UK Dredging orders advanced TSHD at Damen
Damen Shipyards Group and Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s largest port operator, have signed a contract for the construction of a new trailing suction grab hopper dredger. The vessel, based on the Damen TSHD 1000 design, has been customised to meet specific...
DEME lands mega contract for largest US offshore wind farm
DEME Offshore US has secured a +$1.1 billion contract for the construction of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project in a consortium with Prysmian. It is the largest offshore wind installation contract ever awarded in the US. Upon expected completion in...
‘Material Safety Data Sheet: Read it and apply it to protect yourself’
In its latest Mars Report, The Nautical Institute describes how a crew member sustained injuries after working with acetone. The seafarer stated he had not been shown the Material Safety Data Sheet and was unaware of the risks. The Nautical Institute gathers reports...
SAL transports project cargo through the Northern Sea Route for the first time
SAL Heavy Lift's type 116 ice class vessel Hilke successfully traversed the Northern Sea Route from Montrose, United Kingdom to Korsakov, Russia, for the very first time. It transported cargo for its sister company Combi Lift. Traversing the Northern Sea Route comes...
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[VIDEO] Conversion of Allseas’ Hidden Gem into deepsea mining vessel in full swing
Allseas is currently converting the former 228-metre drill ship into its first polymetallic nodule production vessel Hidden Gem. Works include installation of the vessel’s launch and recovery (LARS) system. Allseas' engineers designed the system to safely deploy and...
Pictures show damaged Ever Given in need of a ‘nose job’
Footage circulating on Twitter and YouTube show the damage container ship Ever Given sustained after it ran aground in the Suez Canal back in March. Sal Mercogliano, Chair of the Department of History Criminal Justice and Political Science at Campbell University, says...
Velesto Drilling orders first GustoMSC Chela Twins cranes
Velesto Drilling has ordered two GustoMSC Chela Twins cranes for its NAGA-6 drilling jack-up. It is the first time this type of crane has been ordered. The Chela series is designed to improve safe handling underneath the cantilever and reduce total time spent on...
Fugro’s USV Blue Essence visits the Netherlands for the first time
For the first time, a completely unmanned vessel will moor in Europe. On 10 November, Fugro's Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) Blue Essence visits Hoek van Holland, the Netherlands. The vessel developed by the geo-data specialist is 12 metres long and can be piloted from...
Bakker Sliedrecht connects Europe’s largest sailing sand plant to shore power
Bakker Sliedrecht has provided one of Europe’s largest floating sand plants of Dekker Group with a sustainable shore power connection. The system integrator has carried out the delivery and installation of the high-voltage facilities at the sand plant in cooperation...
MOL to develop ammonia carrier running on ammonia
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Mitsubishi Shipbuilding and Namura Shipbuilding plan to develop a large-size ammonia carrier that is also powered by ammonia fuel. Ammonia is expected to be in a great demand in the future as a next-generation clean energy source that emits...
Covid cruise pause leads to lost anchors
In early 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic forced many cruise ship companies into an operational pause, resulting in many cruise ships anchoring in various locations for long periods of time. Several incidents have occurred since October 2020 where cruise ship anchors or...
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