Crew UHL Freedom sustained injuries due to severe rolling
In a statement released by United Heavy Lift, the company stresses that its cargo vessel UHL Freedom did not suffer any engine failure or machinery damage. The injuries sustained by crew members were caused by severe rolling of the ship as a result of heavy weather....
Eni, Fincantieri to enhance underwater monitoring tech
Fincantieri and Eni are partnering on Clean Sea, Eni’s proprietary technology. Clean Sea is an underwater robotic system designed for monitoring marine ecosystems and subsea infrastructure, including the verification of their in-service integrity. Fincantieri takes...
Heerema, Amphitrite speed up Sleipnir’s Atlantic transit
Heerema Marine Contractors has shortened the North Atlantic transit of its semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir by 2.5 days using a data-driven voyage optimisation pilot. The pilot was conducted together with French ocean intelligence company Amphitrite. The...
Complicated procedure leads to uncontrolled launch
In a new Mars Report, The Nautical Institute describes an accident with the launch of a fast rescue craft during a routine test. The complex launch procedure required no less than twenty steps. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and...
‘Misdeclared dangerous goods remain threat to shipping’
Statistics released by Allianz show a container ship fire occurs every seventeen days. It underscores the persistent risk misdeclared and undeclared dangerous goods pose to seafarers, shipping and global supply chains, states the World Shipping Council (WSC). The...
Oceanco acquires maritime equipment company Winel
The Oceanco Group has taken over Winel. Winel operates in the field of tank vent check valves, manually operated doors and hatches, watertight sliding doors, hull doors and exclusive yacht equipment. Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Assen, the Netherlands, where...
UK to order at least six UK-built warships
At least six new warships will be built for the Royal Navy under the Defence Investment Plan, delivering the UK's most advanced maritime air defence capability. The order is also meant to provide enough work to keep British shipyards working for decades to come. The...
‘Geopolitical instability defining force for shipping’
The ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2025–2026 reveals an industry adapting to an increasingly complex operating environment shaped by geopolitical instability, regulatory uncertainty, and economic volatility. The report by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) was...
The harder half of remote pilotage
From the magazine – This February, the bulk carrier MS Viikki worked its way through ice toward the port of Raahe. Several hundred kilometres south, colleagues in Turku watched it on a wall of screens. They could have been piloting the vessel from shore. They weren’t,...
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....
Vessel breaks in two at anchor
Despite being inside a breakwater, the changing direction of a storm caused significant problems for a small general cargo vessel resulting in the vessel breaking in two. The Nautical Institute describes the incident in a new Mars Report. The Nautical Institute...
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