Damen Amels 80 Netto II sets off on maiden voyage
The Amels 80 Netto II built by Damen Yachting has departed Vlissingen, marking the start of its maiden voyage to the Mediterranean. Built for an experienced owner with a clear vision for active use at sea, Netto II now joins the Amels Limited Editions fleet. The Netto...
Ongoing research at universities of applied sciences – Working man blues
In the field of higher education, conventionally a distinction was made between polytechnicals (in Dutch: hbo’s) on the one hand, and research universities on the other. The first with the single task of providing vocational education, while the latter offers academic...
Wagenborg to convert another platform supply vessel
Wagenborg Offshore has signed a long-term agreement with an energy major for the deployment of a multi-purpose offshore vessel. For this purpose, a platform supply vessel will be converted at Royal Niestern Sander. The multi-purpose offshore vessel will support subsea...
VIDEO: Van Oord installs final monopile at Hollandse Kust Noord
Van Oord installed the final monopile for CrossWind’s Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm this week, bringing the total to seventy. The offshore wind farm is located 18.5 kilometres off the coast of the Netherlands, near the seaside resort of Egmond aan Zee. Once finished,...
NOV introduces Modular Service and Operations Vessel concept
The NOV-designed Modular Service and Operations Vessel (MSOV) is a novel and versatile concept to optimise offshore wind farm operations and maintenance. The vessel has been designed with wind farms further offshore and in deeper waters in mind. These types of wind...
Wärtsilä performs first ever inline shaft generator retrofit
Wärtsilä has retrofitted an inline shaft generator system on the Berge Toubkal, a cape-size bulk carrier of Singapore-based Berge Bulk. This is the marine industry’s first-ever shaft generator retrofit. Shaft generator systems on board ships are driven by the main...
How Fugro’s QuickVision helps Heerema position wind turbines
Fugro’s innovative QuickVision camera technology is supporting Heerema Marine Contractors as they install 27 wind turbines for Parkwind’s Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm located in the Baltic Sea off the German coast. For this wind farm, a novel installation method is used....
VIDEO: IHC delivers Beagle 4 to Gebr. van der Lee
Royal IHC handed over the trailing suction hopper dredger Teunis Huibertus, a Beagle 4, to contractor Gebr. van der Lee on 1 February. The delivery follows a successful sea trial in mid-January. Watch a video of the sea trials of the Teunis Huibertus below. The Beagle...
Boskalis protects Maldivian island from rising sea levels
Boskalis has acquired a contract from the Ministry of National Planning, Housing and Infrastructure of the Republic of the Maldives relating to the further development including climate adaptive measures of Gulhifalhu. The contract carries a value of approximately EUR...
Fatal collapse of portable tweendeck
An accident involving a tweendeck falling to the bottom of the hold of a general cargo vessel resulted in one fatality and one seriously injured crew member. An investigation into the accident has revealed a myriad of safety issues ranging from not wearing a safety...
P&O’s Multi Carrying Vessels transport entire villas
P&O Maritime Logistics uses its Multi Carrying Vessel (MCV) fleet to transport off-site manufactured pre-finished volumetric hotel villas. The villas will be transported from the United Arab Emirates to the Sheybarah Island Resort on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Coast....
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