Royal T delivers first LABRAX vessel to Carisbrooke
Royal T Shipyards Kampen has delivered the Greta C, a 7680-DWT multi-purpose dry cargo vessel, to UK-based Carisbrooke Shipping. It marks the arrival of the first vessel in the upgraded LABRAX 7680 series. From first sea trials in the North Sea to final delivery, the...
Maersk eyes air lubrication for methanol-fuelled container ships
Wärtsilä and Silverstream Technologies will install an air lubrication system on a trial basis on one of A.P. Moller-Maersk's large container ships. Maersk is particularly interested in its potential use for future methanol-fuelled vessels. The trial will examine...
Martin Dorsman leaves European Community Shipowners´ Associations
As of the 1st of October, Martin Dorsman (60) has resigned as secretary general of the European Community Shipowners´ Associations (ECSA). According to the organisation he has decided to seek other work challenges. Dorsman has led the current Secretariat team at ECSA...
Greater water depths rekindle interest in the tripod foundation for offshore wind turbines
Sif, KCI and Smulders are jointly developing a new product line called "The revival of the tripod". The tripod foundation concept was last deployed offshore at Global Tech 1 windfarm around eight years ago. Yet, the concept has some specific advantages compared with...
Port of Rotterdam retrofits incident response vessel with hybrid tech
Shipyard Gebr. Kooiman BV from Zwijndrecht, the Netherlands, recently converted the incident response vessel RPA10 into a hybrid vessel. By combining hybrid technology with exhaust gas after-treatment, this vessel has now achieved the Stage V standard. The Port of...
No lockout/tagout results in burns for engine room crew member
Proper isolation and lockout ("lockout/tagout", LOTO) must be completed before carrying out maintenance on any equipment. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report in which a crew member suffered burns on his fingers. The Nautical Institute...
Lürssen divides company into Defence and Yachts division
Effective immediately, the Lürssen Group will operate its naval shipbuilding business under the new umbrella brand NVL (Naval Vessels Lürssen). The NVL Group will unite all defence locations and thus all shipbuilding competencies of the Defence division. Newbuilds and...
Heerema’s Thialf removes Goldeneye wellhead platform
Heerema Marine Contractors' Thialf has returned to Shell UK Limited’s Goldeneye wellhead platform to remove it after first having installed the structure in 2003. The operations included removing the 1280-metric-tonne topside and the 3019-metric-tonne jacket before...
Belgian naval vessel excluded from training due to crew’s inexperience
Deployment of the Belgian frigate Leopold I has been postponed. The vessel was to join the permanent fleet of the NATO SNMG1 (Standing Nato Maritime Group 1), but as the vessel has a young crew, it lacks the necessary experience. The crew is now undergoing intensive...
Anti Submarine Warfare training target replaces expensive submarine in exercises
Detecting enemy submarines is an important task of both frigates and helicopters of the Royal Netherlands Navy. However, training personnel is expensive. Training time with submarines is limited and also costly. A new Anti Submarine Warfare training target deals with...
Caterpillar to end production of MaK medium-speed marine engines
Caterpillar has announced to discontinue the MaK prime product engine sales and focus solely on aftermarket services for MaK engines by the end of 2022. The decision will impact the manufacturing plants in Kiel and Rostock in Germany and in China. According to union...
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