Heesen Yachts christens 55-metre Pa’lante
Heesen Yachts has christened M/Y Pa’lante, previously YN 21055, at the Hotel New York in Rotterdam. The yacht was initially built on speculation, an approach that combines immediate availability and Northern European quality. Built upon an ultra efficient steel hull,...
In pictures: Pioneering Spirit executes first lift with new jacket lift system
Allseas' Pioneering Spirit deployed its revolutionary jacket lift system for the first time on 21 April to remove CNR International’s Ninian Northern jacket from the northern North Sea. At 8100 tonnes, this first commercial lift is one of the heaviest offshore jacket...
Huisman launches floating installation of wind turbines with Windfarm Installation Vessel
Advertorial - Huisman has developed the Windfarm Installation Vessel (WIV) for floating installation of next generation offshore wind turbines and monopile foundations. This design offers an alternative to current installation methods. With the WIV, Huisman offers a...
Yara Marine to equip four Stena Line vessels with shore power solutions
Stena Line will install Yara Marine’s shore power solution on board four ferries to minimise carbon emissions. When connected to the local power grid in port, the turnkey solution will allow these vessels to eliminate emissions and noise that would otherwise have been...
Boskalis wins significant export cabling contract
Boskalis has been awarded a contract for the transportation and installation of the export cables for a large offshore wind farm development. Boskalis has not disclosed the project or clieant involved nor the contract value but says it is worth between EUR 150-300...
Van Oord wins land reclamation project in the Maldives
Van Oord has been contracted to reclaim and create 194 hectares of land in Addu City, Maldives. The works are part of the Addu Development Project, meant to address climate change and to transform Addu City into a fully functional, thriving economic hub and an...
VIDEO: Heerema presents Floating to Floating offshore wind installation method
Appreciating the logistical challenges for deployment at scale, Heerema has developed a new method for floating offshore wind installations. Using a specially designed floating installation frame, the wind turbines can be installed with Heerema's fleet of floating...
Wärtsilä writes off EUR 200 million on Russian activities
After already having suspended deliveries, sales, orders, and bidding to Russia after the country invaded Ukraine, Wärtsilä will now further downscale its Russian operations. The company says that in the current environment, it cannot maintain activities in Russia....
SWZ|Maritime’s April 2022 inland navigation special: Bio-LNG, H2, CH3OH or with batteries
SWZ|Maritime's April issue focuses on inland shipping in view of the Maritime Industry exhibition in May, the most important inland shipping event in the Netherlands. In Europe, inland shipping may not be the most important transport mode, but it is in the...
Habituation to bad weather contributes to container loss of Dutch cargo vessel Francisca
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) says habituation to poor weather conditions lowered the cargo vessel Francisca's crew's appreciation of significant weather-associated risks. As such, this contributed to the vessel losing 34 containers on 31 October...
ABB to power world’s first hybrid-electric biomass fuel carriers
The Japanese consortium e5 Lab has designed Roboship, a biomass fuel carrier, powered by a fully standardised, electric propulsion system to attain zero-emission operations in port. Honda Heavy Industries will build the ship while ABB will supply the modularised...
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