Dutch navy vessel Zeeland severely damaged by fire while in dry dock
The Royal Netherlands Navy's Ocean-going Patrol Vessel HNLMS Zeeland suffered considerable damage after a fire broke out while in dry dock for maintenance. No one was injured. The fire occurred in the night of Sunday to Monday (4 July). HNLMS Zeeland is currently in...
Dredging and offshore contractor DEME becomes listed company
As of today, 30 June, DEME Group is listed on Euronext Brussels. According to Luc Vandenbulcke, CEO DEME Group, the listing will give the company 'the necessary and direct visibility to drive its strategy and ambitions forward'. 'The listing on Euronext Brussels will...
Berge Bulk vessel to be equipped with WindWings in 2023
Berge Bulk will equip its 210 DWT Newcastlemax bulker Berge Olympus with four BAR Tech WindWings of Yara Marine Technologies. The solid wing sails will measure up to 50 metres in height and will be capable of reducing CO2 emissions by up to thirty per cent through a...
Van Oord sells share in Borssele V to Octopus Energy Generation
A consortium of sellers, including Van Oord, has sold its shares in the Borssele V wind farm to Octopus Energy Generation, one of the largest renewable energy investors in Europe. The sale is said to confirm the success of innovations demonstrated in Borssele V. The...
NOV to supply equipment and design for Cadeler’s new F-class jack-up
NOV, the parent company of GustoMSC, will deliver the equipment and design of Cadeler's first F-class jack-up vessel. The new F-class is a bespoke version of the GustoMSC NG-20000X model specially designed as a hybrid wind turbine and foundation installation jack-up...
New study maps safety risks of using methanol, LNG, hydrogen and ammonia in ships
As shipping moves to transition from existing energy sources, the industry must pro-actively develop standard safeguards and control measures for the deployment of future fuels. To facilitate this, "Together in Safety" initiated the “Future Fuels Risk Assessment” to...
Clean Energy Marine Hubs to address shipping’s future fuels conundrum
The Shaping the Future of Shipping Summit in London convened the largest meeting of industry leaders since COP26 to address shipping's decarbonisation agenda. CEOs and officials agreed to develop a public/private cross-sectoral platform to take forward the development...
Sailing freighter Canopée for Ariane 6 rockets hits the water
The Canopée was launched today, 28 June, at the Partner Stoczina shipyard in Szczecin, Poland. Dutch Neptune Maritime Projects won the contract to build the sailing cargo ship, which will transport Ariane 6 rockets, in January 2021. The 121-metre-long ship will be...
Sweden to trial Candela’s electric ‘flying’ ferry for public transport
The Candela P-12 Shuttle is set to hit Stockholm’s waters next year. The innovative hydrofoiling electric ferry will reduce emissions and slash commuting time. Stockholm hopes the ferry will make waterborne public transport more attractive than trains, buses, and...
Knud E. Hansen signs up for world’s first wind-powered RoRo vessel Orcelle Wind
Building on the Oceanbird concept developed by Wallenius Marine, Wallenius Wilhelmsen is currently taking the concept forward and creating the detailed design of the vessel’s features. Knud E. Hansen has now joined the project as naval architects. The Swedish,...
SWZ|Maritime’s June 2022 issue: European shipbuilding – Let the data speak for themselves
The end of May is traditionally the period that the various national shipbuilding associations announce their results from the previous year. Our editor Gerrit de Boer has compiled a detailed overview of the ships delivered last year with a map that shows where in the...
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