Road to sustainable shipbuilding and shipping still uncertain
From the magazine – Will there be thirty, 35 or even forty, as set out in previously announced ambitious plans, or rather a more realistic figure of 25 to thirty climate-neutral demonstration vessels due to be launched by 2030? At present, this remains unclear. In...
Feadship completes refit of sportfisher Catch
The 26.60-metre sportfisher Catch has been relaunched after undergoing a winter refit at the Feadship shipyard in Amsterdam. It is one of very few such yachts ever built by Feadship. The iconic yacht was delivered to its original owner in 1984 as Gallant Lady and...
Dutch navy clears bomb in busy Rotterdam shipping lane
The Royal Netherlands Navy defused a World War II plane bomb on 2 May. It was a special operation, because the projectile was located near a pipeline in the Eurogeul. This is the main shipping route to the port of Rotterdam. To avoid damaging the pipeline, the...
New Conoship-designed general cargo vessel is taking shape
Construction of Conoship’s first innovative, diesel-electric 3600 TDW general cargo vessel is on track at the Gelibolu Shipyard in Turkey. Based on proven designs, the CIP3600 is a future-proof and environmentally friendly vessel suitable for sea-river operations....
Alewijnse provides electrical installation for light pilot tenders
Alewijnse has been contracted for the electrical installation and automation for four new M-class, waterjet-driven pilot tenders. The vessels are a further development of the 2020 super-light power concept Mira, one of the lightest pilot tenders in the fleet of...
Proman Stena Bulk names new methanol tanker in Rotterdam
Proman Stena Bulk, the joint venture between tanker company Stena Bulk and methanol producer Proman, has formally named the third of its methanol-fuelled 49,900-DWT tankers, Stena Promise. The ceremony took place on 26 April in the Port of Rotterdam. The naming...
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...
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