AiP for Ultramax Rotor Sail integration design
Anemoi Marine Technologies and Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) have developed new wind-assisted ship propulsion integration solutions for Ultramax bulk carriers. Japanese classification society ClassNK granted the solutions an approval in principle (AiP)....
Ferry trip ends with U-turn into shore
Practise your blind pilotage technique whenever possibly, especially in good weather. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report in which a ferry's crew lost sense of their whereabouts due to fog and subsequently grounded. The Nautical...
Heesen sells 55-metre superyacht Project Apollo
Heesen Yachts has sold its Project Apollo. The 55-metre superyacht boasts a fuel-efficient Fast Displacement Hull design and was available on a shortened delivery schedule thanks to the yacht builder's on-spec build programme. Apollo is the fifth yacht sold this year...
Van Oord partners with solar power and digital intelligence start-ups
Van Oord has signed partnership agreements with Heliorec and LexX, two start-ups scouted through the innovation platform PortXL. The first designs floating solar power plants, the second offers digital intelligence for optimised maintenance. Van Oord is one of the...
Fog and single-point failure lead to allision with bridge support
A container vessel left port despite heavy fog. The pilot did not share his departure plan with the crew on the bridge. A loss of spatial orientation subsequently led to an allision with a bridge support. An accident that could have been prevented, according to the...
Rotterdam transhipment passes 15 million TEU containers for the first time
On Wednesday 22 December, the 15 millionth TEU container of the year arrived in the Port of Rotterdam. It is the first time that a European port has broken through this magical barrier. The transhipment of containers went through a dip due to the Covid-19 outbreak...
Emission-free push boat Elektra starts testing in Berlin’s Westhafen
After almost two years of construction at the Hermann Barthel shipyard in Derben and the three-day transfer to Berlin's Westhafen, the testing of the innovative and emission-free push boat Elektra has now begun. The hydrogen-fuelled Elektra will serve as a role model...
Port of Rotterdam wants shore power for container and cruise ships
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the municipality of Rotterdam want shore power to be available in the container, cruise, and liquid bulk sectors. To this effect, studies have commenced at the terminals of Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam (ECT), APMT2, Vopak, and...
Bulk carrier retrofitted with hybrid and solar energy solution
Wärtsilä has installed a hybrid power system combined with a PV solar energy system on board the bulk carrier Paolo Topic, built in 2016. The installation was carried out at the Onomichi Dockyard in Japan and managed by Marfin Management. The combination with solar...
Damen delivers one of its largest Shoalbusters to date
Damen Shipyards has delivered a new Shoalbuster 3815 SD to Caspian Offshore Construction (COC). The Shoalbuster 3815 SD is one of the newest and largest in the Shoalbuster range and stands out for its ability to operate in waters of no more than 120 centimetres in...
CETO JIP to develop low pressure solutions for CO2 ship transport
Equinor, Shell, TotalEnergies, Gassco and DNV have kicked off a new joint industry project (JIP) to develop low-pressure solutions for CO2 ship transport. The CETO (CO2 Efficient Transport via Ocean) JIP will carry out the technology qualification of a low-pressure...
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