In-transit fumigation fatality
The Nautical Institute’s latest Mars Report describes another fatality as a result of fumigation poisoning. According to the Institute, the accident shows how important it is to take continuous or very frequent gas readings when carrying fumigated cargo. The Nautical...
VIDEO: Dutch Combat Support Ship Den Helder spotted on the Danube
The Royal Netherlands Navy's new Combat Support Ship Den Helder has taken a (very short) first trip on the river Danube. The vessel is under construction at Damen Shipyards' Galati shipyard in Romania. The Combat Support Ship (CSS) has been in the deep part of the...
EST-Floattech to supply batteries for Swedish retrofit
Swedish system integrator METS Technology has, together with main contractor Ö-Varvet AB, decided on EST-Floattech’s new Octopus Series battery system for the retrofitting of the MS Hamnen. The MS Hamnen is a Gothenburg Port Security vessel, built in 1979. METS...
Blue Wasp finds flap improves Flettner rotor performance
On behalf of the Delft University of Technology and the Sea Axe Fund, Blue Wasp Marine has assessed the potential of an adjustment to a Flettner rotor. The company studied the effects of adding a flap to the rotor and achieved improved performance and significant...
VIDEO: How systems engineering can future-proof ships
Jeroen Pruijn, lecturer in Maritime Innovation at Centre of Expertise (CoE) HRTech (Hogeschool Rotterdam) is working on a robust design approach for ships based on systems engineering. This will enable the building of future-proof ships with good performance, both...
HMM orders nine methanol-fuelled container ships
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has signed newbuilding contracts with Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and HJ Shipbuilding and Construction for nine 9000 TEU container ships. The vessels will be powered by methanol dual-fuel engines. With the order of methanol-powered...
YSA Design joins zero-emission cruise ship project
Northern Xplorer has already signed a Letter of Intent with Portugal’s West Sea shipyard to build a first 140-metre-long zero-emission cruise ship powered by hydrogen fuel cells and batteries. Now, YSA Design has joined the project and will deliver the general...
Aft ship of X-Press Pearl wreck removed from sea floor
X-Press Feeders, former operators of the fire-stricken container ship X-Press Pearl, report that the aft section of the wreck was raised from the sea floor and placed aboard the semi-submersible Fan Zhou 10 in January. The wreck section will be dismantled at a...
HPC investigates hydrogen bunker station on Helgoland
The municipality of Helgoland has commissioned Hamburg Port Consulting (HPC) to carry out a concept study for the construction of a hydrogen bunker station on the deep-sea island. HPC will investigate the commercial and infrastructural suitability of the island for H2...
Damen’s FCS Aqua Helix heads to Brazil
A two-year contract with Compagnie Maritime Monégasque (CMM) takes Damen Shipyards' Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 Aqua Helix to Brazil. The vessel will transport personnel to and from offshore platforms in support of an oil & gas decommissioning project. The Aqua...
Dutch government boosts shore power facilities
Shore power will become available for docked ships at nine locations in the Netherlands in the coming years. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management has made a 15-million-euro subsidy available to this end. The subsidy is part of the Ministry's temporary...
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