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...
Water taxi and ferry that collided in Wadden Sea were sailing too fast
Both the water taxi Stormloper and the fast ferry Tiger were sailing too fast when they collided on 21 October in the Dutch Wadden Sea. This has become clear from freely available sailing data. The accident resulted in two deaths and two people are still missing. Just...
TNO develops electrolyser that requires 200 times less iridium
Produced via electrolysis using electricity from the sun and wind, green hydrogen has a crucial role to play in the energy transition. Iridium is both scarce and essential to electrolysers. Researchers at TNO have now developed a method that will require 200 times...
Damen Services and Mc Energy to supply new shore power solution
Damen Services and Mc Energy have signed an agreement to bring an innovative shore power solution to the market. Damen B-Shore can connect ships worldwide to local shore power safely and reliably. The agreement was signed on 20 October 2022. Providing ships with shore...
How an offshore supply vessel collided twice in 45 minutes
Too many assumptions and too little communication can lead to bad outcomes. That is what The Nautical Institute has to say about an accident in which an offshore supply vessel collided with a Coast Guard buoy tender twice in 45 minutes. The incident is covered in the...
Sailing freighter Canopée reaches Netherlands to be completed at Neptune
Neptune Marine will start completion of the sailing freighter Canopée at its yard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam. The vessel reached the Netherlands after being towed by the shipbuilder's EuroTug Neptun11. The vessel was built at the Partner Stoczina shipyard in Szczecin,...
Throughput Port of Rotterdam remains steady
In the first nine months of 2022, almost the same freight volume was handled in the Port of Rotterdam as last year: 351 million tonnes (+0.3%). There are some underlying major differences, though, especially due to the war in Ukraine, the sanctions against Russia, and...
How Huisman’s new composite casings will help turn CO2 into stone
Carbfix has contracted Huisman for the delivery and installation of Huisman Composite Tubulars. The pipe system will be installed in the pilot well of the Coda Terminal, a large carbon transport and storage hub in Iceland. The company has developed a process that...
MSC to acquire towage company Rimorchiatori Mediterranei
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) plans to acquire all of the share capital of Rimorchiatori Mediterranei S.p.A. Rimorchiatori is an international leading towage operator active in Italy, Malta, Singapore, Malaysia, Norway, Greece and Colombia. MSC will acquire the...
Dutch navy’s new Combat Support Ship Den Helder floated
The Dutch navy's new Combat Support Ship Den Helder is taking more and more shape at Damen's Romanian yard in Galati. Just over a week ago, the vessel was moved to a deeper part of the dock and floated. Over the past six months, a lot of hard work has gone into...
Two dead and two missing after water taxi and ferry collide near Terschelling
The Netherlands Coast Guard launched a major search and rescue operation after the water taxi Stormloper and ferry Tiger collided on 21 October in the Dutch Wadden Sea. Two people were killed in the collision. Two others, including a 12-year-old child, are still...
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