Van Oord joins North Sea ReefCreate-XL project
Van Oord Ocean Health business line is participating in ReefCreate-XL alongside scientists, offshore companies, government bodies and nature organisations. It is the first large-scale research project that seeks to restore reefs in the North Sea. The ReefCreate-XL...
Stern line failure while departing causes fatality
Acute situational awareness around lines under tension is a critical attribute to avoid bad consequences. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report in which a stern line snapped, killing a crew member on impact. The Nautical Institute gathers...
How NOV plans to store ammonia on the seafloor
ABS is providing new technology qualification (NTQ) services for subsea ammonia storage technology from NOV Subsea Production Systems. The 200-m3 prototype subsea storage unit (SSU) is en route to NOV’s testing facility in Norway, where large-scale product validation...
Allianz: Trend towards large ships intensifies
Driven by the downturn and decarbonisation targets, a high proportion of new container ship orders are concentrated on larger vessels. However, risk exposures continue to grow too, according to the latest Allianz Safety & Shipping Review 2023. Over two-thirds...
Demurrage and detention charges drop, US ports most expensive
Although average demurrage and detention charges show a year-on-year decline of 25 per cent in 2023, these charges have remained higher than in 2020 in Antwerp and Rotterdam. Yet, it is the US ports that have the highest charges. This follows from Container xChange’s...
Keep an eye out for hazards in plain view
The Nautical Insititute has issued a warning in its latest Mars Report to check for hazards hiding in plain view on board ships. A partially detached name-plate of an engine room escape trunk prompted the warning. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime...
Petrobras has platform recycled in Brazil for the first time
Petrobras has concluded the auction for the sale and sustainable recycling of the P-32 platform. The winning company was Gerdau SA, in partnership with the Ecovix shipyard. It is believed to be the first platform recycling project in Brazil. The P-32 platform is one...
Maritime teaching programmes are being modernised across Europe
Maritime education is facing major challenges. Rapidly changing technologies on the ships, digital transformation, and the need for greening vessels, demand new future-proof teaching programmes. To attract enough students again, the maritime sector must also offer...
How Aurelia wants to cut emissions of Carisbrooke’s Vectis Pride
Aurelia has collaborated with Carisbrooke Shipping to implement new technologies that reduce SOX, NOX and CO2 emissions while maintaining the payload as much as possible. For this purpose, Aurelia prepared a technical proposal for the Vectis Pride, which includes...
MI publishes first complete guide to methanol as a marine fuel
The Methanol Institute (MI) has published the first comprehensive guide to methanol as a marine fuel. As the shipping industry continues its transition towards net carbon neutral operations, owners are increasingly choosing methanol as a fuel to reduce emissions in...
Boka Vanguard completes first decommissioning project
Boskalis’ largest semi-submersible heavy transport vessel was part of a major marine decommissioning project for the first time. The Boka Vanguard picked up a floating production unit (FPU) off the West African coast and delivered it at a ship recycling facility in...
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