Fugro joins UK’s first carbon capture and storage project
Fugro has been awarded a contract by Saipem to deliver integrated marine survey and inspection services for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP). This is the UK's first CO2 transportation and storage infrastructure project. Saipem is leading the engineering,...
Wärtsilä to supply hybrid propulsion for Royal Bodewes newbuilds
Wärtsilä will supply an integrated hybrid propulsion solution for three new self-discharging cargo vessels being built at Royal Bodewes in the Netherlands for Norwegian shipowner Aasen Shipping. The engines and vessels are prepared for operation on sustainable fuels...
All Dutch and Belgian seaports now use Routescanner
North Sea Port has also started to visualise its container connections online via Routescanner. This means that all Dutch and Belgian seaports now use Routescanner to provide insight into their connectedness worldwide via Direct Connections. Routescanner is an online...
Bolidt becomes exclusive supplier of Chantiers de l’Atlantique
Resin-applications specialist Bolidt has signed an exclusivity agreement with long-standing customer Chantiers de l’Atlantique. It covers all of the French shipyard’s newbuild cruise vessels – in addition to several navy ships, and offshore projects – until 2027. The...
In pictures: How Royal Huisman refits 1928 motoryacht Fair Lady
Royal Huisman has thoroughly updated the Fair Lady, a 37-metre motoryacht originally built in 1928. Even though Fair Lady underwent various minor refits over the years, it was due for multiple major upgrades, while its classic looks had to be maintained. Following a...
Follow all steps when performing maintenance on your ship
Adherence to the onboard safety procedures and other instructions, such as the manufacturer’s information manual, is a prerequisite for safe operations. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report in which crew were burned by hot diesel fuel....
ABB and Wallenius open first Oversea Fleet Support Centre
ABB and shipping company Wallenius Marine have opened the doors of the first Oversea Fleet Support Centre. The centre is to help shipping companies improve environmental, technical and voyage performance. One of the maritime industry’s first digital and fleet support...
How 30% of the risks of building offshore ships can be avoided
If there is anything that offshore ships, such as for the oil and gas industry have in common, it is the complexity. According to Shipbuilder, a lot of the work is still done manually and digitalisation could reduce this work along with the risks of building a complex...
MAN and Alfa Laval work on solution for methanol retrofits
MAN Energy Solutions and Alfa Laval have joined forces to develop a methanol fuel-supply solution for MAN four-stroke engines and its fuel-injection technology. As a result, the first four-stroke engine types will be capable of retrofit to methanol operation from...
ABS approves design of 70-metre methanol-powered superyacht
Lateral Naval Architects has received approval in principle (AiP) from ABS for its new design of a methanol-fuelled, 70-metre superyacht. The yacht is called Energy Transition Platform. Lateral’s design focuses on reducing carbon emissions by utilising alternative...
Oceanco moves 111-metre yacht to Alblasserdam for outfitting
Oceanco welcomed another of its new construction projects to its outfitting facilities in Alblasserdam on 19 December. Y726 was transported along the Oude Maas River from Oceanco’s construction facilities in Zwijndrecht to Alblasserdam. In Alblasserdam, the yacht’s...
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