Afsluitdijk reinforcement completed
Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, Vincent Karremans, officially commissioned the new pumping station and new discharge sluices at Den Oever on 1 October. It marks the completion of the large-scale reinforcement and modernisation of the...
Europe’s first CO2 carrier ready for Esbjerg after sea trials
The Carbon Destroyer 1, Europe’s first offshore DP2 CO2 carrier, has left its home port Delfzijl after completing two sea trials in the North Sea, writes Royal Wagenborg on its website. With these tests concluded, the vessel moves closer to its upcoming deployment to...
From 1950s tug to zero-emission yacht
Aurelia is currently working on the transformation of the historic Wijsmuller tug Titan (1956) into a next-generation yacht. The project combines maritime heritage with fully net-zero, emission-free propulsion. The project reflects Aurelia's ambition to redefine...
GSR to trial deepsea mining with Japanese DORD
Global Sea Mineral Resources (GSR) and Deep Ocean Resources Development (DORD) of Japan are planning a joint deepsea mining demonstration. The trial is aimed at the potential co-development of polymetallic nodule resources within DORD’s exploration licence area in the...
‘Iran conflict costs shipping € 340 million a day’
Shipping companies are spending an extra EUR 340 million a day in additional fuel costs as a result of the latest conflict in the Gulf, new T&E analysis shows. As 99 per cent of the global fleet runs on fossil fuels, the industry is directly exposed to fuel price...
Polidano orders two Combi Freighters at Damen
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Polidano for the delivery of two Combi Freighters (CF) 3850. For Damen, these are the 49th and 50th vessel of this efficient next generation design. The Malta-based company will use the vessels primarily for the...
MOL, Hitachi to convert ships into floating data centres
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Hitachi, and Hitachi Systems want to develop, operate and commercialise a floating data centre (FDC) converted from a second hand vessel. The companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect. Based on this MoU, the...
Second dual-fuel methanol CSOV delivered to Acta Marine
Acta Marine has taken delivery of Acta Hercules, its latest Walk-to-Work (W2W) DP2 construction service operation vessel (CSOV). It was built at Tersan Shipyard in Turkey and is the second vessel in a series of four newbuilds. Acta Hercules represents a further step...
Next Generation launches Port of Amsterdam’s Neo Orbis
Neo Orbis, the new innovation vessel for the Port of Amsterdam, was launched earlier this month at Next Generation Shipyards in Lauwersoog. Neo Orbis (meaning “new world”) is the first electric vessel in the world capable of producing hydrogen on board from a solid...
Speed limits Nieuwe Maas river from 1 April 2026
As of 1 April 2026, all shipping traffic in the Erasmusbrug area of Rotterdam will be subject to speed limits. Within this Erasmusbrug zone, stretching from the Waterbus jetty at Willemskade to the radar tower at Boompjes, the maximum speed limit will be 20 kilometres...
Heerema completes first jacket for Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm
Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has completed the first of two jacket substructures for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm. This first jacket, Link 01, stands 54 metres tall and will support one of the project’s offshore converter stations (OCSs). HFG was selected...
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