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...
Bilge water separators – where are we now?
Ships over 400 gross tonnage now need to have an oily water separator with an oil content monitor and a bilge alarm to make sure polluted bilge water is not discharged overboard. Yet, the progress has been dogged by issues such as weak guidelines, non-conformities,...
RENK to supply gearbox and electric propulsion motors for German F126 frigates
Damen Naval has contracted RENK for gearboxes and innovative electric propulsion systems for the four new 126 Class (F126) frigates for the German navy. As opposed to the systems delivered to older frigate models, the new combined diesel electric and diesel (CODLAD)...
European Maritime Safety Report: New technologies pose safety risks
Two decades after the devastating Erika and Prestige accidents, the European maritime safety framework has become one of the most robust in the world, according to the European Maritime Safety Report (EMSAFE). Yet, emerging technologies and digitalisation could soon...
Funding for hydrogen SeaShuttle container ship that will connect Norway and the Netherlands
SeaShuttle, an ambitious project to build two hydrogen-powered, remotely controlled and autonomous-ready container ships for delivery by 2025, has secured NOK 150 million (EUR 15 million) in funding from Norwegian state enterprise ENOVA. The vessels are planned to...
X-Press Feeders to fit two more ships with onboard carbon capture
Container carrier X-Press Feeders has signed a contract with Value Maritime for the provision of its carbon capture and storage and Clean-Loop systems. They will be installed on board the MV Atlantis A and X-Press Elbe. Previously, the X-Press Feeders operated Nordica...
Dutch navy’s new support vessels will sail on methanol
The current ten support vessels of the Royal Netherlands Navy are being replaced by eight new ones: four seagoing and four diving support vessels. They will be built at a Dutch shipyard and all will have climate neutral propulsion using dual-fuel systems that can run...
GustoMSC presents new range of heavy-lift crane vessels
GustoMSC's new ENSIS heavy-lift crane vessel series addresses the needs of the growing offshore wind foundation market. With monopiles and jackets increasing in size and weight and the continuous need for efficiency in installation, the ship design company felt a new...
Neptune Energy finds partners for L10 carbon capture and storage project in the North Sea
Neptune Energy, ExxonMobil subsidiary XTO Netherlands, Rosewood Exploration, and EBN Capital will work together to progress the L10 large-scale offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the Dutch North Sea. Aim is to take the CCS development to the concept...
Acta Marine goes for methanol for new construction service operating vessels
Acta Marine has signed a contract for the construction of two methanol MDO/HVO powered DP2 construction service operating vessels (CSOVs) at Turkish shipyard Tersan. The contract includes two optional vessels for delivery at a later stage. The vessels are primarily...
Sea Machines launches AI-ris computer vision to eliminate at-sea collisions
Sea Machines Robotics has unveiled AI-ris, a computer-vision navigation sensor designed to improve safety and performance while vessels are underway. It uses digital cameras and AI-processing to detect, track, classify and geolocate objects, vessel traffic and other...
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