Royal T christens first GADUS 5900 vessel
At Royal T Shipyards, the Hav Leiti was christened on 24 June. It is the first vessel in the innovative GADUS 5900 series of dry cargo vessels, developed and built for Faroese shipping company Navigare Shipping. The christening ceremony took place in Harlingen and...
Alewijnse supplies electrical engineering and automation for KNRM rescue boats
Alewijnse will provide the advanced electrical engineering and automation for three more Van Wijk class rescue boats. The boats are to join the fleet of the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM). The vessels will be built at Dutch shipyard Dok en Scheepsbouw...
IMB warns of resurgence of piracy in Gulf of Guinea
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has raised concern on the resurgence of reported incidents in the Gulf of Guinea waters and the increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits in its mid-year report for 2023. The report was released on 11 July. 65 incidents...
Wärtsilä Ammonia Release Mitigation System receives AiP from DNV
Wärtsilä's Ammonia Release Mitigation System has received Approval in Principle (AiP) from classification society DNV. The AiP covers its use on ships fuelled by ammonia with the DNV class notation gas fuelled ammonia or on gas tankers fuelled by ammonia with the DNV...
Language pilots sidelined bridge team during grounding of Ever Given
Although bad weather conditions played a role in the grounding of the container ship Ever Given, the investigation report published by the Panama Maritime Authority also exposes other issues. Such as the pilots speaking Arabic, thereby sidelining the bridge team, who...
First Groot Ship Design 5200XL ship christened
On 10 July, the first vessel of the Groot Ship Design 5200XL series, MV JSP Lᴓjt, was christened in Germany. The vessel is a joint development of Toepfer Transport, Groot Ship Design, Lubeca Marine Germany and Jebsen Shipping Partners. More than twenty units of this...
Developments in the Northern Netherlands maritime innovative ecosystem
The high (replacement) demand for short sea ships combined with the energy transition offers the Northern Netherlands maritime sector huge development opportunities. The strong need for emission-free shipping provides great opportunities to strengthen this area's...
‘R&D and innovation key to achieve IMO’s new GHG target’
The Waterborne Technology Platform welcomes the revision of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping. The targets set will also dictate the work being carried out in the partnership on...
VIDEO: Eems Traveller fitted with largest suction sails to date
Bound4blue has installed two eSAILs on the Dutch flagged Eems Traveller, a 2850-DWT general cargo vessel owned by Amasus. With a height of 17 metres, they are said to be the largest suction sails ever built and installed on a ship. The eSAIL system, categorised as a...
Huisman to supply more cranes for Havfram jack-ups
Huisman will deliver two packages of auxiliary cranes for both of Havfram Wind’s NG-20000X-HF Wind Turbine Installation Vessels. These vessels are currently under construction at CIMC Raffles Shipyard in China. The auxiliary crane packages include a 40mt fully...
Maersk takes delivery of first methanol container ship
Maersk has taken delivery of the world’s first container vessel operating on green methanol. Hyundai Mipo Dockyard and Hyundai Heavy Industries handed the vessel over on 10 July. 'The introduction of this container vessel is a significant step towards realising our...
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