SWZ|Maritime’s May 2026 issue: Always the skipper
Indicating your direction on the road is second nature to most motorists. If you don’t, you risk a fine or worse. On inland waterways, indicating your intentions is less common. But it is possible, explains Frank Maas of Cheiron-IT in this edition’s inland shipping...
Germany detains Dilbar, one of the largest superyachts in the world
The luxury yacht Dilbar, moored in the port of Hamburg, has been detained because of the EU sanctions against Russia. The 156-metre yacht is one of the largest in the world and the asset was finally frozen after the German Federal Police succeeded in determining the...
Blue Fin Shipping expands fleet with six Combi Freighters from Damen
German ship owner Blue Fin Shipping has ordered an additional four Combi Freighters 3850 from Damen Shipyards to be delivered in 2022 and 2023. Before that, the company had ordered two that are already in operation. The two new vessels Unitas-H and Solitas-H are...
Jan De Nul kicks off turbine installation for very first offshore wind farm in France
Jan De Nul’s offshore jack-up installation vessel Vole au vent has kicked off its mission on the Saint-Nazaire Wind Farm project in France. In total, the vessel will transport and install eighty units of 6 MW Wind Turbine Generators (WTG) for the construction of the...
Donjon-Smit refloats container ship Ever Forward
The 11,850 TEU container ship Ever Forward was refloated as of approximately 0715 local time on Sunday, 17 April. Eight tugs assisted in the operation that was coordinated by a Donjon-Smit salvage team. The vessel will now proceed to an anchorage for a hull survey. In...
Two Ever Forward refloat attempts planned for 17 April
The US Coast Guard says a new refloat attempt of the grounded 11,850 TEU container ship Ever Forward will take place today, 17 April. The effort will will involve the two anchored pulling barges and five tugs positioned around the vessel. If the first pulling...
EMSA to check ships’ emissions in the Baltic Sea with drones
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) is conducting a large-scale emissions monitoring campaign using remotely piloted aircraft, scheduled to begin later this month. Over a three-month period, a specially equipped drone will measure the sulphur content in the...
Lloyd’s Register gives AiP for China’s first ammonia-powered Newcastlemax bulk carrier
Lloyd's Register has awarded approval in principle (AiP) to Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC), the largest shipbuilding company in China, for the first Chinese Newcastlemax bulk carrier concept to be powered by ammonia. Running on ammonia allows for...
Gasunie, HES and Vopak to develop import terminal for hydrogen carrier in Rotterdam
Gasunie, HES International and Vopak will be working together to develop an import terminal for green ammonia as a hydrogen carrier. The terminal, that will operate on the Maasvlakte in the Port of Rotterdam under the name ACE Terminal, will be operational from 2026....
Roll Group enters into heavy-lift joint venture with Saudi FTE Heavylift
Dutch Roll Group has announced a joint venture with Saudi Arabia based FTE Heavylift for heavy-lift transportation, installation, and marine works for the Saudi Arabia market. They will integrate their services and operate as one company. The new company, Roll FTE, is...
Container removal from Ever Forward expected to be completed on April 15
Yesterday morning, a total of 180 containers had been removed from the grounded 11,850 TEU container ship Ever Forward. The US Coast Guard expects container removal operations to be concluded on or about Friday, April 15. In anticipation of a new refloat attempt, the...
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