Wärtsilä launches digital-ready maritime simulator
Wärtsilä has launched NTPRO 7, a next generation bridge and ship handling simulator designed to support future ready maritime training. The new platform responds to the industry’s rapid shift to digital navigation, increasing digitalisation of bridge systems, and...
Wärtsilä and Eidesvik to convert offshore vessel to run on ammonia
Wärtsilä and Norwegian ship owner Eidesvik Offshore ASA will convert an offshore supply vessel to operate with an ammonia-fuelled combustion engine with required fuel supply and safety system. This project will be the first of its kind ever in the world and has a...
Investigations into the sinking of the Estonia so far
The ro/pax ferry M/V Estonia sank in September 1994. Since then, several investigations have taken place to find the cause of the accident. An overview of the investigations and their findings so far. The Estonia sank on 28 September 1994 during a heavy storm in the...
Europort 2021: The path to a sustainable maritime future
Europort 2021 has announced the first programme components. The event takes place from 2 to 5 November in Rotterdam Ahoy and its brand new convention centre. An overview of what to expect from the fortieth edition of one of the largest maritime exhibitions in the...
Tug Nellie Bly autonomously completes first leg and arrives in Copenhagen
Sea Machines has completed nearly 400 nautical miles of The Machine Odyssey, an autonomous voyage of the tug Nellie Bly. Upon arrival in Copenhagen, Sea Machines’ SM300 autonomous system had executed 22 collision avoidance manoeuvres, as well as provided thousands of...
Holland Shipyards to start building electric ferries for Riveer
This November, Holland Shipyards Group will start building emission-free ferries for the Riveer ferry service in the Netherlands. The new all electric, aluminium ferries will measure 35,30 m by 7,30 m and have a carrying capacity of 100 passengers and 100 cyclists....
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[VIDEO] Damen’s latest addition to the Fast Crew Supplier range completes sea trials
The first of Damen’s Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 class has completed its sea trials off the Turkish coast and is set to begin the passage to the Netherlands. The offshore energy market will soon be able to experience the comfort and capabilities of the 74-metre,...
Castor Marine migrates Jan De Nul fleet to VSAT and Iridium
Jan De Nul Group has selected Castor Marine to provide global VSAT internet and Iridium L-Band services to its entire fleet of almost eighty dredgers, offshore construction vessels, crane vessels and (environmental) support vessels. Within three months of contract...
Watch out for hydrodynamic effects when manoeuvring your ship in restricted waterways
Research on hydrodynamic interaction indicates that if the speed of the ship near a bank is too high, the rudder may be less able to cope with the forces induced and control will be lost. The Nautical Institute highlights this in its latest Mars Report, in which an...
Container ship Ever Given docks in China for repairs
Container ship Ever Given has arrived at Qingdao, China. Here, the ship will undergo repairs for the damage it suffered while blocking the Suez Canal back in March. It is expected it will be at least three weeks before the ship sets sail again. This was reported by...
Feadship fits 55-metre explorer yacht Shinkai with gyroscope system
55-metre custom Feadship yacht Shinkai has made its first trip as it was moved from the Feadship yard in Aalsmeer to the outside dock for final outfitting ahead of sea trials and delivery later this year. New additions include a striking mast and the yacht’s very own...
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