Dutch MoD charters three Wagenborg LoLo vessels
The Dutch Ministry of Defence is significantly expanding its maritime transport capabilities by gaining access to three Lift-on/Lift-off (LoLo) vessels. The Ministry signed a multi-year charter agreement to this effect with shipping company Wagenborg on 20 April. The...
How Dutch offshore supplier Huisman plans to circumvent the Jones Act
As part of his "buy American" policy, President Joe Biden has declared the American offshore wind sector a forbidden hunting ground for foreign contractors. Dutch offshore supplier Huisman, however, thinks it can find a way around this. The Biden administration has...
‘Marine sewage treatment plants require compliance monitoring’
Almost all marine sewage treatment plants have been type tested on land, but the majority of these do not meet the performance standard on ships. This may drive a wedge between between environmental goals and type approval regimes. Compliance monitoring may help solve...
Damen cuts hundreds of jobs due to pandemic
Damen Shipyards is looking for solutions to tackle the financial issues after the dramatic year of 2020. Among the necessary measures in this regard is to cut hundreds of jobs. The workforce reorganisation has affected the group's shipyards in the Netherlands and...
CMB demonstrates world’s first hydrogen passenger ferry
Belgian engineering company CMB has unveiled the HydroBingo vessel. It is the world's first hydrogen-powered ferry for transporting passengers. The ship was built by Tsuneishi, the Japanese shipbuilding company. The presentation voyage of the HydroBingo ferry took...
How Boskalis had one of its dredgers scrapped in Mexico
The cutter suction dredger Amstel was built for Boskalis by IHC De Klop in Sliedrecht, the Netherlands, in 1978. Having executed numerous dredging works for decades, it was decided to take this ageing dredger out of service and to recycle it in a sustainable manner....
Svitzer doubles tugboat fleet in Suez Canal
Global towage operator Svitzer, which is owned by A.P. Moller – Maersk, is planning to extend its activities in the Suez Canal. To provide uninterrupted service via the waterway, the company will add two more tugboats to its fleet working Since late 2019, Svitzer has...
Man overboard while rigging the pilot ladder
Having to work over the side while underway cannot be avoided at times but is always dangerous. The Nautical Institute issues this warning in its latest Mars Report, in which a crew member fell overboard while rigging the pilot ladder. The Nautical Institute gathers...
International naval exercise about to kick-off in Dutch coastal waters
From 23 August to 10 September 2021, the Netherlands will host the multinational maritime mine action exercise Sandy Coast 21. Some fifteen naval vessels and 600 soldiers will be active in that period in the Dutch coastal waters north of the Wadden Islands, between...
New tugboat deal for Damen in Poland
Dutch shipbuilding group Damen has obtained a new order in Poland. It will deliver a Shoalbuster 2711 ICE multi-purpose vessel for harbours to Fairplay Towage Polska, the Polish subsidiary of the European leading tugboat operator. The Shoalbuster 2711 vessels are the...
170-metre beams of Pioneering Spirit’s JLS to be installed this fall
The Pioneering Spirit is being upgraded with a Jacket Lift System (JLS), which will enable it to remove and install jackets weighing up to 20,000 tonnes in a single lift. The most eye-catching components of the system are the two 170-metre-long lift beams to be...
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