DEME orders dredger ready for methanol and autonomous ops
DEME has ordered a new 22,000-m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), which is to strengthen its long-term competitiveness in capital and maintenance dredging, land reclamation, and offshore seabed preparation. The new vessel will combine a structurally lower cost...
Both sections of OS 35 wreck removed from the water
The Gibraltar Port Authority has confirmed that the operation to raise both sections of the OS 35 wreck out of the water was successfully completed on 3 July. The two sections of the hull are now safely on top of the semi-submersible vessel Fjord. Surveys of the...
Paris MoU records highest detention rate in ten years
The Paris Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control (Paris MoU) has reported its highest detention rate in ten years. In 2022, the detention percentage was 4.18 per cent, with 47,167 deficiencies recorded. The Paris MoU has published its 2022 Annual Report on...
RV Anna Weber-van Bosse will be able to perform top-notch research
Research Vessel Anna Weber-van Bosse will eventually replace the NIOZ' current research vessel, RV Pelagia. The new vessel will be designed for extreme flexibility to facilitate a wide range of marine research. This article has been written and provided by the...
Damen Shipyards strengthens presence in Sweden
Damen Shipyards Group is expanding its presence in the Swedish market through a strategic partnership with Swedish company Lazarus Industriförvaltning. In addition to the yard in Oskarshamn, customers can now also use the services of Stockholms Reparationsvarv, a...
UK and Netherlands want to cooperate on new type of naval vessel
Over the next year, the Netherlands and the UK will explore the possibility of cooperating on the procurement of new naval vessels. Both countries want to replace a number of ships with a new type over the next decade. To this end, Dutch Minister of Defence Kajsa...
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...
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