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...
EPS and Value Maritime to install first carbon capture solution on tankers
Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) from Singapore will partner with Rotterdam-based Value Maritime to install carbon capture and filtering systems on MR tankers M/T Pacific Cobalt and M/T Pacific Gold, with an option to equip three more vessels. The installation of the...
Egbert Wagenborg fitted with shore power connection and ballast water treatment
After a few weeks of regular maintenance for its first class renewal, Wagenborg's multipurpose vessel Egbert Wagenborg has been taken into service again. The 13,800 DWCC EasyMax vessel has received various green updates, including a shore power connection and a...
Last chance to enter for one of the Dutch Maritime Awards 2022
The Maritime Awards Gala is returning to Rotterdam this year. On 7 November, five awards will once again be presented: the Maritime Innovation Award, the KNVTS Ship of the Year, the Maritime Designer Award, the RNLN Van Hengel-Spengler Award and the KVNR Shipping...
Damen FCS 7011 Aqua Helix nominated for Offshore Energy Vessel of the Year
Aqua Helix, the Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 with the Ampelmann S-type motion compensated gangway integrated into its structure, has been nominated for the Offshore Energy Vessel of the Year Award 2022. Operating along North Sea offshore platforms, the FCS 7011...
DB Schenker plans electric autonomous coastal container feeder in Norway
DB Schenker has revealed plans to run a zero-emission coastal container feeder between Ikornnes quay and the Port of Ålesund in Norway. The autonomous and fully electric vessel will use the Naval Dynamics’ NDS AutoBarge 250 concept developed in partnership with...
Emergency hull repair on ferry Texelstroom performed while afloat
When the vertical side of the ferry Texelstroom was damaged during storm Eunice back in February, a leak in the ballast water tank prevented the ship from sailing. Because this happened at the start of a busy school vacation period, it was essential that a fast...
ECSA appoints Sotiris Raptis as Secretary General
Sotiris Raptis has been appointed by the General Assembly to lead the European Community Shipowners’ Associations as its new Secretary General. After joining ECSA as Director of Environment and Safety in 2020, he took on the role of Acting Secretary General for the...
Holland Shipyards christens fourth electric North Sea Canal ferry
The fourth electric ferry that will sail across the North Sea Canal, the NZK Pont 103, was christened on Thursday, 12 May. The christening took place in Hardinxveld-Giessendam at Holland Shipyards Group (HSG), where the ferry was built. Inge Keur, commercial director...
Martin Stopford: ‘Get in early to ensure access to green fuels for future ships’
Uncomfortable and discouraging. That is how maritime economist Martin Stopford characterises how maritime businesses must be feeling now that they are facing the energy transition, digitalisation and the current geopolitical situation. His advice in terms of switching...
Equinor and bp select Heerema as strategic supplier for US offshore wind projects
Heerema Marine Contractors is selected as a strategic supplier by Equinor on behalf of the fifty-fifty partnership between Equinor and bp to develop the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind projects. Once a Strategic Supplier Agreement is in place, Heerema will transport and...
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