Damen starts shiprepair yard in Dakar
Damen Shipyards Group and the Senegalese Government have formed a joint venture (JV) to operate Damen Shiprepair Dakar on the West African coast. The Dakar Shipyard is one of the few repair facilities of its size in the region. The Senegalese Government is represented...
RelyOn Nutec plans new training centre in Eemshaven
RelyOn Nutec is due to open a new training centre in Eemshaven in early 2023. The centre is to meet the increasing demand from the onshore and offshore wind industries in the Groningen area. Construction will start in early March. Eemshaven is uniquely positioned to...
Small repair on board dredger proves fatal
Resist the temptation of a quick fix, but assess the situation first. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report in which it describes a fatal accident on board a dredger where an officer attempted to quickly repair hydraulic hoses. The...
Damen to build four RoPax ferries for Penang Port
Damen Shipyards has been contracted by Penang Port, Malaysia, to build up to five RoPax ferries to replace the current fleet that has reached its end of life. The new vessels have been specially designed and will operate on the ten-minute ferry route that links the...
Salvaged Julietta D arrives in Port of Rotterdam
The bulk carrier Julietta D, which collided with a tanker on Monday 31 January near IJmuiden and was subsequently adrift for a large part of the day, has safely been towed to Rotterdam. The salvage was carried out by Boskalis' tug Sovereign in cooperation with...
Damaged Julietta D about to be towed to port of Rotterdam
At around 7 pm Monday night, tug Sovereign managed to secure a tow line to the Julietta D, which had been adrift and making water after colliding with the Pechora Star on in the morning. The Coast Guard said last night the convoy was waiting for calmer weather to...
Maersk to build large cross-dock and cold store at Maasvlakte II
Logistics provider Maersk and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have reached agreement on the issue of a 185,000 m2 site at the extreme southern tip of the Prinses Amaliahaven at Maasvlakte II. Maersk will build a 23,000 m2 cross-dock and a 35,000 m2 cold store on the...
VIDEO: Jan De Nul launches jack-up giant Voltaire
Just twenty days after Les Alizés, Jan De Nul Group launched the Voltaire, its new jack-up installation vessel for offshore renewables and decommissioning, at the COSCO Shipping Shipyard in Nantong, China. It will be the second and largest jack-up vessel in Jan De...
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Salvage underway after two ships collide near IJmuiden, vessel adrift in wind farm [UPDATE 19:00]
A collision has taken place this morning (31 January) between two ships in the anchorage area at IJmuiden, the Netherlands. It concerns bulk carrier Julietta D and oil/chemical tanker Pechora Star. The Julietta D is taking on water and evacuation of the eighteen crew...
Downturn in shipbuilding wipes out last Dutch propeller manufacturer Van Voorden
Without much publicity, the Van Voorden foundry was declared bankrupt in December. It was the only propeller manufacturer in the Netherlands. The recently published report of the trustee identifies the downturn in Dutch shipbuilding as well as losing orders to...
Sailing freighter Canopée for Ariane 6 rockets taking shape
Neptune Maritime Projects won the contract to build the Canopée, a sailing freighter that will transport Ariane 6 rockets. The 121-metre-long ship will be equipped with four 30-metre-high Oceanwings. The vessel is now taking shape at the Partner Stoczina shipyard in...
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