Ecocoast launches Ecoreef nature-based mooring block
Ecocoast has launched Ecoreef, a new eco-engineered mooring block designed to help regenerate marine ecosystems, increase coastal resilience, and support the protection of coastlines and critical marine infrastructure. Launched on World Oceans Day 2026, Ecoreef...
Spanish Coast Guard rescues three stowaways from tanker rudder
On Tuesday, 29 November, the Spanish Coast Guard rescued three stowaways found on the rudder blade of the tanker Alithini II in the port of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria. The vessel had left Nigeria twelve days earlier. Two of the men have since been returned to the...
VIDEO: Fugro launches geotechnical vessel Fugro Quest
The Fugro Quest, equipped with advanced deep-water technology, is the newest addition to Fugro’s geotechnical vessel fleet. The converted ship is used to determine the exact composition of the soil; the resulting data are essential to establish the optimal location...
Wärtsilä and Hycamite to produce hydrogen from LNG on ships
Wärtsilä has partnered with Finnish startup Hycamite TCD Technologies, which specialises in the development of a pioneering technology for producing clean hydrogen and solid carbon from methane. Together, they seek to develop cost-effective production of hydrogen from...
Damen and NIBC increase financing fund that enables vessel lease
NIBC Bank NV and Damen Financial Services have extended their cooperation, which increases the financing facilities, including lease options, for Damen vessels. The partners hope that the facilities will accelerate emission reductions in the maritime industry....
Warning: Colregs also apply when drifting
In a recent Mars Report, a drifting vessel collided with a fishing vessel. In this case, the drifting vessel was the "give-way" vessel under the Colregs (International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea). So, The Nautical Institute warns that crew should...
Windcat and Damen to build hydrogen-powered CSOVs
Offshore personnel transfer company Windcat has ordered a series of Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) with Damen Shipyards. The vessels will be powered by hydrogen and are to be delivered from 2025. The “Elevation Series” CSOVs have been designed by...
AI-Sail: Can a computer sail an Optimist?
MARIN has kicked off a pilot project of its Data Science and Artificial Intelligence team on machine learning: AI-Sail. The challenge: Can the engineers learn a computer/robot how to sail an Optimist, using data driven and machine learning techniques? The idea for...
Heerema installs first wind turbine using floating installation method
Heerema Marine Contractors has installed the first out of 27 Vestas V174 9.5-MW turbines at the Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm. Semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Thialf installed the turbine using the RNA method, a unique floating installation method, for the first time....
International hazardous substances maritime accident compensation fund step closer
The Dutch government has agreed to a bill to implement an international convention on the carriage of hazardous and noxious substances by sea (HNS Convention). This brings the establishment of an international damage fund for major maritime accidents involving...
Damen, Caterpillar and Pon Power to develop methanol-powered tugs
Damen Shipyards, Caterpillar Inc. and Pon Power have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development of a series of dual-fuel methanol/diesel-powered tugs. The aim is to have the vessels series production-ready in 2026. The Dutch shipbuilder wants...
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