VIDEO: MARIN verifies ABB Dynafin propulsion performance
As part of a collaborative research programme, MARIN has carried out model tests to compare the performance of the ABB Dynafin propulsion concept with a conventional propulsion configuration on a RoRo vessel. The model tests confirm that ABB Dynafin can deliver a 22...
Wijnne Barends takes delivery of first dual-fuel dry bulk cargo vessel
Wijnne Barends has taken delivery of the first dual-fuel dry bulk cargo vessel in a series of four. According to the shipping company, the Lady Marie Christine is the first such vessel in short sea shipping in Europe that will be able to operate on LNG. The series...
How to act to prevent parametric rolling in following seas and avoid container loss
The TopTier Joint Industry Project (JIP) was put in place by industry to find ways to avoid container loss incidents, and initial results show that parametric rolling in following seas was especially hazardous. The JIP has released a notice to mariners that describes...
T&E: Rotterdam tops list of most polluting ports
The port of Rotterdam is associated with almost 14 million tonnes of CO2 each year, a new study ranking ports’ carbon emissions by NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) shows. Antwerp and Hamburg come in second and third, while three of the top ten polluting ports...
How eight tugs pulled container ship Mumbai Maersk free
The container ship Mumbai Maersk, which ran aground while approaching the Weser estuary close to the German Wadden Island Wangerooge in the North Sea, has been pulled free. The second towing attempt was postponed to wait for high tide and eventually took place during...
Jan De Nul orders seagoing unmanned survey vessel
Jan De Nul Group has ordered Maritime Robotic's hybrid Mariner Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) as the first step towards unmanned and autonomous offshore survey operations. Named Beluga 01, this vessel will sail under the Luxembourg flag and be deployed for worldwide...
Maersk container ship runs aground near German Wadden Island
In the night of 2 February at about 23:05, the container ship Mumbai Maersk ran aground while approaching the Weser estuary close to the German Wadden Island Wangerooge in the North Sea. The ship was on its way from Rotterdam to Bremerhaven. At around midnight, tugs...
Monumental Rotterdam bridge to be taken apart to let Jeff Bezos’ megayacht pass
In May 2021, it became clear the founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, had ordered a yacht with Dutch yacht builder Oceanco. At 127 metres, it will be both the largest sailing yacht in the world and the largest yacht ever built in the Netherlands. There is just one problem,...
Julietta D damages wind turbine foundation, master and chief officer under suspicion
In addition to having hit the Hollandse Kust Zuid Beta transformer station jacket, Vattenfall has reported the Julietta D has also collided with one of the foundations for the wind turbines yet to be constructed. The master and chief officer were arrested by Dutch...
The Polar Code – From paper to practice
For many years, vessels have been operating in the areas of Antarctica and the high Arctic. These were operating under the same set of international rules that applied to vessels around the world, and did not recognise the specifics of those areas, such as weather...
Princess Margriet to christen HAL’s new cruise ship Rotterdam
Holland America Line's (HAL) newest ship Rotterdam will be officially christened on May 30, during a christening ceremony in Rotterdam. Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands will be the ship's sponsor, continuing a Dutch royal tradition that began in...
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