Oceanco delivers rebuilt Draak as companion to Leviathan
Originally delivered by Oceanco in 2014, Draak has now completed a comprehensive rebuild at Oceanco’s Life Cycle Support facilities in Zwijndrecht. Previously known as Equanimity and Tranquility, the 92.9-metre yacht has been adapted to support scientific research and...
Roll Group and Hebetec present new offshore wind farm load-out solution
Roll Group and Hebetec Engineering AG have revealed their shared patented solution for offshore wind farm load-outs during the SPE Offshore exhibition in Aberdeen. This solution was developed to provide efficient and cost-effective solutions to logistical challenges...
Econowind to build a VentoFoil a day by 2027
Dutch company Econowind builds "VentoFoils" to reduce ships' fuel consumption by up to thirty per cent. The Investment and Development Agency for the Northern Netherlands (NOM) and Horizon Flevoland are investing in the scale-up to reach a production of one VentoFoil...
Ecowende and Van Oord to build ecological wind farm
Ecowende and Van Oord will collaborate on the construction of the offshore wind farm on Hollandse Kust (west) lot VI. This will be the most ecological wind farm to date, with minimal impact on the natural habitat of birds, bats and marine mammals, and with a thriving...
MOL invests in Dutch tilting floating wind turbines
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) will invest in the floating wind technology start-up, TouchWind. The Dutch company is developing a low-cost tilting angled one-piece rotor wind turbine. TouchWind's tilting wind turbine is expected to reduce wind interference between...
VIDEO: Van Oord christens two new fleet additions in one day
On Saturday, 9 September, Van Oord celebrated adding a new hopper dredger, the Vox Alexia, and a new cable-layer, the Calypso, to its fleet. Her Royal Highness Princess Alexia of the Netherlands attended to christen her namesake. The christening ceremony of both...
DNV: Energy efficiency measures crucial to meet climate targets
Faced with tough competition for greener fuels from other sectors, new 2030 maritime emission targets hang in the balance. According to the latest edition of DNV‘s Maritime Forecast to 2050, the shipping industry will find it challenging to secure enough supply of...
VIDEO: How Van Oord lays offshore cables with the Calypso
This weekend, Van Oord's new cable-laying vessel Calypso will be christened. The Calypso is a complement to the existing cable-layer Nexus. But what jobs will the Calypso perform exactly and what makes this ship special? How exactly does cable laying work? The process...
Feyz orders more Combi Freighters from Damen
On behalf of SLPLUS Holding, Damen Shipyards has received a new order for a Combi Freighter (CF) 5000 and an additional CF 3850 to be operated by Feyz Group. The order comes just four weeks after a contract was signed for three CFs 3850. The Feyz Group is currently...
Torque for safety of your ship’s engine
Correct stud/bolt torquing of engine parts is a critical feature of maintenance, as shown by The Nautical Institute's latest Mars Report. In this report, a stud that was not tightened enough resulted in engine damage. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime...
Transtal orders SALMO short sea vessel from Thecla Bodewes Shipyards
Dutch shipping company Transtal Shipping has contracted Thecla Bodewes Shipyards for the construction of a diesel-electric propelled multi-purpose vessel. The 5100-DWT dry cargo vessel SALMO has been fully developed by the shipyard's in-house design team. SALMO marks...
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