Concordia Damen to build methanol-ready river cruisers
Dutch specialised shipyard Concordia Damen will build two CDS River Cruise 135 vessels for TUI Cruises. These cruisers are of in-house design and have been tailored to TUI’s explicit wishes. TUI River Cruises’ fleet is currently expanding from six to ten ships, which...
VIDEO: Holland Shipyards’ 3D printed ferry spotted on the water
The 3D printed autonomous ferry that Holland Shipyards is building for the Olympic Games in Paris next year has hit the water. The yard has released a video showing the vessel take its first inaugural metres over water. Athletes and visitors from around the world will...
Value Carbon and Evos to build CO2 storage tanks
Value Carbon, a sister company of Value Maritime, and Evos, an independent liquid bulk storage provider, have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for building two 2000-m3 storage tanks for absorption liquids in Rotterdam. The tanks are to accommodate Value Carbon’s...
VIDEO: Spliethoff christens MV Bloemgracht in Batam
Spliethoff has festively christened its latest addition to the fleet, MV Bloemgracht, in Batam, Indonesia. Multi-purpose vessel Bloemgracht is the second of a series of two state-of-the-art Spliethoff DP2 B-type vessels. The christening ceremony took place on Friday,...
Crushing fatality while moving pontoon tweendeck
Not having a full view of the work area and not all crew involved having a means to communicate contributed to a fatal accident during tweendeck pontoon removal. The Nautical Institute cover the incident in its latest Mars Report. The Nautical Institute gathers...
MAN to supply diesel engines and gen sets for new ASW Frigates
Damen Naval has contracted MAN Energy Solutions to supply the propulsion diesel engines and the diesel generator sets for the new Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Frigates. The four new frigates are being designed and built for the Netherlands and Belgium. The order...
Jifmar acquires Acta Marine’s workboat activities
Jifmar Offshore Services and Acta Marine have concluded an agreement where Jifmar will acquire all workboat activities of Acta Marine. The acquisition encompasses all 26 workboats, the crews, the Netherlands based organisation and all existing contracts. Acta Marine's...
Van Oord plans major upgrade for heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen
Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen will get a major upgrade. Among other improvements, the gantry crane will be extended by 25 metres, making the vessel ready to handle the next generation of monopile foundations for offshore wind projects. The extension...
Centre for subsea infrastructure security opens in The Hague
The Netherlands is now conducting experimental research with Denmark, Germany, Finland, Norway and Sweden to protect subsea infrastructure, including pipelines and cables. On 7 December, the Seabed Security Experimentation Centre (SeaSEC) was opened in The Hague for...
Paris MoU finds pilot transfer arrangement defects on 100 ships
From 10 July to 9 August 2023, the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Port State Control conducted a Focused Inspection Campaign on pilot transfer arrangements. This subject was chosen after several incidents had occurred during pilot transfer. The Paris MoU...
Vertom and partners christen MV Vertom Joy
Vertom, Europe Caribbean Line and Schram Shipping have celebrated the christening of MV Vertom Joy, a ship that has been over ten years in the making. The vessel was built as a DP2 pipe supply vessel, but after multiple bankruptcies finally completed at Thecla Bodewes...
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