Dieseko reveals Offshore Pile Upending System
Dieseko Group introduces OPUS, a new Offshore Pile Upending System developed to reduce reliance on scarce and costly installation vessels. The patented concept combines the storage, transport, upending and vibro-installation of foundation piles into a single...
DNV and RSI to kickstart Baltic/North Sea green shortsea fleet renewal
DNV and the Responsible Shipping Initiative (RSI), an alliance of Swedish dry bulk charterers, have launched a feasibility study to develop a commercial framework for orders of green-fuelled newbuilds. The goal is to decarbonise the sea transport supply chain in the...
Dutch bulk carrier Hanze Göteborg saves four from liferaft in Atlantic
On 28 December, the crew of the bulk carrier Hanze Göteborg rescued four American rowers in the middle of the North Atlantic. The men had been participating in a cross-Atlantic rowing race when their vessel capsized and they had to get into a liferaft. Responding...
Samsung Heavy moves ahead with floating nuclear power barge
Samsung Heavy Industries has received approval in principle from ABS for a conceptual design of the CMSR Power Barge, a floating offshore nuclear power plant. The floating facility supplies electricity and thermal energy produced by using compact molten salt reactor...
DEME lands cable contract for US offshore wind farms
Empire Offshore Wind, a joint venture between Equinor and bp, has awarded a contract to DEME Offshore US for the transportation and installation of inter-array cables for the Empire Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms. DEME Offshore US will be responsible for the...
How DNV can help predict drift paths
DNV has launched a new drift prediction feature in its Emergency Response Service (ERS) to mitigate risks associated with disabled and drifting vessels. ERS uses digital tools that perform simulations to predict a drift path. In addition to drifting vessels, the...
Neptune, Ørsted and Goal7 want to power energy hubs with offshore wind
Neptune Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ørsted and Goal7 to explore powering new integrated energy hubs in the UK North Sea with offshore wind-generated electricity. Integrated energy hubs have the potential to combine multiple energy systems,...
DFDS to make use of shore power in Rotterdam
By the end of 2023, part of the DFDS ships that dock in Vlaardingen will receive electricity via a shore power installation. Rotterdam Shore Power BV, a joint venture of Eneco and the Port of Rotterdam Authority, will supply this shore power. For now, Jinling...
VIDEO: KNRM rescues over 4000 people in 2022
The Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM) is looking back on a busy and intense year. In 2022, the KNRM fleet sailed out 2524 times for requests for help. That was ten per cent more than the previous year, but twenty per cent less than in 2020, the busiest...
Filipino seafarers could be banned from EU-flagged ships
A European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) audit has found the Philippines does not comply with STCW regulations. As a result, the European Commission is now mulling whether it will still recognise Filipino seafarers' competency certifications. This was reported by the...
IHC to deliver Beagle hopper dredger to Gebr. van der Lee
IHC Dredging has sold a Beagle 4, a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) with a hopper volume of 4000 m3, to contractor Gebr. van der Lee. The Dutch family business was looking for a sustainable TSHD available on short term. The Beagle 4 is a trailing suction hopper...
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