Fugro opens ROV test pool facility in Singapore
Fugro has commissioned its new remotely operated vehicle (ROV) test pool in Singapore. This strengthens the company’s in‑house capability to undertake controlled testing, verification and validation of equipment, systems and operational methodologies. The test pool...
BIMCO & ICS: Serious officer shortage looms
The new Seafarer Workforce Report from BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping warns that training and recruitment levels must be increased to avoid a serious officer shortage by 2026. The Report predicts that there will be a need for an additional 89,510...
Stena Line’s new ferry Stena Scandica completes maiden voyage
The first of two new Stena Line ferries on the route between Ventspils in Latvia and Nynäshamn in Sweden, the Stena Scandica, has completed its maiden voyage. With the ferries, Stena Line seeks to expand its services in the Baltic Sea. The Stena Scandica arrived in...
ITF: Mauritius government must release Wakashio crew
The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) is calling for the immediate release and repatriation of the MV Wakashio crew. The seafarers have been held by Mauritian authorities for over a year now. The bulk carrier, owned by Japan's Nagashiki Shipping, hit a...
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[VIDEO] Royal IHC-built dredger Hussein Tantawy arrives in Suez Canal
The Suez Canal Authority has welcomed its second cuter suction dredger (CSD) Hussein Tantawy. The vessel will join sister vessel Mohab Mameesh delivered in March as soon as it completes final commissioning. They are among the most powerful dredgers in the world. The...
Heerema’s Thialf installs Cassia C platform off Trinidad
Heerema Marine Contractors' Thialf has installed the Cassia Compression (Cassia C) platform for bp Trinidad and Tobago LLC. The platform is located off Trinidad's east coast. Thialf installed a 7800-metric-tonne topside, a bridge, and flare structures. The Cassia C...
Container ship Ever Given finally arrives in Rotterdam
The container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal in March, arrived in the port of Rotterdam early Thursday morning. The ship is expected to remain in Rotterdam until early August to unload and load containers. After that, it will leave for Felixstowe,...
Van Oord lands Baltic Eagle offshore wind contract
Van Oord has won a contract with the Spanish energy company Iberdrola for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. It includes the transport and installation of the foundations and inter-array cables. Van Oord plans to deploy its 8000-tonne heavy-lift installation vessel...
MSC and Fincantieri unveil plans for world’s first hydrogen-powered cruise ship
MSC Group, Fincantieri and Snam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to determine the conditions for the design and construction of what would become the world’s first oceangoing hydrogen-powered cruise ship. The partnership will initially conduct a feasibility...
Belgium starts vaccinating foreign seafarers
Belgium has started vaccinating foreign seafarers who call at its ports. A move long overdue according to Belgium trade union ACV-Transcom. The organisation had been urging the government to roll out a general vaccination strategy for seafarers for a long time. The...
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[VIDEO] Four missing after jacked up installation vessel tilts in Guangdong
A jack-up vessel has tilted while working at an offshore wind farm off Huizhou city. 61 crew members were rescued reports China Global Television Network, four fell into the ocean and are missing. The accident occurred on 25 July. The jack-up, named Sheng Ping 001,...
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