Second Boskalis vessel links to Remote Operations Center
Boskalis recently announced its first deployment of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) from its new Remote Operations Center (ROC) in Aberdeen. Now, a second vessel, the diving support vessel BOKA Da Vinci, is also connected to the ROC. From the onshore center,...
Dutch Maritime Master Plan wins EUR 210 million in funding
On 30 June, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management was granted EUR 210 million from the National Growth Fund - of which EUR 110 million are conditional - for the implementation of the Maritime Master Plan. This plan aims to accelerate energy...
‘Basel III Rules good starting point, but further action needed’
European shipowners welcome the agreement on the Basel III rules reached between the European Parliament and the Council on 28 June. The rules give explicit recognition to ship finance. The new rules will allow banks to apply preferential treatment to shipping...
EU seeks to tackle illegal ship-to-ship transfers and abuse of AIS
In a new package of sanctions against Russia, the European Union (EU) wants to address ship-to-ship transfers and ships that manipulate or turn off their navigation tracking system in order to avoid sanctions. Ships suspected of such actions will be banned from...
AiP for Aurelia’s green retrofit solution for a bulk carrier
RINA has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) for a green retrofit package solution designed by Dutch naval architecture firm Aurelia, Econowind, Wattlab and Vertom. The solution incorporates rigid sails, solar panels, batteries, optimised weather-routing, and a...
Operation to lift bow of OS 35 shipwreck underway
The Captain of the Port of Gibraltar has confirmed that the operation to lift the bow of the OS 35 commenced on 27 June. The OS 35 has been sitting off the coast of Gibraltar, partially submerged and broken in two, since August last year after being involved in a...
Dutch Ministry of Defence signs contract for four new frigates
Damen and Thales Netherlands will definitively design, build and deliver the four new Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) frigates. Two for the Dutch navy and two for the Belgian navy. Dutch State Secretary of Defence Christophe van der Maat signed the contracts today, 29...
Europe’s large shipbuilding in dire straits
It is clear that the European large shipbuilding industry is struggling. What can we say about where we are now when we look at what was being built by European yards around the end of last century and what we are doing today? Do we still have a position in the world...
In SWZ|Maritime in June 2023: Dutch shipbuilding and the last Maritime Monthly
For seventeen years, since June 2006, our fellow editor Gerrit de Boer made his column Maritime Monthly (Maand Maritiem) for every issue of SWZ|Maritime, listing all orders for, launches at and deliveries from our Dutch shipyards. But all good things come to an end...
The safeguards needed to mitigate the risks of ammonia as fuel
Safety risks of ammonia as a fuel can only be mitigated if effective technical and operational safeguards are implemented whilst addressing human factors considerations. This follows from a study by the Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and the Maersk...
VIDEO: FSO Safer oil transfer preparations almost completed
Over the past two weeks, further good progress has been made by Smit Salvage to prepare the FSO Safer for the oil transfer phase of the operation. Recent work has focused on inspecting and reinstating equipment on board the FSO Safer. This includes various winches...
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