Dutch MoD deploys additional ship for military transport
On 5 June, the Dutch Ministry of Defence commissioned an additional transport ship. This Spliethoff vessel, known as the Trica, is capable of transporting containers, vehicles and helicopters. The Trica enables the Ministry of Defence to send more equipment abroad....
Damen’s German F126 frigate contract will not be extended
Damen Shipyards is currently contracted to supply the German navy with four new F126 frigates. This contract includes an option for two more. Although the German navy reported in June it wanted to make use of that option, the German Minister of Defence Christine...
IFAW argues for speed limit for ships in EU waters
A speed limit for commercial ships in European Union waters could bring an estimated EUR 3.4-4.5 billion in socioeconomic benefits. In addition, it reduces underwater noise, the risk of ships colliding with whales and greenhouse gas emissions. This follows from a...
The ins and outs of building the F126 frigate for Germany
The F126 frigates are one of the largest procurement projects in the history of the German navy and represent a unique and challenging project. As Dutch shipbuilder Damen won the project, we sat down with Damen Naval's project director Frank Verhelst to find out what...
Bridge resource management gone wrong: VLCC hits buoy and almost collides with anchored ship
Effective bridge resource management (BRM) should be a working culture, a safety habit that is embraced and practiced by all navigating officers, says The Nautical Institute. Its latest Mars report provides an example of how not to do it. In it, a VLCC collided with a...
Jumbo ships three Liebherr cranes across the Atlantic on biofuels
Jumbo's heavy-lift vessel Jumbo Jubilee has transported three Liebherr cranes across the Atlantic Ocean while sailing mostly on biofuels. GoodFuels supplied the fuels, which were bunkered in Rotterdam. The cranes were loaded on board the Jumbo Jubilee in Rostock,...
MIWB lecturer and KNRM volunteer Henk Spanjer wins international award
Henk Spanjer, lecturer at Dutch maritime college Maritime Institute Willem Barentsz (MIWB) and substitute skipper at the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM), has won the "Vladimir Maksimov Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Maritime SAR Sector". The...
World’s largest inflatable lifeboat Seahaven wins technology award
Survitec’s Seahaven, the world’s largest inflatable lifeboat, has won the technology category of this year’s Safety4Sea awards. The self-propelled lifeboat surpassed Safety4Sea’s judging criteria of providing a 'significant technological achievement or significant...
Always carry out a risk assessment when working with hot bitumen
Working with hot bitumen warrants a risk assessment in addition to wearing proper personal protective equipment (PPE). The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report, in which a crew member suffered burns after failing to do either. The Nautical...
VIDEO: Feadship presents explorer yacht design EXPV with split superstructure
Feadship has revealed a new 87-metre yacht design. The EXPV concept was developed together with Harrison Eidsgaard and takes an unconventional approach to what large yachts, especially explorers, should look like. In a radical departure from the norm, the owner and...
Van Oord’s new cable-laying vessel Calypso launched
Van Oord’s new cable-laying vessel Calypso is on its way to the Vard Brattvaag yard in Norway for construction finishing. The move follows the successful launch of the custom-built vessel at the Vard Tulcea shipyard in Romania, last week. The next-generation vessel...
PARTNERS
