World’s largest LNG-powered container ship sets sail
CMA CGM has taken delivery of the CMA CGM Notre Dame, a new-generation LNG-powered vessel and the largest container ship currently operating under the French flag. With 400 metres long, 62 metres wide, and 75 metres high, the vessel is designed to carry up to 24,212...
RWE to study effects of black rotor blades on bird protection
RWE is part of the Dutch “Black Blade” study. Seven of RWE’s wind turbines in Eemshaven are each getting one black blade and two white ones. One of the aims of this study is to find out whether painting a wind turbine blade black helps birds to fly more safely between...
Econowind to lease fuel-saving sails to shipowners
Atradius Dutch State Business (DSB) has secured an investment loan provided by ABN Amro to maritime scale-up Econowind for the development of industrial sails. So-called Ventifoils enable shipowners to reduce emissions, comply with international regulations and save...
North Sea green hydrogen consortium selects companies to study technical feasibility
The H2opZee consortium comprising RWE and Neptune Energy has awarded technical feasibility study contracts to wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa and Dutch engineering contractors H2SEA and Enersea to support concept engineering work. The consortium aims to...
Van Oord plans major crane upgrade for offshore installation vessel Aeolus
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus will get a major crane upgrade. Huisman has been contracted to install a new, longer boom on the existing crane to allow the vessel to handle wind turbines up to 15 MW. The company decided on the upgrade to ensure that...
Royal Huisman unveils 100-metre sailing yacht concept Wing 100
Royal Huisman, Dykstra Naval Architects and Mark Whiteley Design present an entirely new megayacht category: the Wing 100. This 100-metre concept focuses on environmental sustainability with proven technology for worldwide reliability. Its advanced systems platform...
SEAFAR to demonstrate remote-controlled inland navigation in Germany
With the establishment of a German initiative, SEAFAR aims to advance remote-controlled and crew-reduced inland navigation on German waterways on the path towards a (semi) autonomous future. The inland shipping companies HGK Shipping and Reederei Deymann provide seven...
Groot Ship Design provides design for wind-powered container ship project Williwaw
Together with Zéphyr & Borée and Blue Wasp Marine, Groot Ship Design has arranged a project proposal for a 600-TEU container vessel utilising wind as dominant medium for propulsion. The project carrying the name Williwaw represents a design able to reduce CO2...
Danish Defence releases footage of Nord Stream gas leaks in the Baltic Sea
Three leaks have been discovered in the Nord Stream pipelines that run between Russia and Germany through the Baltic Sea. The Danish Defence deployed the frigate Absalon and the pollution control vessel Gunnar Thorson, as well as helicopter capacity and has released...
Removing oil from FSO Safer off Yemen step closer after Netherlands provides additional funds
The Netherlands will release an additional EUR 7.5 million for salvage operations of the FSO Safer, a floating oil storage vessel off the coast of Yemen. According to the United Nations, this means the funding is in place to begin the emergency operation of...
Canada and UAE first to back Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative
The Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) in Pittsburgh last week saw the official launch of the Clean Energy Marine Hubs Initiative. The goal is to advance the production, export and import of low-carbon fuels. Canada and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are the first...
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