VIDEO: Damen delivers first CSOV to Ta San Shang Marine
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the first of two Commissioning Service Operations Vessels (CSOVs) 9020 to Ta San Shang Marine (TSSM) at Ha Long in Vietnam. The company will use the vessel to support operations at Taiwanese offshore wind farms during construction...
Boskalis to lay cables for Hollandse Kust West Beta offshore wind farm
TenneT, in consortium with Orient Cables (NBO), has awarded Boskalis the Hollandse Kust West Beta export cable contract. The contract scope comprises the installation of two 65-kilometre-long export cables that will connect the planned Hollandse Kust West Beta 700 MW...
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems eyes MW Werften’s shipyard in Wismar
German media report submarine builder Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has shown interest in taking over the Wismar shipyard of MV Werften. MV Werften and Lloyd Werft filed for bankruptcy in January after owner Genting Hong Kong got into financial trouble due to the...
SWZ|Maritime’s March 2022 issue: EU shipbuilding gets lost in naivety
Hope and optimism keep us going, but one can also get lost in it. As with too much optimism people like to forget reality. Long before the 24th of February, simple people like me could see that the so-called “exercise” posed a real threat to peace. Yet, most of us...
‘If suppliers follow shipbuilding, shipbuilding in Europe is finished’
Much of shipbuilding may have disappeared from Europe, but European maritime suppliers and fitters still play a leading role in the world. However, every day the question becomes more pressing as to how long all these suppliers will remain truly European. In every...
Ampelmann enters SOV market with new type of motion compensated gangway system
Ampelmann, the Dutch offshore access provider, has sold its first W-type gangway system to offshore shipping company Olympic Offshore Wind AS. The system will be installed on the Olympic Orion in early 2023 when the vessel will complete its conversion to a...
General cargo vessel collides with fishing vessel after not acting on small CPA
When in doubt and always when a very small CPA is detected, establish early communications with the other vessel and ensure everyone knows what actions are to be taken. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report in which it describes how a...
Heerema to install substation for the world’s biggest offshore wind farm
Dogger Bank Wind Farm owners SSE Renewables, Equinor, and Eni have awarded Heerema Marine Contractors a contract for the transport and installation of the Dogger Bank C offshore substation. The work will include transporting and installing the 3500-metric-tonne jacket...
How the Port of Rotterdam is impacted by the Russia-Ukraine conflict
The conflict in Ukraine has prompted the European Union and other bodies to impose a number of sanctions on Russia. The extensive import of energy (crude oil, oil products, LNG, coal) is not (yet) affected by sanctions, but the export and transshipment of containers...
Ebusco takes stake in battery container provider Zero Emission Services
Ebusco, active in the development of electric buses and charging systems, has taken over forty per cent of the share capital of Zero Emission Services BV (ZES). ZES provides all-in concepts for emission-free inland shipping. Ebusco took over the shareholding from...
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[VIDEO] MARIN tests “crash barriers” to prevent collisions with wind turbines
The Maritime Research Institute of the Netherlands (MARIN) has tested three innovative barriers to prevent collisions between ships and wind turbines. The immediate cause for this research was the incident with the Julietta D on 31 January 2022. This drifting ship...
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