World’s largest methanol container ship delivered to OOCL
Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) held the naming ceremony of OOCL Wisdom on 8 May. With a maximum capacity of 24,168 TEU, OOCL Wisdom is currently the world's largest methanol dual‑fuel container vessel. It is also the company's first methanol dual‑fuel...
Netherlands places another six yachts under supervision, bringing the total to twenty
As a result of the sanctions against Russia and Belarus, Dutch Customs has now put twenty yachts under increased supervision, up from fourteen last week. These yachts may not be delivered, transferred or exported. Of these twenty yachts, fourteen are under...
Shipyard De Haas Rotterdam expands in Port of Rotterdam
Shipyard De Haas Rotterdam is expanding its activities at the former RDM site in the Port of Rotterdam. In addition to the site around the inlet harbour on RDM West, the shipyard will now also occupy part of the Scheepsbouwloods, the building hall behind the boat...
DNV gives approval in principle to new 12 MW floating offshore concept
DNV has awarded Inocean AS, a Norwegian subsidiary of Technip Energies, approval in principle and basic design approval for their new INO12TM semi-submersible platform concept. The platform has been designed to accommodate a 12 MW wind turbine, with a life span of 25...
‘Seized yachts need to be decommissioned to mitigate risks’
Seized yachts could pose a 'significant risk' to ports, harbours and marinas if there is no requirement to ensure mega yachts detained under sanction rules are properly maintained, made safe or deactivated. This warning was issued by Van Ameyde McAuslands, a global...
Spliethoff’s new B-type heavy-lift vessel Brouwersgracht launched
Spliethoff's newbuild heavy-lift vessel Brouwersgracht was launched from dry dock on Friday 8 April at Mawei shipyard in Fuzhou China. At the same time, sister vessel Bloemgracht was floated. The Brouwersgracht has been moved to the outfitting quay where the...
First 43 Ever Forward containers arrive at Port of Baltimore
The first barges carrying containers of the 11,850 TEU grounded container ship Ever Forward have arrived in the Port of Baltimore. William Doyle, Port Director, says 43 containers were offloaded yesterday, 11 April, while so far over 160,500 cubic metres of soil have...
IMB reports lull in crew kidnappings in Gulf of Guinea
The ICC International Maritime Bureau’s latest piracy report recorded 37 incidents in the first three months of 2022, down from 38 in 2021. Nearly half of the incidents (41 per cent) occurred in Southeast Asian waters, particularly in the Singapore Straits. Yet, there...
Euronav founder and largest shareholder CMB opposes Frontline merger
Euronav's founder and largest shareholder, Belgian Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) owned by the Saverys family, has publicly opposed the proposed merger between Euronav and Frontline. In a statement, CMB questions Euronav's strategy, particularly in terms of...
Boskalis to equip six offshore vessels with hybrid propulsion
Boskalis will convert six offshore vessels, including the BokaLift crane vessels, into hybrid ships through the retrofitting of energy storage systems, or "power packs". The conversions are to reduce fuel consumption and associated carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide...
Russian flagged ships to be banned from EU ports
From 16 April, vessels sailing under the Russian flag will be denied acces to EU ports. It is one of the new sanctions the EU announced after pictures from Bucha emerged. The UK already bans Russian ships from its ports. The ban excludes ships carrying agricultural...
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