Three consortia to develop zero-emission ERTVs for Rijkswaterstaat
Rijkswaterstaat has launched the research and development phase of the Power2Tow project. Under this innovation partnership, three consortia will simultaneously develop new solutions for near-zero-emission emergency response towing vessels (ERTVs) and the associated...
Furetank and Wärtsilä can halve methane slip
Reducing methane slip is a vital challenge in taking LNG-fuelled ships towards zero greenhouse gas emissions. Now Wärtsilä and Furetank are co-developing and testing two technologies showing the potential to halve the methane slip. Running vessels on LNG/LBG brings...
Huisman to supply cable-lay equipment to DFO
Huisman has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with DFO for the delivery of a cable carousel and the option for a complementary cable-lay system. Initially, the carousel will be installed on pipelay vessel Orient Adventurer. Together with the existing Huisman...
How risk-based design can speed up the shipping energy transition
The introduction of radically new fuel types requires a ship design approach that predicts the risk factors that these fuels bring. Therefore, C-Job Naval Architects has been applying risk-based design to accelerate the design process for sustainable ships. Niels de...
First European green methanol bunkering takes place in Port of Rotterdam
OCI Global has successfully bunkered the world’s first ever green methanol-powered container vessel, owned by Maersk, in the Port of Rotterdam. This marks the final stop on the ship’s pioneering maiden voyage before it reaches home in Copenhagen. Once it reaches its...
Holland Norway Lines applies for suspension of payments
Holland Norway Lines applied for a suspension of payments in court on 30 August. Pending further developments, the MS Romantika is not sailing for the time being and ticket sales have been halted. The cause of the pressure on the still young company’s operations lies...
Future ships and shipping: Green and smart
Broadly speaking, ships of the future will evolve naturally in line with economic trends, legal constraints, and advancing technological possibilities. And the over-arching trends of green shipping, in particular decarbonising shipping, and digital transformation with...
Latest Feadship yacht leaves dry dock
The latest Feadship to enter its completion stages, Project 822, eased out of its Kaag Island drydock on 28 August and into public view for the first time since its bare hull arrived in 2021. This large-volume 75.70-metre superyacht features exterior design by the...
Take 2: Lax safety culture and bad design result in MOB fatality
Having a procedure in place is one thing, but following it can be quite another affair. This is proven by The Nautical Institute's lates Mars Report, in which a lack of following procedures resulted in a fatal man overboard (MOB). The Nautical Institute gathers...
Boskalis completes FSO Safer salvage operation
After having transferred all the 1.1 million barrels of oil from the decaying FSO Safer to the replacement oil tanker Yemen (formerly known as Nautica) on 11 August, Smit Salvage completed the final activities yesterday, 28 August. The final activities included the...
Erik Thun orders new short sea vessel series from Ferus Smit
Shipping company Erik Thun Group has revealed its next-generation short sea vessel series of Lake Vanern Max. The four dry cargo vessels will be built at Shipyard Ferus Smit in the Netherlands. 'We are making a substantial investment to support our customers’...
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