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...
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...
FSG to build three LNG bunker vessels for Titan
The Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) will build three LNG bunker vessels for Titan, Wesmar and Nordic Hamburg. German Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck granted a EUR 62 million subsidy to have the ships built. FSG will thus continue to be an important...
Viking cruise ship refused access to Australian waters due to biofouling
Viking's cruise ship Viking Orion was refused access to Australian ports after possibly harmful biofouling was discovered on the ship's hull. The company had to send for divers to remove the growth while still at sea. The cruise ship was headed to Adelaide, but ships'...
Damen sells second Amels 80 superyacht
Damen Yachting has sold its second Amels 80. The 80-metre Amels Limited Editions is to be delivered to the unnamed owner in 2026. The Amels 80, which was introduced to the market during the first quarter of 2022, features an exterior design by Espen Øino. Features...
Second IHC rescue close to finalisation
Royal IHC has reached an outline agreement with banks, the government and HAL, reports Dutch newspaper FD. IHC plans to sell IQIP to HAL to pay off its debts with the banks and secure refinancing. It marks a second rescue of the Dutch shipbuilder. In...
150 years Holland America Line: ‘Cruise ship more economical than a car’
Holland America Line's brand new flagship Rotterdam (VII) crossed the Atlantic in October, from Rotterdam to New York, in honour of 150 years of Holland America Line. According to the captain, the ship is more economical than a car. Riekelt Pasterkamp This article was...
Bosun dies after falling into cargo hold
Always take measures when a potential fall from height is possible. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report, in which a bosun died after falling into a cargo hold while trying to hang a bucket on a hook over an open sludge hatch. The...
ABS launches requirements for onboard carbon capture
Working with shipyards, shipowners and operators, ABS has developed a set of requirements to guide the industry in the application of carbon capture technology at sea. Experience and insight derived from pioneering carbon capture projects with stakeholders such as...
VIDEO: How Rotterdam-designed super crane reaches higher than others
To reach climate goals, we need more wind farms with bigger turbines. If it is up to Tetrahedron, their super crane will certainly help things move forward. How? 'With a crane that lifts higher than a regular crane while fitting on the same size base. So it’s a matter...
Bosman Shipping takes first step towards autonomous sailing
Bosman Shipping Group has signed a contract with SEAFAR. In the second quarter of 2023, the Progres will be equipped with SEAFAR's technology and Shipping Technology's Autonomous Lane Assist. SEAFAR is a company that offers services to operate unmanned and...
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