Crew poisoning from fumigant with two fatalities
If you are transporting fumigated cargo and there is general sickness on board amongst the crew, assume the worst. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in a new Mars Report which describes a fumigation incident that claimed two lives. The Nautical Institute...
Mv Helge ready to set sail again
On Friday morning, 9 September 2022, MF Shipping Group's mv Helge was involved in a collision off the coast of Denmark. The ship had suffered considerable damage, but on Wednesday 21 June, after months of repair work, the vessel is ready to sail the seas again. The...
Wärtsilä to convert Stena Line ferries to methanol
Wärtsilä has been contracted by Swedish ferry operator Stena Line to carry out the conversion of some of its vessels to operate with methanol fuel. The conversions will include the fuel supply system and engine modifications, as well as integrating the new...
Hong Kong Convention on ship recycling to enter into force
After fourteen years since adoption by the International Maritime Organization, the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (Hong Kong Convention) will enter into force. It comes after Bangladesh and Liberia...
Maersk orders six more methanol-powered container ships
Maersk has made an order of six mid-sized container vessels – all having dual-fuel engines able to operate on green methanol. Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group will build the six 9000 TEU vessels, which will be delivered in 2026 and 2027. 'With this order, we take...
‘Offshore wind energy is becoming too expensive’
The offshore wind energy is facing multiple challenges, such as bureaucracy, rising cost, a lack of standardisation, and a shortage of workers. That is why participants of the Offshore Day that took place on 15 June call for complexity reduction. The Offshore Day,...
Largest Dutch naval ship Karel Doorman out of action for rest of the year
Cracks have been found in the transformers of the diesel-electric propulsion system of HNLMS Karel Doorman that could cause short circuits. Repair of the transformers is not possible, so they have to be replaced. The Joint Support Ship will not be deployable for the...
Canopée makes first Atlantic crossing for Bolloré
Bolloré Logistics has organised the door-to-door transport of a satellite and its various components from the customer's site in Toulouse to the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou. The cargo was carried by the Canopée on its first transatlantic crossing. Weighing 42 tonnes...
René Berkvens re-elected as Chairman of SEA Europe
SEA Europe’s General Assembly has re-elected René Berkvens, former CEO of the Damen Shipyard, as its Chairman. In addition, a new Chairman’s Committee was appointed and SEA Europe’s Board of Directors confirmed the urgent need for a maritime industry act. René...
Heerema wins IMCA Award for reducing noise in piling operations
Heerema Marine Contractors' pioneering project on reducing noise pollution in piling operations has landed the company an IMCA Award in the Environmental Sustainability category. Other winners were ADNOC, MMA Offshore and P&O Maritime Logistics. The winners of the...
SolarDuck to install floating solar plant in Malaysia
SolarDuck will install a 780kW offshore floating solar (OFS) plant off the coast of Malaysia as a research project to assess technical and economic feasibility of OFS in Malaysia. The installation is targeted to be completed by 2025. To this end, TNB Renewables and...
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