Boskalis christens subsea rock installation giant
Boskalis has announced the christening of its latest fleet addition after a conversion project: subsea rock installation vessel Windpiper. It will now enter service as the largest subsea rock installation vessel in the industry with a capacity of 45,500 metric tonnes....
Damen en Saab submit submarine proposal to Dutch government
Supported by Sweden and the United Kingdom, Saab has submitted its proposal for the replacement of the Netherlands’ current submarines. The proposal comprises four advanced Expeditionary Submarines with the latest innovations and technologies and includes close...
Berthing plan fails, bulk carrier hits berth
In The Nautical Instute's latest Mars Report, a bulk carrier hit its berth. In this case, the berthing plan did not account for wind and current conditions, which left little time for the crew to take effective corrective action. The Nautical Institute gathers reports...
Ship completes trial sailing on fuel made from cow dung
A group of seven companies has completed a successful trial using liquefied bio-methane (LBM) derived from cattle manure as marine fuel on the domestic LNG-fuelled vessel Ise Mirai in Ise Bay. This marks Japan's first use of carbon-neutral LBM derived from biomass....
VIDEO: How Damen converts a fishing trawler into an explorer vessel
The Scintilla Maris was a 45.6-metre beam trawler launched in 1988. The new owner wanted a new build explorer vessel in existing hull, because of the quality of the hull: design, engineering and construction. The beam trawler was the first of eight sisterships built...
New training package for crew on methanol-powered ships
The Methanol Institute has welcomed multi-disciplinary methanol consultancy Green Marine as a new member. The Denmark-headquartered company has recently finalised a specialist training programme for crews on board methanol dual-fuel vessels. The scale of the crew...
How Nevesbu upgrades an Indonesian frigate
Indonesian frigate KRI Usman Harun is undergoing a mid-life overhaul at the PT PAL shipyard in Surabaya. Nevesbu is involved from initial designs to delivery. 'During the mid-life modernisation, more than 6000 components will be removed from the frigate, reintegrated...
Is your fire suppression system connected to the emergency power supply?
A fire on board a ferry took a long time to extinguish, in part because the vessel had lost power and the fire suppression system was not connected to the emergency power supply. The Nautical Institute discusses the incident in its latest Mars Report and points out...
‘It took a war to put Dutch shipbuilding back on the agenda’
Very slowly, since 24 February 2022, The Hague found out that Putin had started a war against the Free West and the Netherlands might also have to start worrying about its freedom and prosperity. So an "envoy" for the maritime manufacturing industry has now been...
Are zero-emission ammonia-powered installation vessels a viable option?
Blåvinge, an offshore wind partnership between Fred. Olsen Seawind, Hafslund and Ørsted, has taken the initiative for a pilot project under the Green Shipping Programme. The goal is to realise zero-emission installation vessels powered by green ammonia for the...
How a digital twin can support planning when building a ship
Maritime systems such as cruise ships and frigates comprise several million components, far exceeding the magnitude of other industrial products. To deal with this challenge, Prostep has developed a new planning methodology based on a digital twin. The number of...
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