Van Oord joins North Sea ReefCreate-XL project
Van Oord Ocean Health business line is participating in ReefCreate-XL alongside scientists, offshore companies, government bodies and nature organisations. It is the first large-scale research project that seeks to restore reefs in the North Sea. The ReefCreate-XL...
North Star orders up to four offshore wind construction vessels
VARD has won contracts for the design and construction of two commissioning service operation vessels (CSOVs) for British infrastructure support vessel operator North Star. The agreement includes an option for two additional ships. North Star employs 1300 crew and...
When is a supervisor not a supervisor?
A supervisor who is taking part in the work itself is less likely to be able to control the work and assess the risks. The Nautical Insititute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report in which four crew members suffered burns during boiler maintenance. The...
Stena Line orders methanol vessels for Irish Sea
Stena Line has ordered two hybrid propulsion vessels designed to run on methanol that will add eighty per cent capacity on the Belfast-Heysham route. Construction of the NewMax vessels will begin shortly with launch on the Irish Sea in 2025. Each of the two new...
Blue Wasp Marine and Groot Ship Design team up for WASP
Blue Wasp Marine and Groot Ship Design have signed a principal collaboration agreement to work on the design of wind-assisted vessels. Both companies will remain independent, bringing their skills together for mutual benefit. The two companies are convinced that this...
Alewijnse completes electrical installations of first two Amels 60 yachts
Alewijnse has completed the electrical installations on board the first two Amels 60s from the highly sophisticated new 60-metre Amels Limited Editions design built by Damen Yachting. Alewijnse's role involved supplying and installing the entire electrical scope for...
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...
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