Damen announces expansion of Combi Freighter series
Damen Shipyards Group is expanding its Combi Freighter (CF) series. Based on the CF 5000, the new CF 6000 and CF 7000 vessels feature an extended midship section. With the extension of their hulls, the CF 6000 and CF 7000 are capable of carrying twenty per cent and...
Wind-solar retrofit project WHISPER wins EU funding
The WHISPER project has been granted EUR 9.2 million in funding from Horizon Europe. Goal is to develop a fully modular retrofit solution, comprising a wind-solar hybrid power system and a tilting wingsail system to provide wind-assisted propulsion. WHISPER is a...
Wagenborg orders fourth EasyMax vessel from Niestern Sander
Wagenborg Shipping and Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander have come to an agreement to start construction of another 14,000-DWT EasyMax vessel. It will be the fourth vessel in the EasyMax series and is to be delivered in autumn 2024. This repeat order, which was...
Vopak starts joint venture in hydrogen carrier tech
Tank storage company Vopak and German hydrogen company Hydrogenious are starting a joint venture in the storage, transport and supply of hydrogen via hydrogen carrier benzyl toluene. Through LOHC Logistix, the companies plan to build a storage plant in Germany as well...
Frontline abandons Euronav merger attempt
Frontline announced plans to merge with Euronav in July 2022 to form the largest tanker company in the world. Although Frontline does not say why it has now decided to scrap the merger deal, Euronav's biggest shareholder, Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB, the Saverys...
Heesen has Eidsgaard design exterior of new 50-metre yacht series
Heesen Yachts has selected Harrison Eidsgaard studio to design its 50-metre Steel series. At 50 metres and 499 GT, this new series will feature a Fast Displacement steel hull of great seaworthiness for optimal comfort in all sea conditions. The 50-metre Steel series...
Bulk carrier Glory grounds and is refloated in Suez Canal
The bulk carrier Glory grounded in the Suez Canal this morning, 9 January, while joining a southbound convoy near to Alaqantarah. The Suez Canal Authority sent three tugs, which succeeded in refloating the vessel. This was reported by Leth Agencies on Twitter....
Royal Netherlands Navy hands over command of NATO fleet
For a year, the Royal Netherlands Navy commanded Standing NATO Maritime Group 1. As of 6 January, Germany has taken over. Commander Jeanette Morang ceremoniously handed over the banner to her successor Flotillen Admiral Thorsten Marx in Den Helder for this purpose....
VIDEO: How holes in a propeller reduce underwater noise
Oscar Propulsion and the University of Strathclyde have developed technology that substantially reduces the underwater radiated noise generated by ships’ propellers. The patented PressurePores system reduces propeller tip vortex cavitation by applying a small number...
Damen Marine Components wins first multi-vessel order in the US
Dutch Damen Marine Components (DMC) has won its first multi-vessel order in the USA. Four packages, each comprised of steering gear and rudders, five winches and two towing pin systems, will be supplied to US shipbuilder C&C Marine & Repair for four new-build...
China Shipowners’ Association joins International Chamber of Shipping
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has welcomed the China Shipowners’ Association (CSA) as a full member as of 1 January 2023. The CSA will join the ICS Board, which oversees the policy positions ICS presents on behalf of shopowners with global regulators....
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