Jan De Nul lands 25-year Argentine waterway concession
For the next 25 years, Jan De Nul will be responsible for deepening, modernising and maintaining Argentina’s main waterway, the Paraná River. Under the concession agreement, the company is allowed to collect toll fees from passing vessels. Jan De Nul has maintained...
VIDEO: Bow of Wagenborg’s EasyMax 3 transported to quayside
At the Royal Niestern Sander Shipyard, Wagenborg has transported the bow ship section of the EasyMax 3 from the construction hall to the quayside. Yard number 853 is the third vessel of the EasyMax ship type for Royal Wagenborg. The EasyMax is an open top...
Multraship names two Damen tugs in Terneuzen
On Thursday, 11 May, Multraship Towage & Salvage named two Damen-built tugs at a christening ceremony held at Multraship’s home port of Terneuzen, the Netherlands. Multratug 5, a Damen Stan Tug 1205, and Multratug 6, a Damen ASD Tug 2810, immediately entered into...
Boskalis reaches record order book in first quarter
In the first quarter of 2023, Boskalis saw its order book increase to EUR 6.5 billion, a new record. On the whole, the company concluded good first quarter. Both revenue and earnings increased compared to Q1 2022 and both major divisions - Dredging & Inland Infra...
VIDEO: Construction of Combat Support Ship Den Helder enters next phase
Damen Naval has placed the mast on board the Royal Netherlands Navy's new Combat Support Ship Den Helder. It means the ship was ready to be moved from the dock to the quayside to enter the second-to-last phase of construction. The next phase of construction involves...
Gibraltar Port Authority reveals OS 35 wreck removal plan
The Gibraltar Port Authority has revealed just how Dutch contractor Koole is planning to remove the OS 35 wreck. The plan involves making the forward and aft section airtight and lifting them onto semi-submersible barges. The complete removal will take longer than...
VIDEO: Condor H2 to realise 50 zero-emission ships on hydrogen by 2030
The Port of Rotterdam, together with the Province of Zuid Holland and more than forty partners have launched an ambitious project for emission-free inland and near-shore shipping on hydrogen. Condor H2 aims to facilitate the sailing of fifty emission-free vessels by...
How many zero-emission inland ships are needed to meet climate goals?
The Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR) has set an ambition of a 35 per cent reduction in emissions by 2035. How do these ambitions translate into clearer targets for inland navigation? Future Proof Shipping dedicated a white paper to this question....
MTSC hired to remove oil from sunken Princess Empress
RDC Reield Marine Services, owners of the sunken tanker Princess Empress, have engaged the Malayan Towage and Salvage Corporation (MTSC) to extract the remaining oil cargo from the wreck. MTSC will deploy specialised Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicles (ROVs) to...
Heerema measures sound levels during offshore installation
To create valuable insights and generate actionable data on the sound levels produced during offshore installation, Heerema Marine Contractors recently used the Sorama CAM iV64 sound camera. A typical challenge is radiating sound that travels over the water and can...
Sailing short sea liner service EcoClipper on maiden voyage
De Tukker, the first ship operated by sail cargo company Ecoclipper, has set sail. Leaving Amsterdam on 10 May carrying chocolate, five crew members and five trainees, De Tukker is headed for Porto where it is expected to arrive around 13 May and take on a cargo of...
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