Netherlands to subsidise sustainable inland ships
Dutch inland shipping operators wishing to adopt sustainable practices will be able to apply for a government subsidy after the summer. The subsidy can be used to retrofit a vessel so that it can run on (hybrid) electric power, hydrogen or methanol, or to incorporate...
Safety culture on board ships: If safety is concerned, express your concerns
If you have concerns about a manoeuvre, express them in terms of safety and call a ‘Stop Work’ order if need be. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report in which a mate only admitted he was concerned about the master's safety after the act...
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[VIDEO] MPI Adventure drops wind turbines into the sea
During maintenance work at Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm in the Irish Sea, jack-up MPI Adventure dropped three 61-metre turbine blades and the rotor into the sea. Vattenfall says a clean-up operation is underway, as well as an investigation into how the accident...
Weather prevents salvage crew from boarding fire stricken Zim Kingston
The Zim Kingston has remained stable overnight according to the Canadian Coast Guard. The salvage crew from Resolve Marine are on scene, but due to the current weather, have been unable to board the container ship. The weather also prevents the shipowner from...
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[VIDEO] Damen delivers first LGC 6000 LNG bunkering vessel to Elenger
The Estonian energy company Elenger has taken delivery of the first of Damen’s new class of Liquified Gas Carrier (LGC) 6000 LNG bunkering vessels. Named Optimus, the 100-metre vessel will carry up to 6000m3 of LNG in two type-C tanks at -163° C. The vessel was...
Canadian Coast Guard reports fire on container ship Zim Kingston has been stabilised
A fire broke out in ten containers on board the container ship Zim Kingston on Saturday 23 October. The fire erupted after the ship had already lost forty containers overboard in heavy weather. The Canadian Coast Guard has reported the fire has now been stabilised....
Sea Machines completes word’s first 1000-nautical-mile autonomous voyage
Sea Machines Robotics has completed the world’s first 1000+-nautical-mile autonomous and remotely commanded journey of a commercial vessel at sea. The tug Nellie Bly completed this journey using bio-fuel and was commanded by US Coast Guard-licensed mariners remotely...
SWZ|Maritime’s October 2021 issue: ‘Finally, we can meet again in real life’
Now that many have been vaccinated including, fortunately, more and more seafarers, it is again possible to meet at trade fairs and conferences. Here, we can once again exchange innovative ideas, solutions and equipment that can hopefully improve not only shipping,...
New management team at Damen Shiprepair & Conversion
With effect from 1 November, Jeroen Heesters will be the new managing director of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, one of the seven divisions of the Damen Shipyards Group. With finance director Eric Snoeren, who joined the division on 1 October, he will make up the...
Wärtsilä and Solvang to retrofit tanker with carbon capture and storage
Wärtsilä Exhaust Treatment and Solvang ASA have agreed on a full-scale pilot retrofit installation of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) system on one of Solvang’s ethylene carriers, the 21,000-m3 Clipper Eos. Wärtsilä designs the retrofitted unit, which is to be...
Yanmar carries out high-pressure ship refuelling with hydrogen
Yanmar Power Technology says it has conducted the world's first 70 MPa high-pressure hydrogen refuelling of a ship. The hydrogen refuelling was carried out in cooperation with Toyota Tsusho Corporation, using a specially licensed high-pressure facility and a newly...
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