Svanehoj acquires Dutch pump specialist H&K Services
Marine pump specialist Svanehoj is expanding its marine service and aftersales business in the Benelux region by acquiring H&K Services BV. This Dutch company specialises in the service and repair of marine fuel and cargo gas pumps. The acquisition of H&K...
Loaded tanker collides with a fishing vessel in a restricted waterway and low visibility
The Nautical Institute stresses that slowing down your ship in near zero visibility is always the sensible thing to do. In its latest Mars Report, a loaded tanker collided with a fishing vessel with an approach speed of almost 22 knots. The Nautical Institute gathers...
Robotics are to make northern Dutch shipyards future-proof
The Province of Groningen is granting the Groninger Maritime Board (GMB) a 250,000 euro subsidy for the feasibility study "Shared facility for the northern Dutch shipbuilding industry". This project will investigate how robotisation can be applied in the northern...
Value Maritime & Carbon Collectors explore carbon capture on MGO-fuelled tugs
Value Maritime and Carbon Collectors will together perform a conceptual design study for a new fleet of tugs to be built by Carbon Collectors. They will investigate the feasibility of capturing carbon on board these new MGO-fuelled tug boats, using VM’s technology....
EMSA contracts satcom services for maritime surveillance by drones
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has contracted six satellite communication (satcom) service providers for its maritime surveillance operations by remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPASs). The contracts are intended to provide fast and effective...
Foreign offshore wind projects and Afsluitdijk push Van Oord into the red
After a EUR 33 million profit in 2020, dredging and offshore contractor Van Oord suffered a EUR 62 million loss over 2021. This is mainly due to large loss provisions taken on three projects in the business units Netherlands and Offshore Wind: the Afsluitdijk project...
Five tugs will try to refloat Ever Forward on 29 March
Executive Director of the Port of Baltimore William Doyle says a first refloating attempt of the grounded 11,850 TEU container ship Ever Forward will take place on Tuesday, 29 March. Five tugs will be deployed for this, with two pushing on starboard side, two pulling...
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards launches diesel-electric hopper dredger Krakesandt
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards has launched the 105-metre trailing suction hopper dredger Krakesandt at its yard in Kampen, the Netherlands. It is the second energy-efficient dredger that the yard is building for De Hoop Terneuzen BV. The launch took place on Thursday 24...
Port of Rotterdam first in the Netherlands to allocate airspace for drone use
The Port of Rotterdam Authority will start a pilot on regulations and traffic control in the so-called "very low-level airspace" to ensure that increased drone traffic over the Rotterdam port area is coordinated properly. It is the first time a pilot of this kind...
Shipyard Talsma and EcoClipper join forces for sailing cargo vessel conversion
Dutch Shipyard Talsma and EcoClipper have entered into a partnership. Together, they will work on the conversion of the sailing ship De Tukker into a sailing cargo and passenger vessel. Shipyard Talsma, based in Franeker, has extensive experience in shipbuilding and...
RIX Industries introduces hydrogen-on-demand systems for ships
RIX Industries has presented a methanol-to-hydrogen solution that produces hydrogen-on-demand for ships. The system allows ships to meet emissions mandates while reducing design complexities centred on the need for shipboard hydrogen storage. In this type of design,...
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