Cruise ship Hondius leaves Port of Rotterdam
After a stay of almost three weeks, the m/v Hondius left the Port of Rotterdam on Saturday evening. The expedition ship made global headlines after an outbreak of hantavirus was detected on board. The ship came to Rotterdam because, as the flag state, the Netherlands...
Zero-emission container ship design granted AiP
Lloyd's Register has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) for the ZULU Mass vessel design. This 100-metre shortsea vessel is set to be one of the first of its kind to have the capability of operating autonomously as a zero-emission container ship in the English Channel...
USCG: Lack of situational awareness and poor BRM caused Ever Forward grounding
The US Coast Guard (USCG) completed its marine casualty investigation on 6 December into the grounding of the container ship Ever Forward on 13 March 2022. The incident’s causal factors were the pilot’s failure to maintain situational awareness and attention while...
Damen supplies dredger for fleet expansion in Argentina
Argentinian contractor Merco Vial S.A. has ordered a Damen CSD650. This cutter suction dredger (CSD) will expand the current fleet shortly. The delivery of the CSD650 includes the supply of a matching booster station, enhancing the flexibility of the set-up immensely....
What can be taken away from the fatal accident aboard tug En Avant 7?
On 25 August 2021, a fatal accident occurred on board tug En Avant 7 while assisting a bulk carrier. The Dutch Safety Board investigated the accident and gives a number of recommendations to prevent such incidents in the future. The incident occurred in the Eastern...
Maersk pulls plug on blockchain initiative TradeLens
Maersk and IBM have decided to withdraw the TradeLens offerings and discontinue the blockchain-enabled trade platform. The companies say that although a viable platform was developed, the need for full global industry collaboration has not been achieved. 'TradeLens...
GCMD plans to study offloading of shipboard captured CO2
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) wants to evaluate the safety, technical and operational requirements for offloading shipboard captured CO2 during port calls. The outcomes of a study to this effect are to enable the offloading of liquefied carbon...
Shipping Technology and SEAFAR to boost semi-autonomous inland navigation
SEAFAR and Shipping Technology have joined forces. The companies seek to combine SEAFAR's remote and semi-autonomous navigation technology with the latter's autonomous and data-driven management systems based on artificial intelligence (AI) for joint value...
IHC to supply design and hardware of locally built TSHD for DCI
IHC Dredging has signed a deal with Cochin Shipyard for a design and engineering, hardware and support package for the licensed construction of a Beagle 12 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). Cochin Shipyard will build the TSHD for the Dredging Corporation of...
Heesen to build full-custom 57-metre superyacht
Heesen Yachts has sold a full-custom 57-metre all aluminium motor yacht. YN 20857, code-named Project Setteesettanta, features a Fast Displacement Hull Form and a draught of just 2.3 metres. Heesen is one of the few shipyards in the world specialising in lightweight...
VIDEO: HNLMS Johan de Witt leaves dry dock
The Royal Netherlands Navy's HNLMS Johan de Witt has left Damen Naval's dry dock ahead of schedule. The Landing Platform Dock (LPD) is undergoing extensive modifications as part of its Midlife Update and Planned Maintenance and went into dry dock at the start of July...
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