GEFO acquires seven gas tankers from Unigas
As part of an asset deal, the GEFO Shipping Group is acquiring the gas tanker activities of Unigas Shipping Swiss AG. The transaction is scheduled to close in June/July 2026 and involves a total of seven inland gas tankers. Three of the vessels, measuring 135 metres...
In service at last: DEME’s Orion installs first monopile at Arcadis Ost
After a two-year delay following an accident with the vessel’s crane during load tests, DEME's latest addition to the fleet, the Orion, has been deployed for the first time. The offshore installation vessel has successfully installed the first XXL monopile at...
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards to build two more 7000-TDW vessels for Vertom
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards will build and deliver another two 7000-TDW diesel-electric multi-purpose dry cargo vessels for Vertom. In 2021, the Dutch yard already received an order from Vertom for four similar vessels. Vertom is a Dutch internationally operating...
Gebhard to supply electrical installation for Spreader Pontoon built at Neptune
Neptune Marine and C-Systems have awarded Gebhard Electro the contract to supply the electrical installation of the Spreader Pontoon. After delivery in Q2 2023, the vessel will be used for the realisation of the Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link, an 18-km tunnel between Germany...
Dragging anchor due to wind ends up in collision
Even with engines and anchors, limited space in some anchorages can easily trump these options when winds are strong. Vessels are safest at sea in these circumstances. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report in which two bulk carriers...
JR Shipping fits six more ships with Value Maritime’s filter and carbon capture system
JR Shipping has contracted Value Maritime to retrofit another six vessels with its exhaust cleaning Filtree and carbon capture system. The shipping company's 750-TEU container feeders MV Endeavor and MV Energy have already been equipped with this system. The six...
Swedish crown princess visits Damen and SAAB at submarine fair Rotterdam
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden has visited the Undersea Defense Technology trade fair in Ahoy in Rotterdam. She stopped by the SAAB-Damen booth to underline the importance of the innovative partnerships involving the Netherlands and Sweden. SAAB and the Dutch...
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...
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