Germany scraps F126 frigate programme
The German Navy will not receive the six planned F126-class frigates that were originally ordered with Damen Naval. The German Ministry of Defence has taken this decision due to significant delays, enormous cost overruns and unforeseeable risks. A replacement for the...
Damen unveils zero-emission Multi Cat
Damen Shipyards Group has introduced a new vessel design that brings a significant boost to workboat sustainability. At the Seawork exhibition in Southampton on 13th June, Damen unveiled the zero-emission Multi Cat 1908 Electric. The vessel represents a powerful...
Huisman to equip JDN’s Voltaire and Les Alizes with Monopile Spreader Bar
Jan De Nul Group has contracted Huisman for a 3500mt Monopile Spreader Bar. The Spreader Bar will support and optimise installation of offshore wind turbines. It is able to handle monopiles with the largest diameter and length currently available. With this third...
DEME installs first foundation of US offshore wind farm
Offshore works at the Vineyard Wind 1 project in the US have begun for DEME. Its specialised floating offshore installation vessel Orion has successfully installed the first of 62 foundations. Vineyard Wind 1 is the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the...
Jan De Nul fixes Les Alizés and Voltaire on long-term charter to RWE
Jan De Nul Group has signed an agreement with RWE for the long-term chartering of two next-generation installation vessels for future offshore wind foundation and turbine construction. It involves the exclusive charter of Les Alizés and Voltaire. The charters are...
Ulstein designs two more methanol CSOVs for Acta Marine
Ulstein Design & Solutions has signed a contract with Tersan Shipyard for two methanol-fuelled Ulstein SX216 Construction Service Operating Vessel (CSOV) designs. The vessels will be constructed for the Netherlands-based Acta Marine and will be number 3 and 4 with...
PowerCon to install shore power for Cruiseport Rotterdam
Danish PowerCon A/S has been appointed to realise the shore power installation of Cruiseport Rotterdam. Once realised, Cruiseport Rotterdam will be ahead of European regulations, which state that by 2030 all cruise ships in European ports must use shore power. The use...
VIDEO: Royal Huisman delivers 47-metre sailing yacht Nilaya
The 47-metre high-performance cruiser Nilaya has departed from Royal Huisman’s facilities in Amsterdam following sea trials on the North Sea and subsequent delivery. Project 405 was transported earlier this year from the yard’s newbuild facilities in Vollenhove in...
Niestern Sander cuts steel for EasyMax 4 for Wagenborg
Construction of the fourth EasyMax vessel for Royal Wagenborg has started with a steel cutting ceremony. The new multi-purpose vessel is being built at shipyard Royal Niestern Sander and is expected to be delivered and put into operation in 2024. The EasyMax concept...
How Dutch startup wants to harness ocean current energy
Equinox Ocean Turbines has developed a revolutionary turbine that could become the third clean energy source. The turbine features a 50-metre diameter concrete blade. Located at each end are smaller turbines that allow the generation of up to 3 MW of electricity at...
tkMS wants to build submarines for and in India
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited on the intended construction of conventional, airindependent-propulsion submarines on 7 June. tkMS will be responsible for engineering, design and...
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