IMO approval clears path for ammonia-fuelled ships
New safety guidelines for the use of ammonia as fuel on gas carriers have been approved at the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 111). It marks a significant step towards the commercial deployment of ammonia-fuelled vessels....
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...
ABB supplies world-first maritime MW charging system for ferries
ABB has secured a contract with Auckland Transport to deliver the maritime world’s first megawatt charging system (MCS). It will be used to recharge electric ferries using the same interface as trucks and airplanes. Lowering the barrier to entry, the standardised and...
Maersk’s first large methanol ship to sail Asia-Europe route
A.P. Moller-Maersk is about to launch the first of its eighteen large methanol-enabled vessels currently on order. On 9 February 2024, it will enter service on the AE7 string connecting Asia and Europe, which includes port calls in Shanghai, Tanjung Pelepas, Colombo...
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