Heerema installs first foundations for Bałtyk 2 and 3
Heerema Marine Contractors has installed the first offshore wind foundations for Equinor and Polenergia on the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 projects in the Baltic Sea. The first 23 monopiles and transition pieces have been safely installed, marking the start of the offshore...
Samsung Heavy introduces liquid hydrogen fuel cell system for ships
Samsung Heavy Industries has succeeded in developing a liquid hydrogen fuel cell ship propulsion system. DNV has granted an Approval In Principle for the system. The key to this certified technology is to use the power generated through liquid hydrogen and a polymer...
Huisman to make its manufacturing process more sustainable
Huisman intends to launch a Sustainable Impact Assessment to determine the carbon footprint of its products, from design up to and including delivery. The data will be used to provide insight into how the company can further reduce the CO2 footprint of its products....
Spire satellites can now detect dark shipping
Spire Global, a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, has unveiled a dark shipping detection solution. This makes it possible to track vessels that manipulate their reported position in order to conceal nefarious activities. The Automatic...
Looking to test your idea or concept for free at MARIN?
Following the success of previous years, the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) offers small and medium-sized businesses another round of free basin time in 2023. In this way, MARIN hopes to stimulate innovation in the Dutch maritime sector and to help...
Van Oord installs oyster reefs in Luchterduinen wind farm
Four oyster tables – structures made of concrete and other material on which live oysters are placed – have been installed at the Luchterduinen offshore wind farm. By placing the oyster tables there, the Rich North Sea programme, energy company Eneco and marine...
More governments join Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative at COP27
Three more governments have endorsed a worldwide cross-sector initiative to catalyse the supply of green fuels. Panama, Uruguay, and Norway announced they would join the Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative on 7 November at COP27 in Egypt. The Clean Energy Marine Hub...
How ABB’s braking system automates a cruise ship’s emergency stops
The world’s largest cruise ship Wonder of the Seas is also the first ship in the world to feature the new ABB Ability Marine Braking Assistance. Designed for safe and smooth emergency stops, the automatic braking system is the result of collaboration between the...
VIDEO: Heerema trials new type of connection for wind turbines offshore
C1 Connections and Heerema Marine Contractors have successfully tested the C1 Wedge Connection offshore. This connection, developed by C1, is a high-capacity connection that can be installed faster and safer than conventional bolted flange connections. It can be used...
In pictures: The Maritime Awards Gala 2022
Last night (7 November), De Doelen in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, once again hosted the Maritime Awards Gala. Some 700 maritime professionals witnessed the presentation of five maritime awards as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award. Every year, five maritime awards...
Superyacht Viva lands Feadship KNVTS Ship of the Year Award
During the Maritime Awards Gala on 7 November in Rotterdam, Feadship and Royal van Lent received the KNVTS Ship of the Year Award for their superyacht Viva. The yacht beat the cutter suction dredger Spartacus and the Antarctic research vessel and icebreaker Nuyina....
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