Netherlands to crack down on shadow fleet with new legislation
The Dutch government has sent an amendment to the Foreign Ships Act to the Council of State for urgent advice. The proposed legislation is intended to strengthen measures against the Russian shadow fleet – vessels used to covertly transport sanctioned Russian oil...
Rotterdam harbour master wants separate boating lanes
Port of Rotterdam harbour master René de Vries looks back on a safe year, according to the nautical figures for 2023, but the number of incidents involving passenger and pleasure boats continues to require attention. Among the proposed measures to make navigation on...
Longitude Engineering to design newbuild electric SOV
Longitude Engineering will support a consortium led by vessel owner and operator Bibby Marine for the design of a zero-emission electric service operation vessel (eSOV). It will operate in the UK and European offshore renewables markets. The vessel project has...
Damen Yachting delivers first Amels of 2024
Damen Yachting has delivered the Amels superyacht of 2024, the Amels 60 Satemi. This 60-metre superyacht is the fourth yacht to be delivered from the Dutch builder's next generation Amels Limited Editions design. Satemi will remain quayside at the Damen Yachting...
Low situational awareness results in ships colliding
Don't make assumptions, but communicate with other vessels to get their intentions clear. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report in which two vessels collided after poor communication. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime...
VSTEP and Damen supply NYK Line with full mission bridge simulator
In December 2022, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) partnered with Damen Services to introduce an advanced full mission bridge simulator tailored for offshore wind operations. The simulator, built in cooperation with VSTEP Simulation, is to be officially inaugurated on 1...
Huisman to deliver 500-mt Offshore Mast Crane to Subsea7
Huisman has won a contract from Subsea7 for the delivery of a 500-mt Offshore Mast Crane. The fully electric crane will be installed on one of Subsea7’s pipelay vessels and will be deployed for deep water installations. The 500mt Offshore Mast Crane for Subsea7 will...
How Boskalis searches the seabed for unexploded ordnance
An often underestimated and almost invisible – but certainly no less important – aspect of offshore wind farm development is the search for and the thorough investigation of unexploded ordnance: UXO. Boskalis explains how the company deals with this particular...
Dutch King and Minister pay working visit to maritime industry
His Majesty King Willem-Alexander will pay a working visit to the maritime manufacturing industry in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht and Hardinxveld-Giessendam on Thursday morning, 25 January. He will be accompanied by Minister Adriaansens of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy....
VIDEO: Two Royal Navy minehunters collide in Bahrain
The Royal Navy minehunters HMS Bangor and HMS Chiddingfold were involved in a collision in the port of Bahrain. The latter was sailing backwards to berth while the HMS Bangor was already moored at the quay. Rear Admiral Edward Ahlgren OBE, Commander Operations, has...
Van Oord constructs FSRU jetty at Wilhelmshaven
Van Oord has been contracted by FSRU Wilhelmshaven (a joint venture between ENGIE and TES, Tree Energy Solution) to construct a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) jetty at Wilhelmshaven in Germany. Responsibility for the operation of the second...
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