Wattlab launches battery system for inland shipping
Rotterdam-based Wattlab is introducing WEstack: a standardised battery system for inland shipping that can be installed on board within a single working day. With WEstack, Wattlab aims to remove two key barriers to applying battery systems: the high cost and long...
Concordia Damen to deliver Parsifal tanker to Quinto Shipping
Dutch inland shipping yard Concordia Damen has been commissioned to build and equip an inland shipping tanker of the Parsifal type for Quinto Scheepvaart BV from Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands. For Quinto, this also marks the switch, after 25 years, from container to...
VIDEO: How to recognise and prevent excessive roll of container ships
It’s normal for container ships to pitch and roll in heavy seas. But the ship’s movements and certain wave conditions can sometimes reinforce one another, causing the ship to roll. MARIN explains how you can recognise and prevent excessive roll. The size of deep sea...
Piracy in 2022 at lowest level in decades
The ICC International Maritime Bureau’s annual report recorded 115 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in 2022 – compared to 132 in 2021. Half of them occurred in Southeast Asian waters, particularly in the Singapore Straits, where incidents continue...
‘Fraud is the biggest threat to cargo losses’
Criminal fraud in its many and various manifestations within the global supply chain is a primary and growing threat, says TT Club. Carrier fraud in particular is a dominant occurrence. The international freight transport insurer therefore calls for renewed vigilance....
Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit wins more offshore wind installation work
Allseas has secured additional transport and installation (T&I) work for the Pioneering Spirit in the offshore wind industry. The company has won contracts to provide services for Vattenfall’s Norfolk Boreas project off the coast of Norfolk, UK. Aker Solutions and...
Dutch companies launch portable dredging simulator
Three Dutch companies that have won their spurs in the maritime sector are developing a dredging simulator. The simulator will be portable and affordable. Responsible for the development of the simulator are Controllab, MSA-Service and Amsterdam Shipyards. Arnold den...
Vroon to sell off offshore support vessel fleet
After already announcing the company would fall into the hands of banks to reduce its debt load a year ago, shipping company Vroon has now presented its plans for a major restructuring. Part of the plan involves the sale of forty offshore support vessels as well as a...
VIDEO: How Kooiman lengthened dredger Swalinge
Want to see how you insert a 37-metre section into an existing ship? Kooiman Hoebee did just that with the trailing suction hopper dredger Swalinge last year. The Dutch shipyard has now released an extensive timelapse of the work. The Swalinge has been refitted...
Spliethoff and BigLift team up in Japan
Spliethoff and BigLift Shipping have decided to combine their offices in Japan. From now on, they will operate from a joint office in Tokyo. The combination of offices in Japan follows those in the USA, UK and China. BigLift Shipping and Spliethoff say that the move...
ABS and HD Hyundai step up autonomous sailing projects
ABS and HD Hyundai have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to continue working together on autonomous projects. Together they want to expand the development of autonomous navigation technology into critical vessel machinery and safety systems. Building on...
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