Master and OOW suspended after Thamesborg grounding
The Maritime Disciplinary Court of the Netherlands has suspended the certificates of competency of both the master and chief officer of the Dutch cargo vessel Thamesborg. This follows the vessel's grounding in the Franklin Strait, part of Canada's Northwest Passage,...
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’...
Farewell address: FLIP tilting into history
Many thought it would sink. But it never did. Self-upending of the strange baseball bat-shaped Scripps research vessel FLIP at sea was a most unusual experience. Even for its seasoned crew. They had to cope with operating both horizontal and vertical facilities on...
Princess Alexia to christen namesake in Van Oord’s fleet
Van Oord has announced the christening ladies of the newest additions to the Van Oord fleet. On 9 September in Rotterdam, Her Royal Highness Princess Alexia of the Netherlands will christen the Vox Alexia. Ms. Inca Cerutti will perform this ceremony for the Calypso on...
Boskalis adds cable-layer to its fleet
Boskalis has expanded its offshore energy fleet with the Boka Ocean. The current pipe-laying vessel, formerly named Apache II, is being prepared in Rotterdam for the modification to a cable-laying vessel. The Boka Ocean is a sister vessel of the Boka Northern Ocean...
Damen makes sustainability part of business strategy
Damen Shipyards Group has published its Corporate Social Responsibility report for 2022. In this ninth successive report, the company describes challenges, developments and results in the area of sustainability and social policy. The publication underlines Damen’s...
P&O cruise ship breaks loose in storm and hits tanker
The mooring lines of P&O Cruises' cruise ship Brittannia broke during a storm while in port at the Spanish island Mallorca. The vessel became adrift and collided with a tanker. Footage on X by Volcaholic show the lines snapping (see below). The accident occurred...
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