Germany ready to order four MEKO frigates with TKMS
The German Bundestag’s Budget Committee has approved the procurement of four MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigates as an alternative to the failed F126 project. The approval includes an option for additional vessels. It clears the way for the formal signing of the contract....
Unique Group launches two new USV models
Unique Group, a subsea technology and engineering company, introduces two new unmanned surface vessels (USVs), the Uni-Mini and Uni-Max. The USV systems have been developed entirely in-house, designed for surveying operations and engineered to meet diverse operational...
Conoship introduces new future-ready cargo vessel design
Conoship International has revealed the CIP6300, a future-ready cargo vessel design. Equipped with a diesel-electric propulsion system, the CIP6300 boasts optimised hull lines and a large propeller diameter and is ready for wind-assisted propulsion. One notable...
MAN announces high speed methanol engine
MAN Energy Solutions will make a dual-fuel version of its MAN 175D high-speed engine, capable of operating on methanol, available by the end of 2026. The new variant, designated MAN 175DF-M, will be available both as newbuild and retrofit variants. According to MAN...
Fugro acquires USV specialist SEA-KIT
Fugro will acquire the remaining shares in SEA-KIT International. SEA-KIT is a long-standing partner of Fugro in the development of hi-tech uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) for low carbon emission maritime operations and research. For several years, Fugro and SEA-KIT...
Royal Netherlands Navy commissions first electric workboat
The Royal Netherlands Navy can take the first electric workboat into service. At the Nieuwe Haven in Den Helder, Bolder was christened on 22 November. It is the first of three new ones. They will all be fully electrically propelled. The trio replaces the five small...
GustoMSC reveals floating wind installation vessel concept
GustoMSC has created the Enhydra Floating Wind Installation Vessel (FWIV) concept to facilitate the commercialisation of floating wind. Since floating wind farms are farther offshore, in deeper waters, and in harsher environments, new and robust installation...
Damen delivers Amels 60, Amels 80 arrives for outfitting
Damen Yachting has delivered the third Amels 60 superyacht, named Khalidah. In addition, the first Amels 80, also the largest Amels superyacht to date, arrived in Vlissingen on 27 November for outfitting. The 60-metre Amels Limited Editions, now handed over to its...
Govert van Oord new CEO Van Oord, Pieter van Oord to Schiphol
The Supervisory Board of Van Oord intends to nominate Govert van Oord as the new CEO of Van Oord. He succeeds Pieter van Oord, who is to become the new CEO of Dutch airport Schiphol. The formal appointment of Govert van Oord (pictured above) will take place at Van...
Huisman to upgrade Heerema Aegir’s Offshore Mast Crane
Huisman will upgrade the Offshore Mast Crane on board the Aegir, owned by Heerema Marine Contractors. This significant project will enhance the second main hoist capacity from 2000 mt to an impressive 3200 mt at a height of 110 metres. The upgraded crane for one of...
Yacht builder Oceanco reveals expansion plans
Oceanco has submitted plans for expansion at its Alblasserdam headquarters to the municipality of Alblasserdam. Among the plans are a second dock, a hall for workshops and a new office building. Oceanco has submitted plans for expansion at its Alblasserdam...
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