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...
Next refloat Ever Forward only after crane barges have removed containers
The strategy to refloat the grounded 11,850 TEU container ship Ever Forward has been revised, reports the US Coast Guard. Although dredging will continue to a depth of 43 feet as was already announced, over the next two weeks crane barges will be used to remove...
Emile Hoogsteden to become new CEO of SOHAR Port
Effective 1 July 2022, Emile Hoogsteden will succeed Mark Geilenkirchen as the new CEO of SOHAR Port, a fifty-fifty joint venture of the Port of Rotterdam Authority and the Sultanate of Oman (ASYAD Group). Hoogsteden has worked for the Port of Rotterdam Authority for...
More delays for new Dutch submarines, Walrus class to stay in service longer
The replacement of the Dutch submarines is facing yet more delay. As a result, two of the existing vessels will be taken out of service so that the remaining two can sail longer than planned. On the other hand, the cumbersome procurement process is being improved to...
New refloat attempt Ever Forward after more dredging
A third refloat attempt of the grounded 11,850 TEU container ship Ever Forward will take place as soon as more dredging has taken place. Initially, this was planned for 3 April, but this has been postponed to allow for further dredging around the vessel to a depth of...
Van Oord’s new WTIV will be methanol-electric
Van Oord’s new wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) Boreas will be powered by five Wärtsilä 32 dual-fuel methanol generators. It is the first time Wärtsilä supplies methanol engines for a newbuild project. Schiedam based Huisman will construct a Leg Encircling...
Port of Amsterdam launches tender for saloon boat using hydrogen in solid form
Through a H2SHIPS pilot, Port of Amsterdam is looking to launch its first hydrogen-powered vessel, the Neo Orbis. It will sail using hydrogen in a solid form: sodium borohydride. A public tender for the vessel's construction has now been launched. The Neo Orbis will...
Pioneering Spirit installs second offshore substation at Hollandse Kust Zuid
Allseas' offshore construction giant Pioneering Spirit has installed a second offshore substation for the Hollandse Kust Zuid development. There were only three days between loading the Beta topsides on board Pioneering Spirit in Rotterdam to finalising the set down...
Evergreen declares General Average on Ever Forward
After two failed refloat attempts, the operator of the grounded 11,850 TEU container ship Ever Forward, Evergreen Line, has declared General Average. The company says it has done so for 'cautionary purposes' as the complexity of further rescue operations will involve...
Second Ever Forward refloat attempt fails too, third attempt forthcoming
After bringing in an additional two tugs bringing the total to seven, a second attempt was made to refloat the 11,850 TEU container ship Ever Forward. Once again, the vessel didn't budge and remained grounded in Chesapeake Bay. A third attempt is scheduled for Sunday....
Huisman reaches 100 mast crane track record
With the delivery of two heavy-lift mast cranes (HLMC) for Spliethoff, Huisman has reached a track record of 100 mast cranes. The first one of its kind, built in 1984, is still performing today aboard BigLift Shipping’s heavy lift vessel Happy Buccaneer. The two HLMCs...
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