 November, Jeroen Heesters will be the new managing director of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, one of the seven divisions of the Damen Shipyards Group. With finance director Eric Snoeren, who joined the division on 1 October, he will make up the...
Incident with Liebherr crane may delay construction of Alfa Lift
Offshore wind contractor Seaway 7 may be facing a delay in the delivery of its new heavy lift ship Alfa Lift after an incident with its 3000-tonne Liebherr crane. According to a company statement, an 'unplanned movement' of a key component has resulted in the need for...
CEO Castelein to leave Port of Rotterdam Authority in summer 2023
The shareholders of the Port of Rotterdam Authority - consisting of the Municipality of Rotterdam and the Dutch State - have appointed Allard Castelein for a third term. Castelein will remain CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority until the summer of 2023, after which...
Holland America Line’s new Rotterdam arrives at its namesake port for the first time
Holland America Line celebrated the first arrival of its new cruise ship Rotterdam VII to the city it was named after on Friday the 15th of October. The Mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb, attended the plaque and key ceremony. Christening and the official naming...
MOL and MAN join forces for ammonia fuelled main engine for ships
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), MAN Energy Solutions and Mitsui E&S Machinery have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to get to the purchase contract of an ammonia fuelled main engine. Such an engine is currently under development at MAN. Ammonia is one of the top...
Offshore contractor Subsea 7 wants to be net zero by 2050
Subsea 7 plans to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. In addition, using 2018 as a baseline year, the offshore contractor's target is to reduce its emissions by fifty per cent by 2035. These targets are based upon plans to decarbonise Subsea 7’s...
‘Communication is key during mooring’
The Nautical Institute discusses another fatal mooring accident in its latest Mars Report. In this case, a lack of communication and a cluttered deck led to a stern line getting caught in the propeller, which then snapped and hit a crew member. The Nautical Institute...
Northern Lights orders CO2 carriers with WASP and air lubrication
As part of the first phase of its CO2 transport and storage infrastructure development, Northern Lights from Norway has ordered two dedicated CO2 carriers, each with a cargo size of 7500 m3 and a length of 130 metres. The ships will be built by Dalian Shipbuilding...
Drydock work – Who’s in charge of safety?
Work in drydock is full of opportunities for unsafe acts – be on your guard and always ask questions. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report, in which hull painting had to be stopped as safety measures were not in order. The Nautical...
U-Ming’s new bulk carrier to be equipped with hull-cleaning robot
Shipowner U-Ming has ordered Jotun's Hull Skating Solutions (HSS) for its new 190,000-DWT dual fuel bulk carrier. The HSS consists of an underwater robotic device with hull inspection and cleaning capabilities, and SeaQuantum Skate, a purpose developed antifouling...
Superyacht building – A growing industry in times of a pandemic
While the world’s biggest cruise shipbuilders in especially Germany got into serious financial troubles and had to lay off thousands of workers and the whole cruise industry came to a total standstill, the Dutch specialists in the building of superyachts enjoyed a...
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