SWZ|Maritime’s June 2026 issue: Who’s steering?
Remote pilots without a view. Masters relying on cargo declarations they can't verify. Designers who never asked the crew. Why maritime progress keeps coming back to the same question. Remote pilotage, e-learning, ship design, cargo safety, and the international...
RSV Nuyina sidelined longer due to delayed parts
Back in July, owner of the Damen Shipyards-built Antarctic research vessel Nuyina, the Australian Antarctic Division, announced a defect was found that required the shaft couplings to be replaced. Lengthy delivery times of the parts have now resulted in the ship not...
VIDEO: Damen unveils Floating Offshore Wind Support Vessel
Anticipating upcoming large-scale floating wind farm installation, Damen has developed the FLOW-SV vessel concept. The Damen FLOW-SV is specially designed to install ground tackles for offshore turbine floaters and will be bigger than any anchor handling vessel...
Turkish shipyard starts construction of sailing cargo ship Neoliner
Turkish shipyard RMK Marine has begun building the 136-metre sailing cargo ship Neoliner. The Neoliner will be the first vessel equipped with a SolidSail rigging system, supplied by Chantiers de l’Atlantique. The first Neoliner is supported and co-financed by CMA CGM,...
Spliethoff takes delivery of Brouwersgracht
The MV Brouwersgracht – the first of two DP2 B-type vessels – was handed over from Fuzhou Mawei shipyard to Spliethoff Group on 1 February 2023. Sister vessel MV Bloemgracht will be delivered in about three months’ time. The Spliethoff DP2 B-type vessels are next...
Vertom orders two more LABRAX vessels from Thecla Bodewes Shipyards
While construction of the vessels Vertom Cyta and Vertom Tomma is in full swing, Vertom has ordered two additional vessels from Thecla Bodewes Shipyards. This brings the total to eight 7000-DWT diesel-electric multi-purpose dry cargo vessels of the LABRAX type. The...
First dual-fuel methanol bunker barge headed for Rotterdam
OCI and Unibarge have joined forces to develop Europe’s first dual-fuelled green methanol bunker barge, driving cleaner shipping. The vessel will be deployed at the Port of Rotterdam in 2024. The retrofitted barge will be the first green inland waterway craft in...
EU funding for SOFC/LOHC solution for offshore wind vessel
The EU has granted the Ship-aH2oy project EUR 15 million to equip an offshore wind vessel with a new solution for power and heat generation. Goal is to introduce high-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and liquid organic hydrogen carrier (LOHC) technology for...
Fatal fall from stern mounted lifeboat davit
Some environments appear safe yet they really are not so. That is how The Nautical Institute describes a fatal accident with a lifeboat in its stowed position, but not yet locked in place. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses....
First Royal Huisman Featherlight sailing yacht emerges from building hall
Panamax sloop Nilaya has left the construction hall at Royal Huisman in Vollenhove, the Netherlands, in preparation for the installation of its towering rig in Amsterdam. This highly anticipated superyacht is the first to utilize the builder’s new Featherlight design...
TAQA completes first offshore integrity inspections with USV
TAQA Netherlands is the first oil and gas operator in Europe to successfully complete an offshore integrity inspections campaign with an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) and electrical remotely operated vehicle (ROV). The pilot project made use of Fugro's uncrewed Fugro...
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