Fortescue and CMB.Tech sign deal for twelve ammonia bulkers
CMB.Tech and Fortescue have signed a milestone agreement for the charter of up to twelve ammonia-capable vessels. It is a significant step towards advancing the adoption of ammonia as a shipping fuel. Under the agreement, Fortescue will charter a fleet of twelve...
Van Oord’s new LNG-powered dredgers protect the Dutch coast
Last week, a unique situation occurred off the coast of Zeeland, the Netherlands. Van Oord’s two newest identical trailing suction hopper dredgers Vox Ariane and Vox Apolonia were working together to reinforce the coastline, both powered by LNG. The project concerns...
VIDEO: First Moonen 110 yacht completes sea trials
The first 34-metre Moonen 110 has completed a week of sea trials including a successful endurance test off the Dutch coast on the North Sea. Moonen Yachts is completing the long-range steel yacht at its shipyard in the Netherlands. The Moonen 110 is available for...
How Hull Vane achieves a negative payback period on Danish patrol vessel
At the end of summer, Hvide Sande Shipyard, based on Denmark’s West Coast, delivered the newbuild Nordsøen. It is the first offshore patrol vessel that combines azimuthing propulsion pods with a Hull Vane behind the transom. The investment in the Hull Vane was...
EEC kicks off sustainable ship recycling of Wan Hai 165
On 8 May, the Elegant Exit Company (EEC) started operations on the sustainable recycling of the container ship Wan Hai 165 after receiving approval from the Supreme Council of Environment (SCE). The start comes after a lengthy process of obtaining the necessary...
U-Boat Worx selects Moravia for sale of Nautilus submarine
U-Boat Worx has appointed Moravia Yachting as the exclusive international partner for the sale of its Nautilus submarine. The Nautilus is the world’s first superyacht submarine. The hybrid-electrical sub offers deepsea exploration to a depth of 150 metres. The...
Promising future for methanol, but green production could be bottleneck
On the 26th of April, Proman Stena Bulk named its new methanol-powered tanker in Rotterdam. Although Proman is already taking steps to reduce emissions during the production of its methanol, switching to green methanol in the future still has some challenges. Bas...
Jan De Nul lands German cable system portfolio
TenneT has awarded Jan De Nul Group, LS Cable & System, and Denys NV a 525 kV high voltage direct current (HVDC) cable system portfolio for the German electricity grid. The combined DC cable length of the awarded portfolio is almost 2000 km. The portfolion...
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards delivers second LABRAX vessel
Last week, Thecla Bodewes Shipyards officially handed over the MV Vertom Cyta to owner Vertom Group. It is the second vessel in the 7000-DWT LABRAX series with six more to follow. The LABRAX series, with a 118-metre length, 14.30-metre beam and 6.20-metre draught, is...
CSSF: Lifeboats on cargo vessels need to be reinvented
Lifeboats are an essential part of crew safety on board every vessel, but seafarers are way too often getting injured when launching them. The Container Ship Safety Forum (CSSF) now calls for a reinvention of the lifeboat on board cargo vessels. Over the years, many...
VIDEO: Heesen joins hull and superstructure of 55-metre Project Serena
Heesen Yachts has joined the steel hull and aluminium superstructure of the 55-metre yacht YN 20555, code-named Project Serena. Construction is proceeding on schedule for delivery in autumn 2024. To avoid welding cross-contamination between steel and aluminium...
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