Dutch Defence Strategy prioritises unmanned systems
Drones and other unmanned systems form a key part of the new Dutch Defence Strategy (Defensienota). Within five years, these are expected to account for more than half of operational capabilities. The Dutch Ministry of Defence has outlined plans to strengthen the...
X-Press Feeders to bunker green methanol in Rotterdam
OCI Global will supply Singapore shipping company X-Press Feeders' new vessels with green methanol in Rotterdam. The first vessel from X-Press Feeders, a dual-fuelled hybrid vessel, is expected to arrive in Rotterdam during the second quarter of 2024. X-Press Feeders...
How Hebo will salvage the sunken inland vessel Jogo 2
On Monday, 7 August, the 50-metre inland vessel Jogo 2 sank off the Zijdijk in Grembergen, Dendermonde, Belgium. The vessel has now been located and Dutch maritime service provider Hebo has been contracted to salvage the vessel this week. On board the vessel were one...
Will CO2 be stored in empty gas fields in the North Sea?
The Dutch Council of State (Raad van State) will decide on the fate of the Porthos project this Wednesday. Porthos seeks to store CO2 emitted by industry in the Port of Rotterdam in empty gas fields in the North Sea. The Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the...
Spliethoff takes delivery of second B-type vessel
MV Bloemgracht has been delivered from Fuzhou Mawei shipyard to Spliethoff Group on 11 August. This completes the series of two identical DP2 B-type vessels after delivery of the Brouwersgracht in February. The Spliethoff DP2 B-type vessels are next generation...
Smit completes oil transfer FSO Safer
Boskalis' subsidiary Smit Salvage has removed all oil from the FSO Safer, located off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea. During this United Nations (UN) coordinated operation, over 1.1 million barrels of oil were successfully transferred to a safe modern tanker moored...
Putting the energy efficiency of zero-emission X-Barge to the test
Zulu Associates and Flanders Hydraulics will investigate and validate the energy efficiency of the X-Barge in confined and shallow waters. This study is necessary to optimise the X-Barge's hull shape, especially in the European canals and rivers, and at low water...
Heesen applies Finsulate antifouling on superyacht
Finsulate, a producer of environmentally friendly antifouling, has partnered with Heesen Yachts in Oss. This renowned yacht builder recently built the 30-metre superyacht My Amigo, on which - to combat fouling - the innovative Finsulate, a durable, self-adhesive foil...
Frigate De Zeven Provinciën suffers water damage
Water damage has occurred on board HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën. The Dutch air defence and command frigate was at the jetty in Den Helder while the crew was on summer leave. The water damage came to light on 8 August. An automatic report came in to the Central Coast...
Which factors play a role in rising number of ship fires?
Fires on vessels remain one of the biggest safety issues for the shipping industry as evidenced by a significant increase in recent incidents. This includes the Fremantle Highway, a car-carrying vessel which caught fire this week off the Dutch coast with thousands of...
New law overrules Damen’s Mangalia shipyard joint venture
By passing Law 187/2023 on 28 June 2023, the Romanian parliament put an end to the joint venture agreement concluded by Damen Shipyards Group and the Romanian State in 2018, when Damen acquired the shares of the previous shareholder of the shipyard in Mangalia....
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