WSC: Dual-fuel liner fleet to pass 1200 vessels
As of March 2026, the number of dual-fuel container ships and vehicle carriers on the water has reached 440, which is a 65 per cent year-over-year increase. The number of such vessels on order has also continued to grow, reaching 764 ships. This follows from the World...
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...
Palfinger to supply remotely operated cranes for Aker BP’s offshore platforms
Palfinger has won a ten-year framework agreement to develop and implement remotely operated cranes. In total, the company will supply six electric cranes for four platforms of Aker BP in Norway. Palfinger is to equip Aker BP's new installations with state-of-the art...
500 containers to be removed from grounded container ship Ever Forward
On Saturday, Donjon-Smit began removing containers for another Ever Forward refloat operation. The US Coast Guard says 500 containers are expected to be transferred before another refloat attempt of the 11,850 TEU container ship will take place. The container ship has...
All containers Marcos V lost in North Sea have been salvaged
The salvage work to recover the lost containers of the Marcos V has been completed. All 26 empty containers have been salvaged. The container ship lost them on 19 February in the early morning, the weekend that the storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin swept across the...
Alewijnse and Seafar join forces to further autonomous shipping
Alewijnse and Seafar have joined forces to contribute to the development of autonomous shipping. In a new partnership, Alewijnse will work with Seafar on the integration of its innovative on-board remote control systems and the optimisation of technical maintenance...
Shell writes off up to USD 5 billion on Russian assets
Shell's leaving Russia will cost the energy company between USD 4 and 5 billion. The company previously reported a depreciation of around USD 3.4 billion but has upped the figure in its first quarter 2022 outlook. At the beginning of March, Shell announced it was...
What collisions between commercial and small vessels can teach us
Collisions between commercial ships and small vessels are unfortunately still a relatively common occurrence. From investigated accidents it follows that a proper and effective lookout and taking early avoiding action in accordance with the Colregs could have...
IHC Dredging introduces operations monitoring on its Beavers
To achieve optimal use of IHC Dredging assets and to increase operational efficiency, an operations monitoring dashboard is now offered on all new Beaver vessels. Accessible via desktop and mobile, operational data of a fleet is presented in an easy-to-understand...
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