Dutch ship repair yards call for more space
Dutch ship repair yards have called on policymakers to provide more room for ship maintenance, repair and decarbonisation activities. The message was central to a meeting organised by Maritime & Offshore NL at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam on 17 June. According to...
Mobile phone distraction – huge salvage extraction
When conning a vessel, keep your mobile phone in "airplane mode". The Nautical Institute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report, in which mobile phone use contributed to a large container vessel grounding. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime...
VIDEO: U-17 submarine transported over Dutch rivers
Dutch transport company Royal Van der Wees Group is transporting the German submarine U-17 from Kiel to the Technik Museum Sinsheim Speyer. After having reached Van der Wees in Dordrecht from Kiel through the North Baltic Channel and across the North Sea, the...
Holland Shipyards kicks off second hydrogen retrofit
With the first vessel, FPS Maas, in the final phase of its retrofit, Holland Shipyards Group has started working on the retrofit of Future Proof Shipping’s second vessel FPS Waal to sail on hydrogen power. With six fuel cell modules, the FPS Waal will have a fuel cell...
Vessel enters port of Emden with massive hole in hull
The Water Protection Police (Wasserschutzpolizei, WSP) in Emden has launched an investigation involving the general cargo vessel Petra L. The vessel arrived in the port of Emden with a 5 x 3 metre hole in the hull after colliding with a wind turbine. The damaged...
All cargo removed from OS 35 shipwreck
The Gibraltar Port Authority reports that all cargo has been removed from the wreck of the OS 35. Next step: removal of the wreck alltogether. A total of 33,632 tonnes of steel bars have been lifted from the wreck, in a critical milestone for the operation. Detailed...
Merlin orders dry cargo vessel from Concordia Damen
Inland navigation shipyard Concordia Damen will build a "Type CDS443" container ship for ID Shipping and Merlin Group. The vessel measures 135 x 14.20 m and is the first vessel of this type, which is an improved version of an existing hull shape. This design has been...
Fugro completes world’s first remote offshore wind ROV inspection
The world’s first fully remote inspection of offshore wind farm assets has been successfully carried out by Fugro. The company used one of its Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) with Blue Volta, an electrical remotely operated vehicle (eROV). The inspection...
Sensing360 and Damen join forces on sensors for shipping
Utrecht-based startup Sensing360 and Damen Shipyards Group have formed a partnership to improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of ships through advanced sensor technology. Sensing360 specialises in sensor technology based on photonics. Photonics is about...
EMSA deploys unmanned aircraft for North Sea surveillance
European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) remotely piloted aircraft flights started in mid-April delivering enhanced maritime surveillance capabilities over the North Sea region. The flights are in support of coast guard functions. Given the positive outcome of last...
Shifting anchorage position ends in disaster
A bulk carrier dragging anchor collided with an anchored vessel and while attempting to prevent this, caused a lightering barge to founder. Re-positioning a vessel should not be done with barges attached, warns The Nautical Institute in a report on the accident. The...
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