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...
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[VIDEO] Oceanco launches 109-metre superyacht Y720
Oceanco has launched project Y720, a 109-metre motoryacht. The yacht represents a milestone for Oceanco, because its first phase of construction took place at Oceanco’s adjunct facility in Zwijndrecht after which it was outfitted in Alblasserdam. Its classically...
Container ship Ever Forward grounds, US Coast Guard to coordinate refloating
The US Coast Guard and Maryland Department of the Environment are coordinating the refloating of container ship Ever Forward. The 11,850 TEU container vessel grounded in the Chesapeake Bay, near Craighill Channel, on Sunday, 13 March. The vessel had left from...
Approval in principle for containerised LNG solution
Marine Service GmbH and Newport Shipping have developed a 40' ISO LNG Fuel Tank Container System. The containerised LNG system is suitable for newbuild container ships as well as retrofits and has now received an approval in principle from Bureau Veritas. The LNG fuel...
UK puts £ 206 million into greening shipping
The UK Department for Transport has launched a new unit named UK SHORE to tackle shipping emissions and advance the UK towards sustainable shipping. The unit is backed by £ 206 million in funding to accelerate research and development of different technologies...
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[VIDEO] Damen delivers first Interceptor 1503 FRP to Gibraltar
Gibraltar’s Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, officially commissioned HMC Sentinel for duty in British Gibraltar Territorial Waters on March 2nd. HMC Sentinel is a Damen Interceptor 1503 FRP and is a custom-built prototype, the first of its kind. It is the result of a...
Classification societies start to withdraw from Russia
Classification society Lloyd's Register is the first to disengage from provision of all services to Russian owned, controlled or managed assets or companies. DNV quickly followed suit, but does not go beyond winding down Russian business. IACS has withdrawn the...
Boskalis back in the black after substantial profit and revenue growth in 2021
Where Boskalis suffered a € 97 million loss in 2020, the company was once again in the black in 2021 with a net profit of € 151 million. The revenue of the dredging and offshore contractor rose from € 2.51 billion to 2.96 billion, a 17.1 per cent increase. The order...
WinGD to deliver engines for ammonia-ready container vessels
Swiss engine designer WinGD will supply LNG dual-fuel engines for four 14,000 TEU ammonia-ready container ships for Singapore-based Pacific International Lines (PIL). The X92DF-2.0 dual-fuel engines are capable of operating on both gas and liquid fuels. The container...
Port of Rotterdam expands Maasvlakte 2 for “green” companies
At Maasvlakte 2, 55 ha of land is being raised for companies that make renewable fuels and chemical products. Marine engineering company Van Oord has recently started with the project. Finnish company UPM is making plans to establish its business here, and the Port...
Blue Ocean Capital acquires Danser Group
Blue Ocean Capital, a European port infrastructure specialist investment firm, is acquiring Danser Group from its current owners. Danser is a leading independent container logistics solutions provider in North-West Europe. The new owners are looking to expand the...
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