Damen offers cruise ship passengers dry dock experience
Damen Shiprepair has completed an exceptional project for AIDA Cruises’ vessel AIDAmar. The 253-metre cruise ship docked at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam’s Botlek location for its annual bottom survey while carrying around 2000 passengers on board – an unusual and...
Scrap metal poses fire hazard on board ships
Be aware of the fire risk of scrap metal. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report, in which scrap metal ignited causing significant damage to the barge transporting it. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and...
Nevesbu and Iv-Consult optimise SolarDuck’s floating solar platform
The world's largest floating solar platform is to be constructed in the Dutch offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust West (HKW) VII. Developer SolarDuck selected Iv-Consult and Nevesbu to technically develop and optimise the innovative concept. The wind farm is located...
Climate neutral island supply vessel for Marshall Islands launched
As part of an international climate protection project with the participation of Emden/Leer University of Applied Sciences, the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) has commissioned the construction of a new island supply vessel with sail propulsion for...
Neptun and Smulders to build offshore converter stations
The Meyer Group, which includes Neptun Werft in Warnemünde, is joining forces with the Belgian company Smulders to build offshore converter platforms at the Warnemünde site. To this end, they will launch two companies: Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables and Neptun...
Royal Huisman sportfish yacht nears completion
Royal Huisman Project 406 has left Hall 2 of the shipyard’s newbuild facilities in Vollenhove for installation of its upper deck, sun awning hardtop and radar mast. The 52-metre Alustar aluminum motor yacht is the world’s largest true sportfish yacht. The yacht...
ECSA calls for affordable marine fuels before vote on trucks CO2 standards
Ahead of the European Parliament (EP) plenary vote on CO2 standards for heavy-duty vehicles, European shipowners, gathered in the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA), highlight once more the urgent need to make clean affordable fuels available for...
First newbuild hydrogen inland vessel Antonie performs trials
Lenten Scheepvaart (the Netherlands) will go down in history as the owner of the world's first-ever newbuild hydrogen-powered inland shipping barge. The hydrogen electric cargo ship Antonie was realised by Concordia Damen. The ship is considered an important step...
No guts, no Dutch glory, but sometimes being bold is not enough
From the magazine - It is a beautiful, appealing, because ambitious title given to the Maritime Manufacturing Industry Sector Agenda. "No Guts, No Dutch Glory" certainly sounded promising at the presentation on Thursday 26 October at the RDM Werf in...
Kenmare orders custom mining dredgers from IHC
Kenmare Resources plc and IHC Mining have signed the contract for the delivery of two large customised mining dredgers. The dredgers will be electrically powered by using renewable hydro-electric power. The two dredgers will each have a total installed power of 6800...
TU Delft launches Wind Assisted Ship Propulsion Research Programme
The urgency of decarbonisation is evident, yet large uncertainty exists in finding the best transition method. One of the solutions might be the use of hybrid ships that use the energy of wind as an auxiliary means of propulsion. This will be the topic of a new Delft...
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