ABB targets Asia with joint venture with Mitsubishi
ABB is creating a joint venture with Mitsubishi Electric’s carved-out low-voltage power distribution product business. The goal is to form a new company focused on low-voltage solutions for Asian markets. For a consideration of JPY 79 billion (~USD 495 million), ABB...
EU funding for offshore vessel charging pilot in Denmark
An international consortium led by Stillstrom by Maersk has secured EUR 5 million from the EU's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. The funding will be used for project SPARK, to develop and demonstrate offshore charging infrastructure for stationary...
WinGD lands first ethanol engine orders
WinGD’s first ethanol-fuelled X-DF-M/E engines have been ordered for two ore carriers to be built for Chinese owner Shandong Shipping Corporation. The two Newcastlemax (325,000 DWT) vessels will each be powered by a six-cylinder, 820-mm-bore 6X82DF-M/E engine intended...
Class and flag state approval for fuel flexible Damen tug
Damen Shipyards Group has received class and flag state approval for its ASD Tug 2713 Fuel Flexible (FF) to operate on methanol fuel. The approval was issued by Bureau Veritas and the Kingdom of the Netherlands flag state, respectively. It follows the approval in...
Smit Salvage refloats Defiant from difficult location
When a vessel gets into distress, it usually happens offshore, so damage to a historic building on land is not the first thing that comes to mind. In the case of the grounding of the 80-metre-long Defiant, however, things were different. During a storm, the tank barge...
Transcend expands river cruise vessel order with Den Breejen
Transcend Cruises has ordered two additional purpose-built luxury river cruise ships with Den Breejen Shipyard, expanding Transcend’s fleet to four vessels under construction in the Netherlands. The contract was signed during a Dutch maritime trade mission event...
Boskalis orders 24,000-tonne high-end cable lay vessel
Royal Boskalis is investing in a high-capacity cable lay vessel (CLV) to strengthen its position in the offshore energy market. The vessel is to meet growing demand for long-distance cable installation in the interconnector and offshore wind markets, particularly for...
DEME names new jack-up Norse Energi
DEME held the official naming ceremony of its new jack-up offshore transport and installation vessel, Norse Energi, at its base in Flushing, the Netherlands, on 12 May. This event follows the recent naming of its sister vessel, Norse Wind, in Oslo. It marks an...
Virus-stricken cruise ship Hondius arrives in Rotterdam
The Dutch cruise ship Hondius is currently sailing into the Port of Rotterdam. After the disembarkation of guests and a limited number of crew in Granadilla, the Canary Islands, completed on 11 May, the vessel set sail for Rotterdam where the vessel will undergo a...
Iron fuel production coming to Port of Rotterdam
Technology company RIFT has selected the Port of Rotterdam as the site for the development of a commercial production facility for circular iron fuel. To enable this, a reservation agreement has been signed for a plot at the Margriethaven on the Maasvlakte. In the...
Heesen Yachts christens 55-metre Pa’lante
Heesen Yachts has christened M/Y Pa’lante, previously YN 21055, at the Hotel New York in Rotterdam. The yacht was initially built on speculation, an approach that combines immediate availability and Northern European quality. Built upon an ultra efficient steel hull,...
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