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...
Hull Vane delivers its largest ‘underwater spoiler’ to date to Dutch Navy
The first Hull Vane for the Royal Netherlands Navy has been delivered in Den Helder. This Dutch invention of the company bearing the same name consists of a submerged transom wing that improves efficiency and seakeeping while reducing noise. This Hull Vane will be...
Jan De Nul orders crane simulator for new offshore installation vessels Voltaire and Les Alizés
Jan De Nul Group has ordered a high-end crane simulator for its new offshore installation vessels Voltaire and Les Alizés, soon to be delivered. The simulator will be based on real physics and the actual vessel models, to train crew and realistically simulate complex...
Van Oord christens LNG-powered trailing suction hopper dredger Vox Ariane
With a three-day event on the Koninginnenhoofd Quay in Rotterdam, Van Oord unveiled its latest addition to the fleet. Vox Ariane, Van Oord’s first trailing suction hopper dredger equipped with an LNG fuel system, was christened by its CFO and member of the Executive...
Damen kicks off construction of first Amels 80 superyacht
The first Amels 80's build journey is officially underway. On 17 May, the steel cutting of this all new 80-metre Amels Limited Editions took place at Damen Yachting's hull building location in Galati, Romania. The yacht is to be available for delivery in 2025. The...
NWO grant for TU Delft project using ammonia as fuel for ships
Ammonia, combined with fuel cell and internal combustion engine technologies, could be used to fuel large ships and heavy road transport to reduce emissions. The TU Delft's multi-organisational interdisciplinary project AmmoniaDrive researches such solutions and was...
Boskalis lets shareholders decide on price offered by HAL
In March, investor HAL made a bid for Boskalis with the intention of making it a private company. Boskalis now reports it has reached agreement on the non-financial terms of the offer, but says the offer price per share is not sufficiently convincing. As such, the...
SBM Offshore’s CTO Philippe Barril becomes new Heerema CEO
In May, it was announced Heerema Marine Contractors' chief executive officer (CEO) Koos-Jan van Brouwershaven would leave the company by the end of the same month. A successor has now been found in SBM Offshore's current chief transition officer Philippe Barril. With...
European shipowners and fuel suppliers: FuelEU Maritime lacks ambition
ECSA, EWABA, eFuel Alliance, the Advanced Biofuels Coalition and GoodFuels feel the European Commission's proposed FuelEU Maritime regulation is crucial in promoting the uptake of clean fuels in shipping. Yet, the organisations also say that as it stands now, the...
Dutch Bachelor’s degree programme of Marine Technology under the microscope again
The curriculum of the Bachelor's degree programme of Marine Technology at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), i.e. all the material and knowledge that a student must master at the end of the programme, is being revised. Subjects will be adjusted and changes...
Tanker lightly touches buoy to avoid outbound vessel
In its latest Mars Report, The Nautical Institute points to the fact that in some jurisdictions, pilots can disembark before the vessel has actually exited the port. In the report, a meeting of a tanker and another vessel at a narrow port entrance resulted in the...
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