Multraship and Herbosch-Kiere start salvage on Scheldt
On 27 April, Multraship Salvage and Herbosch-Kiere began removing the cargo of sea sand from the sunken inland vessel Sola Gratia. Once the cargo has been removed from the vessel, further salvage operations will be carried out. This will take several days. The...
These three maritime R&D projects have won funding from the Dutch RDM scheme
The Dutch national R&D Mobility (RDM) subsidy scheme has awarded € 52.9 million to three maritime research projects. They are: Methanol as an Energy Step Towards Zero-Emission Dutch Shipping to accelerate the uptake of methanol, SH2IPDRIVE, which seeks to do the...
DNV: New technology may pose threat to safety at sea
Shipping has seen a significant improvement in safety over the past decade as higher standards of ship construction and operation have cut the number of casualties. Yet, according to DNV, emerging risks from new fuels and digital technologies must be mitigated to...
CellCube and Portliner to build flow battery solution for all-electric inland vessel
CellCube and Portliner, together with Werkina, will build a maritime flow battery solution for the all-electric propulsion of an inland vessel and a recharging pontoon. The goal is to demonstrate the feasibility of flow battery technology for decarbonising inland...
Dutch minehunter returns home early after Covid outbreak on board
Both frigate HNLMS Van Amstel and minehunter HNLMS Vlaardingen have returned to Den Helder, the Netherlands. The Van Amstel was scheduled to return, but the Vlaardingen had to return home a week early after a Covid outbreak on board. Both had been delpoyed for NATO....
Moonen Yachts launches 36-metre yacht Botti
Moonen has launched the 36-metre motoryacht Botti. Designed by René van der Velden in collaboration with naval architects Diana Yacht Design and interior designers Studio Indigo, the third Martinique sets itself apart with some striking differences to its sister...
Dutch Government invests € 52.9 million in maritime R&D
The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy has awarded € 52.9 million from the national RDM (R&D Mobility) subsidy scheme to three consortia of maritime companies and knowledge institutions. The scheme is intended to counteract declining investments...
European shipowners call for further action against pirates in the Gulf of Guinea
European shipowners are extremely concerned about piracy attacks in the Gulf of Guinea. The latest incident in South Nigeria, which involved pirates and Danish frigate Esben Snare and resulted in loss of life, only serves to further highlight the severity of the...
Huisman to supply cranes for Cadeler’s wind turbine installation giants
Huisman has been awarded a contract from Cosco Shipping Offshore for the design and construction of two >2000-mt Leg Encircling Cranes. The cranes will be installed on the two newbuild X-class wind turbine installation vessels of Cadeler. The ships are expected to be...
ABB joins project to develop world’s first methanol-hydrogen fuel cell towboat
ABB Marine & Ports has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Maritime Partners and Elliott Bay Design Group to develop a hydrogen-powered inland towboat for operation in the US. The 27-metre Hydrogen One will be able to run for multiple days between fuellings....
Ship-to-ship transfer ends with a touch of bows
A well-coordinated unmoorng after a ship-to-ship transfer while underway gives more "leverage" over external forces such as current. The Nautical Institute says this in it latest Mars Report, in which the unmooring took place while lying still and resulted in the two...
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