Everllence lands first order for methane engine
Everllence has secured the world’s first order for its latest generation of dual‑fuel methane engine. The Everllence B&W ME‑GI (Gas Injection) Mk10.7 type was selected for a new series of car carriers for Norwegian shipowner Global Car Carriers (GCC). The order...
DNV awards AiP for a floating ammonia production unit
An industrial scale concept for a floating production unit to produce green ammonia has secured Approval in Principle (AiP) from DNV, affirming the design's technical feasibility. The so-called NH3 FPSO concept is being developed by Netherlands-based SwitcH2 BV and...
What Van Oord’s LNG dredger Vox Apolonia looks like up close
Today (14 March), Van Oord's second dual-fuel LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Apolonia in a series of three will be christened. SWZ|Maritime was given a sneek preview with a tour of the vessel a day before. The state-of-the-art Vox Apolonia and its two...
Van Oord back in the black in 2022
After suffering a EUR 62 million loss over 2021, 2022 was a year of growth and recovery for offshore and dredging contractor Van Oord. The company secured a net profit of EUR 60 million and has a healthy order book worth EUR 4.3 billion. Van Oord says 2022 was not an...
First all-electric ‘waterbus’ for Dutch Drechtsteden christened
Jeannette Baljeu, deputy of the province of South Holland, christened the all-electric waterbus Blue Venice on 10 March. Built by Damen Shipyards Group, the fast ferry, together with two sister ships, will service the Dordrecht-Papendrecht-Zwijndrecht (Drechtsteden)...
UN acquires oil tanker to remove oil from FSO Safer
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) bought a very large crude carrier (VLCC) from Euronav on 9 March. This is part of the UN-coordinated operation to remove more than a million barrels of oil from the decaying tanker FSO Safer off Yemen’s Red Sea coast....
‘Demand for ocean space will grow five-fold by 2050’
The collaboration between ocean industries will need to intensify for the rapid buildout of offshore wind and aquaculture to coexist sustainably with other industries and the ecosystem. According to DNV’s Spatial Competition Forecast, the amount of ocean space...
MAN to supply methanol engines for HMM container ships
MAN has won the first order for its G80 dual-fuel methanol engine. The engines will be placed in nine new 9000 TEU container ships for HMM. Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co. and HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co. (HJSC) have respectively ordered seven and two MAN...
Jan De Nul and DEME unveil offshore floating solar tech
Belgian partners Jan De Nul, Tractebel, and DEME are introducing Seavolt, a new offshore floating photovoltaic (PV) technology. This technology is a result of joint R&D, combining the expertise of solar, environmental and offshore experts. Seavolt technology...
Storms batter OS 35 wreck, hull only lightly kept together
According to the Gibraltar Port Authority, the partially submerged wreck of the bulk carrier OS 35 has suffered more damage as a result of recent storms. The two parts of the ship are now only tenuously held together by the bilge keel. On 29 August, 2022, the OS 35...
Shipbuilder Royal IHC allowed to sell IQIP to reduce debt
Struggling Dutch shipbuilder Royal IHC has succeeded in getting the court to sign off on its financial restructuring plan. The plan allows IHC to sell its successful subsidiary IQIP to HAL Investments to improve its balance sheet. Royal IHC has been in financial...
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