Royal T launches second LABRAX for Carisbrooke
Royal T Shipyards has launched Heleen C. It is the second vessel in the new series of LABRAX 7680-tonne DWT multi-purpose dry cargo vessels being built for UK-based shipowner Carisbrooke Shipping. Following the delivery of its sister vessel Greta C earlier this year,...
Sval to store CO2 in Norwegian North Sea
The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has awarded the Trudvang carbon storage licence to Sval, which will partner with Neptune Energy and Storegga. The Trudvang area has the potential to store up to nine million tonnes of CO2 annually for at least 25 years –...
IHC to supply third Beaver dredger to Dacinco
Dacinco Investment Construction Company Limited in Vietnam has awarded IHC Dredging a contract to supply a third Beaver 65 DDSP cutter suction dredger. The vessel will be delivered from stock allowing for a short delivery time. The order was first announced at the end...
Canopée fitted with Oceanwings
The sailing freighter Canopée can finally start using the power of the wind now that it has been equipped with four Ayro masts and Oceanwings sails. The 121-metre, 10,699-GT RoRo vessel, designed to carry rocket parts from Europe to South America, was launched in...
Cargo vessel ignores collision with fishing vessel
The importance of an effective lookout is once again stipulated by The Nautical Institute's latest Mars Report. In it, a cargo vessel collided with a fishing vessel, but just sailed on as if nothing had happened, despite the fishing vessel suffering damage. The...
Boskalis sees net profit increase in first half of 2023
Boskalis says it has completed a good first half year. The utilisation of the fleet was high and all divisions posted a higher revenue combined with a sharp result increase. Compared to the same period last year, revenue increased by 22 per cent to EUR 1.97 billion...
In pictures: Two halves of OS 35 wreck pass through IJmuiden locks on lift barge Fjord
The two parts of the wrecked bulk carrier OS 35 made a spectacular passage through the port and locks of IJmuiden. Sitting atop the semi-submersible barge Fjord and towed from Gibraltar to IJmuiden by Boskalis anchor handling tug Seraya, the convoy arrived in...
CO2 storage in North Sea gets green light
The Dutch Council of State has decided that the incorporation plan and environmental permits for the so-called Porthos project remain in place. This means that the project that will see CO2 stored in empty gas fields in the North Sea may go ahead. This follows from a...
Damen to supply water injection dredger to UK Dredging
Damen Shipyards will deliver a Shoalbuster 2711 Water Injection Dredger (WID) to UK Dredging. Based on a proven design, the vessel nonetheless represents an innovative approach to water injection dredging, enabling extreme efficiency and flexibility. UK Dredging, part...
Conversion of Wagenborg offshore vessel progressing well
The Aurora Thunder is currently undergoing a transformation at shipyard Royal Niestern Sander. The offshore supply vessel is being converted into a multi-purpose offshore vessel for Wagenborg. The custom-made and specialised offshore vessel will support subsea...
ABS: Potential of marine nuclear propulsion should not be ignored
ABS and Herbert Engineering Corp. (HEC) have modelled the transformational impact of nuclear propulsion on the design, operation and emissions of a 14,000-TEU container vessel and a 157,000-DWT Suezmax tanker. According to ABS, a net-zero world is more easily realised...
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