Two Damen SAR vessels enter service with Brazilian Navy
On 18 May, the Brazilian Navy held an inauguration ceremony for the LSAR 02, a Damen Search and Rescue (SAR) Vessel 1605 in Vitória. The event follows a similar ceremony in Rio de Janeiro on 27 April to mark the entry into service of the LSAR 01. Damen delivered the...
Boskalis to be delisted as of 9 November 2022
Euronext Amsterdam has approved the delisting of Boskalis' shares from Euronext Amsterdam. The move comes after investor company HAL succeeded in acquiring more than 95 per cent of the shares of Boskalis after a public bid. The delisting will be effective as of 9...
Dutch navy ships to train in North American waters
HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën and HNLMS Van Amstel are on their way to the United States and Canada. The Dutch navy ships will train with NATO allies in the highest spectrum of military action. Both ships left Den Helder on 9 October. The air defence and command frigate...
EST-Floattech to supply batteries for FPS Maas hydrogen retrofit
EST-Floattech has become part of the innovative inland container vessel FPS Maas retrofit project of Future Proof Shipping and Holland Shipyards Group. The FPS Maas will be refitted to operate on a hybrid H2-electrical propulsion engine. Both Future Proof Shipping...
MOL takes delivery of first cargo vessel with Wind Challenger hard sail
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Tohoku Electric Power took delivery of the coal carrier Shofu Maru equipped with the Wind Challenger system on October 7. The Wind Challenger is a hard sail wind power propulsion system. The vessel was handed over at Oshima Shipbuilding....
KVNR: Impending shortage of renewable fuels will affect shipping
According to a study by TU Delft's Aerospace Engineering department, a shortage of raw materials for sustainable fuels is looming. As of 2035, this would make airlines less likely to go green. The Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR) says this...
Bakker Sliedrecht to fit Energy Storage System on Subsea7’s Seven Arctic
Subsea7's order for an Energy Storage System from Bakker Sliedrecht is a double first. It is the first order for such a system on this scale for the independent system integrator. Also, Subsea7’s Seven Arctic is believed to be the first heavy construction/flex-lay...
New microreactor that could be used for ships takes next steps towards commercialisation
Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a service agreement with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to bring its eVinci microreactor closer to commercialisation. Besides land-based use, the nuclear battery technology can also be used for marine propulsion. The...
Heesen sells 55-metre steel superyacht Project Serena
Heesen Yachts has sold YN 20555, a 55-metre steel Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF) superyacht, the first in the restyled series. Project Serena will be delivered in autumn 2024. Arcon Yachts Monaco introduced the client, an experienced yachtsman who appreciated the...
GCMD, OGCI and Stena Bulk kick off shipboard carbon capture project
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) and Stena Bulk have initiated a two-year project to demonstrate shipboard carbon capture at scale. With Alfa Laval, the American Bureau of Shipping, Deltamarin and TNO,...
Holland Shipyards to build four autonomous electric ferries for Sweden
Holland Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Trafikverket Sweden for the delivery of two plus two autonomous all-electric ferries. The ferries will sail according to autonomy level 2, and will be controlled from the remote control centre based in Stockholm. The...
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