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...
VIDEO: TU Delft Hydro Motion Team reveals latest hydrofoil hydrogen boat
After one year’s endeavour, 300+ hours of making parts behind the machines, 9000+ lines of coding, and ten weeks of laying the carbon fibre, Delft University of Technology's (TU Delft's) Hydro Motion Team finally finished its new "flying" hydrogen boat. It is the...
Bakker Sliedrecht upgrades Boskalis’ cutter suction dredger Taurus II
Bakker Sliedrecht has upgraded Boskalis' cutter suction dredger Taurus II, enabling the vessel to be used as a booster station. By increasing the booster capacity of the dredge pumps from 6000 to 7400 kilowatts, the Taurus II can pump sand over greater distances from...
Crew member dies after falling into hold through open hatch
While cleaning hatch covers, a crew member fell to his death through a gap in the hatches. An incident that was the result of a weak safety culture, says The Nautical Institute in its latest Mars Report. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and...
IHC delivers Beaver 50 dredgers to Dredge Masters
IHC Dredging has supplied Dredge Masters in Ghana with two Beaver 50 dredgers. In addition, the company delivered two Delta Multi Craft workboats to perform all supporting operations, a critical spare parts package, training package, planned maintenance system and two...
Princess Margriet of the Netherlands christens HAL’s newest cruise ship Rotterdam
Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands has christened Holland America Line's (HAL's) new cruise ship Rotterdam. The third ship in the Pinnacle class series and the seventh ship to bear the Rotterdam name in HAL's fleet, will carry 2668 guests. 'Our...
World’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat for Port of Antwerp-Bruges nears completion
Port of Antwerp-Bruges and CMB.Tech will soon welcome the Hydrotug, the first hydrogen-powered tugboat. The Hydrotug consists of two BeHydro V12 dual-fuel medium speed engines that can run on hydrogen and traditional fuel. The port sees the tug as an important step in...
Gothenburg takes delivery of fourth electric ferry with EST-Floattech batteries
Västtrafik, the organisation responsible for public transport in the Västra Götaland region in Sweden, has taken delivery of a fourth electric hybrid ferry powered by an EST-Floattech battery system. Built by Työvene in Finland, the Eloise is a 33-metre, double-ended...
SMM wants to lead transition, but war could cause obstruction
After being forced to cancel the fair at the eleventh hour due to the Covid-19 pandemic back in 2020, the Hamburg SMM is working hard to make the 2022 edition a success. The SMM's chosen motto, "Driving the maritime transition”, shows great ambition to play a leading...
EMSA drones sniff emissions from ships in the Channel
EMSA remotely piloted aircraft are now used to measure sulphur and nitrogen emissions from ships operating in the Emission Control Area of the North Sea and English Channel. The payload on board the sniffer drone makes it possible to check the compliance of the...
Approval for Boskalis to sell its Singapore and Malaysia towage activities
Boskalis and its co-shareholder KS Investments (Keppel) have received approval from the regulatory agencies in Singapore for the sale of their harbour towage activities in Singapore and Malaysia to Rimorchiatori Mediterranei. Boskalis will receive approximately EUR 80...
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