Piracy incidents fall to lowest since 1992
Maritime piracy and armed robbery incidents fell to their lowest level since 1992 in the first half of 2026, according to the latest report from ICC's International Maritime Bureau (IMB). However, IMB warns there is no room for complacency, with crew safety still at...
DCMR: No hindrance expected from Fremantle Highway being in Rotterdam
Since 23 September, the fire-ravaged car carrier Fremantle Highway has been moored at the quay of Damen Shipyards Botlek in the Port of Rotterdam. The Dutch DCMR Environmental Protection Agency and Port of Rotterdam Authority have since visited the ship to assess...
Jan De Nul orders world’s largest cable-laying vessel
Jan De Nul Group has ordered an extra-large cable-laying vessel, to be named Fleeming Jenkin, at the CMHI Haimen shipyard. With an unrivalled cable-carrying capacity of 28,000 tonnes, it will be the world’s largest cable-laying vessel to date. The vessel will serve...
First Amels 80 superyacht hits the water
Damen's first Amels 80 is afloat. Measuring 80 metres in length, the new hull and superstructure was seen outside of its hull build shed for the first time since the concept was introduced in March 2022. Preparations are now underway for its journey from the build...
How K Line uses AI to measure a ship’s draught
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. (K Line), TIS Inc. and Miotsukushi Analytics Inc. have jointly developed a draught survey application. The application is designed to use artificial intelligence (AI) to accurately measure a ship's draught. The draught of a ship is the...
Make a point of three points of contact when using stairs on ships
Descending and ascending stairs on a rolling ship can be a challenge. In its latest Mars Report, The Nautical Institute warns crew to have "three points of contact" at all times. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses. It then...
Value Maritime installs first scrubber in China
Value Maritime has completed the first in a series of nine installations of its emissions reducing Filtree systems for product and chemical tanker company Ardmore Shipping. Taking place in China, this was the first time that Value Maritime has installed its system...
WinGD wins first AiP for ammonia two-stroke engine
Swiss marine power company WinGD has secured the first ever approval in principle (AiP) for two-stroke engines fuelled with ammonia. Lloyd’s Register awarded the AiP to WinGD’s X-DF-A dual-fuel range. The AiP gives shipowners the assurances they need to realise vessel...
Heinen & Hopman contracted for Dutch/Belgian frigates
With Heinen & Hopman, Dutch shipbuilder Damen Naval has again found a Dutch supplier for the new Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigates. The company, based in Spakenburg, will supply the climate and filtration systems for the four new frigates being built for the...
What Feadship’s new concept Dunes looks like in detail
The 2023 Monaco Yacht Show debuts Feadship’s twelfth cutting-edge Concept Design, an 83-metre superyacht with significantly reduced energy needs. Dunes combines a lot of sustainable solutions, ranging from methanol and a new propulsion system to low impact steel and...
VIDEO: New NIOZ research vessel Wim Wolff launched
The new research vessel (RV) Wim Wolff for the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) was launched yesterday, 27 September, at Thecla Bodewes Shipyards in Harlingen. Once in service, the Wim Wolff will replace the RV Navicula. The RV Wim Wolff is a new...
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