New Mars Report: Anchor troubles
A vessel was picking up anchor after a stay of four days at anchorage, and the anchor chain was found tangled around the shank. A barge was arranged to cut and clear the cable. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses. It then...
World’s largest diamond recovery vessel for De Beers heads for Africa
Following the official handover at Damen Shipyards Mangalia last month, Debmarine Namibia’s new diamond recovery vessel has now departed on a four-week long maiden voyage to the Port of Cape Town, South Africa. Here, it will be fitted with mission equipment before...
Thyssenkrupp starts construction of new submarine building hall
Last week, the foundation stone for Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems' new shipbuilding hall was laid at its shipyard in Kiel, Germany. The hall is located directly on the Kieler Förde and will be used to build 212 CD submarines from 2023. In total, thyssenkrupp AG is...
Allseas’ deepsea mining vessel is undergoing repairs and maintenance in Schiedam
Allseas' deepsea mining vessel Hiddem Gem has arrived at Damen Shiprepair in Schiedam, the Netherlands for repair and maintenance, painting and reactivation works. This ship is to carry out a collector “wet-test” in the Atlantic at the end of 2021 and pilot mining...
Verification certificate for the world’s largest 3D printed shipboard fitting
Keppel Technology & Innovation has received a verification certificate for a 3D printed deck mounted type Panama Chock (safe working load 150 tonnes) from DNV. The component, which is intended for non-class maritime applications, is the world’s largest 3D-printed...
Pilots speaking in local language contributes to vessel hitting breakwater
Speaking a language not everyone on the bridge understands leaves room for a communication gap. A recent Mars Report deals with such an event in which the master did not understand the pilots and the ship ended up colliding with a breakwater. The Nautical Institute...
Australia switches from French to American nuclear powered submarines
The UK, US and Australia have struck a deal to form a defence and security partnership under the name AUKUS. It is to protect the countryies' shared interests in the Indo-Pacific. The first initiative will be a collaboration on future nuclear-powered submarines for...
Shell plans to build giant biofuels facility in Rotterdam
Shell has decided to build an 820,000-tonnes-a-year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam, the Netherlands, formerly known as the Pernis refinery. Carbon produced during the manufacturing process is to be captured and stored in an empty...
Tugboat to set sail for autonomous and remotely commanded journey around Denmark
Sea Machines Robotics plans to circumnavigate Denmark on a remotely commanded commercial voyage. The Damen built and designed tugboat Nellie Bly will depart from Hamburg, Germany, on September 30. It is equipped with full onboard vessel control managed by autonomous...
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[VIDEO] First Bore RoLo vessel launched in China
The newbuild roll-on, lift-off (RoLo) vessel for Bore has been launched at the Wuhu Shipyard in China and delivery is expected within some months. The ice-strengthened RoLo vessel will run on LNG and was designed by Conoship in close cooperation with Bore, which is...
NMT announces Maritime Innovation Award nominees
Netherlands Maritime Technology has revealed this year's nominees for the Maritime Innovation Award. They are: Optics11 with an acoustic towed array, Demcon unmanned systems with a positioning system for USVs and Marine Performance Systems with an air lubrication...
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