NL and UK to jointly procure amphibious transport ships
The Netherlands and the United Kingdom have agreed to jointly procure new amphibious transport ships. The Netherlands has also joined ten NATO allies in investing in the replacement of the Alliance's AWACS airborne early warning aircraft. In addition, the Netherlands...
Will the EU align with IMO on ship recycling?
The International Maritime Organization's (IMO's) Hong Kong Convention, which sets standards for more sustainable ship recycling, will enter into force on 26 June 2025. The European Union has its own Ship Recycling Regulation. Will the latter now align with the first?...
Port Marlborough NZ orders new Damen tug design
Port Marlborough New Zealand (PMNZ) and Damen Shipyards have signed a contract for the delivery of an Azimuth Stern Drive Tug 2111. Just 21 metres in length, the new ASD Tug 2111 class has a bollard pull of 50 tonnes and its twin fin skeg and azimuth thrusters ensure...
Cargo fire takes ten days to extinguish
Any situation where potentially "live" circuits or wires are exposed should be corrected with the briefest of delays. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report in which a live wire resulted in a fire that took ten days to extinguish. The...
New research vessel Wim Wolff almost ready for launch
The new research vessel (RV) Wim Wolff for the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) is almost ready for its launch. The new ship is currently under construction at Thecla Bodewes Shipyards in Harlingen. The RV Wim Wolff is a new shipbuilding project for...
RWE to build battery storage facility in Eemshaven
RWE will build a battery storage facility at its biomass plant in Eemshaven, the Netherlands. The facility will have an installed power capacity of 35 megawatts (MW) and a storage capacity of 41 megawatt-hours (MWh). A total of 110 lithium-ion battery racks are to be...
Allianz: Risks of offshore wind need to be managed
The potential of offshore wind as a viable source of clean power for the energy transition is indisputable. However, developers and their insurers need to manage a range of risks to successfully scale offshore wind globally, among them prototypical technology,...
Ulstein to build new cable layer for Nexans
Nexans Marine Operations has contracted Ulstein Verft for the construction of a large DP3 cable laying vessel. The vessel, an ST-297 CLV design by Skipsteknisk, is an updated version of the Nexans Aurora, delivered in 2021. The contract signing took place on 19...
Dutch navy vessel uses shore power during maintenance
Damen-built Dutch patrol vessel HNLMS Friesland has become the first vessel to use Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen’s high-capacity shore power supply on its arrival to the yard’s dry dock 1. The milestone moment took place in the presence of the client, the Dutch...
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards delivers Vertom Tomma
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards has delivered the third of ten vessels in the Labrax series to shipping company Vertom. A week before delivery, the Vertom Tomma left the shipyard in Kampen for sea trials from the port of Harlingen. The 7280-DWT multi-purpose vessel Vertom...
First dual-fuel VLCC certified by Green Award
The LNG dual-fuel powered very large crude carrier (VLCC) Antonis I. Angelicoussis is now certified by the Green Award Foundation. The Greek-flagged ship is the first LNG dual-fuel VLCC to join the Green Award programme. The certification includes the Green Award...
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