DSB calls for more instrument navigation training
On the night of 23 February 2025, a collision occurred near Maas buoy 5 at the entrance to Rotterdam, in restricted visibility due to fog, between the harbour tug VB Seal and the tanker Gulholmen. The Dutch Safety Board (DSB) investigated the incident and concludes...
Rotterdam throughput drops by 6.0% in first three quarters
In the first nine months of 2023, there was six per cent less throughput in the port of Rotterdam: 329.9 million tonnes compared to 351.0 million tonnes in the same period in 2022. The decline was mainly related to the throughput of containers and coal. Throughput of...
VIDEO: Niestern Sander launches Wagenborg’s EasyMax 3
The EasyMax 3 was successfully launched at shipyard Royal Niestern Shipyard on 19 October. The new build is the successor of the award-winning Egbert Wagenborg and its sister Máxima. The EasyMax vessel type is the latest series in Wagenborg's fleet according to the...
Van Halteren delivers motion compensation control to Barge Master
Van Halteren Technologies Boxtel and Barge Master have been working together again on a new motion compensation solution: the BM-Heavy Feeder. Two of the new BM-Heavy Feeders are used to install wind turbines for the Vineyard Wind project in the US. Barge Master’s...
First new Dutch Mine Countermeasure Vessel hits the water
Amid great interest, the Vlissingen was launched on 19 October. It is the first new Mine Countermeasure Vessel for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ceremony took place in Concarneau, France. The port city lies on the southern coast of Brittany, where the ship was...
WinGD to power Exmar LPG’s first ammonia-fuelled vessels
Swiss marine power company WinGD will deliver ammonia-fuelled X-DF-A engines for a series of two 46,000-m3 LPG/ammonia carriers. The vessels will be built for Exmar LPG BV, a joint venture of Exmar and Seapeak, at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. The two 52-bore X52DF-A engines...
VIDEO: Saltwater launches ship design for floating offshore wind
Within a few years, it is expected that forty per cent of wind farms worldwide will consist of floating wind turbines. With this in mind, Saltwater has designed Blue Sky, a vessel specially designed to operate in the ever-changing offshore scene. With a growing demand...
Occupational accidents top the list in Dutch Safety Board report
The Dutch Safety Board's latest Shipping Occurrences Report lists serious accidents on board ships sailing under the Dutch flag or ships sailing within Dutch territorial waters. Up to July 2023, there were eight collisions, 39 occupational accidents, one...
Damen to build two Combi Freighters for Fast Lines Belgium
Damen Shipyards has signed a contract with Fast Lines Belgium for the delivery of two Damen Combi Freighters 3850 (CF 3850). It is the Belgian shipping company's first purchase from Damen. Fast Lines Belgium chose the CF 3850 based on its performance as the cleanest...
How Huisman can now measure incoming wind when installing turbines
Huisman has developed a system that allows crane operators to anticipate and react to approaching wind speeds, gusts, and direction during the installation of turbine blades. The system, called Wind Gust Buster, provides information on the incoming wind 360° around...
VIDEO: Canopée christened and en route to French Guyane
On 5 October, the christening of the Canopée, Neptune’s new-build double propelled open top RoRo vessel for Jifmar Offshore Services, took place in Bordeaux, France. With its four 37-metre-high Oceanwings, the Canopée, has 1500 square metres of sail area, which are to...
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