Another methanol-ready CSOV delivered to Acta Marine
Acta Marine has taken delivery of Acta Gemini, its latest walk-to-work (W2W) DP2 construction service operation vessel (CSOV). It is the third vessel in a series of four and was built at Tersan Shipyard, Yalova Turkey. The vessel is purpose-built to support offshore...
UK boosts its shipbuilding industry with naval support ship order
Team Resolute, a consortium comprising BMT, Harland & Wolff and Navantia UK, has won a £ 1.6 billion contract to manufacture three vessels that will provide munitions, stores and provisions to Royal Navy ships. The contract sees naval shipbuilding return to...
‘Shipping needs certainty and quota when it comes to renewable fuels’
The fuel industry has joined with NGOs to press the European Union’s legislators to provide the clarity and certainty they need to make long term investments in renewable fuels for the energy transition. They say lawmakers must maintain a quota system for renewables...
Deadly man overboard while rigging pilot combination ladder
A seaman went down an accommodation ladder without putting his lifejacket and safety harness on, without unlookers speaking up about this unsafe act. He lost his balance and fell overboard. Reason for The Nautical Institute to call on seafarers to look after...
Damen in talks with Irish navy for multi-role vessel
The Irish Naval Service is looking to buy a new multi-role vessel and has shown interest in a smaller version of the Dutch navy's Joint logistic Support Ship Karel Doorman, built by Damen Shipyards. This was reported by Dutch naval news website marineschepen.nl. In...
Another net loss for Royal IHC, 2023 will be a crucial year
Royal IHC has published its delayed Annual Report 2021 and reports a net loss of € 63.4 million. Although a significant improvement to 2020 and with a restructuring programme underway, it now all comes down to the shipbuilder being able to land new orders for large...
Royal Navy receives first vessel to protect underwater infrastructure
The first of the UK’s two new ships to protect key underwater infrastructure arrived on Merseyside last week to begin preparing for front-line duties. The ship will be ready within six months' time. The distinctive blue-white offshore support vessel Topaz Tangaroa...
Bridges and doors about to be installed at New Lock in Terneuzen
From 25 January, two bridges and four doors will be transported by pontoon to their final location in the Nieuwe Sluis (New Lock) Terneuzen. It marks an important step in the construction. The bridges and doors will leave their storage location at Autrichehaven in...
Allseas to lay pipeline for North Sea gas development
Allseas is to play a key role in the largest Dutch investment in a natural gas development in the last fifteen years. The offshore contractor's Lorelay will execute the pipeline installation and burial scope for the N05A development. Dutch energy operator ONE-Dyas...
VIDEO: RV Wim Wolff heads to Thecla Bodewes Shipyards for finishing
Last week, the hull of research vessel (RV) Wim Wolff was launched for transport from N. Dijkstra Metaalbewerking to Thecla Bodewes Shipyards in Harlingen. Here the vessel will be completed for delivery this summer. The schedule for the finishing phase was drawn up...
Ferries and cruise ships switch back from LNG to MGO
Increased prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) have resulted in Fjord Line and AIDA to stop using the fuel and switch back to marine gas oil (MGO). For Fjord Line, this means its two LNG ships will have their single-fuel LNG engines replaced by dual-fuel LNG/MGO...
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