Wärtsilä to expand production capacity at STH
Wärtsilä will further expand its technical production capacity by thirty per cent at its Sustainable Technology Hub (STH) in Vaasa, Finland, and across its associated global supply chain. The investment for this amounts to about EUR 90 million. This expansion follows...
Captain Beaumaiden loses licence for two years after causing grounding
The Maritime Disciplinary Court of the Netherlands has suspended the licence of the former captain of the Beaumaiden for two years. This vessel grounded in October 2021, after the captain had consumed alcohol and left the bridge unattended for four hours. On Monday 18...
In pictures: Allseas concludes deepsea mining trial with 4500 tonnes of nodules
Allseas' Hidden Gem is heading for port with its hold full of polymetallic nodules following the completion of a two-month deepsea mining test programme in the Pacific Ocean. It is the first time a fully integrated nodule collection system including riser has been...
SolarDuck builds 5-MW of floating solar power at Dutch offshore wind farm
SolarDuck will build the world's largest hybrid offshore floating solar power plant at the offshore wind park Hollandse Kust West VII, the Netherlands. The 5-MW demonstrator with innovative integrated energy storage solutions is to become operational in 2026....
Damen plans major expansion of shipyard in Gorinchem
Damen Shipyards Group will enlarge its yard in Gorinchem, the Netherlands. Given the need to strengthen the national maritime manufacturing industry, the company is investing in additional repair facilities and a ship lift. The yard in Hardinxveld will be divested and...
Royal IHC to sell IQIP to lower debt load
After announcing to reduce its workforce further and to temporarily close down its yard in Krimpen aan den IJssel little more than a month ago, Royal IHC is taking another step to address its dire position. The Dutch shipyard now wants to sell profit-making IQIP. This...
Hyundai jumps on board development of nuclear power for ships
TerraPower has secured equity worth USD 830 million to further its Natrium reactor, TerraPower Isotopes programme, and Molten Chloride Fast Reactor. Among the companies committing to the development of nuclear power is Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering,...
ABS approval for COSCO’s ammonia-fuelled supply system
ABS awarded two approvals in principle to COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry and COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Technology for their ammonia-fuelled vessel and ammonia supply system designs. The systems will be trialled on a tugboat. The COSCO project targets an...
Huisman fits BigLift’s Happy Buccaneer with 17-metre flyjib
The Happy Buccaneer is the grand old lady of the BigLift fleet. Last week, the heavy-lift vessel visited Huisman in Schiedam, where the vessel's forward crane was equipped with a 17-metre flyjib, increasing its lifting height and outreach. Huisman built and delivered...
DEME to install 1 GW of offshore wind power in Taiwan
DEME will install 1 GW of offshore wind capacity for the Hai Long wind farms in Taiwan. The large contract, said to be worth in excess of EUR 300 million, covers transport and installation of the foundations, turbines and offshore substation. The milestone deal...
Satellites to protect Dutch shipwreck sites from looting
The Dutch Inspectorate and Cultural Heritage Agency (RCE) have found a new way to monitor shipwreck sites in the Wadden Sea and Dutch territorial North Sea. They have contracted the UK-based Maritime Observatory (MO), which will use satellite technology, artificial...
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