Haskoning to provide design for Texas storm surge barrier
Haskoning has been confirmed as a key team member for the preliminary design of The Gate (Bolivar Roads Gate System) in Galveston, Texas. The system will be one of the largest storm surge barrier gates in the world, and once complete, is expected to shield over six...
Rotterdam arrival of container ship Ever Given delayed by a day
The container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal in March, will arrive in the port of Rotterdam a day later than planned, namely Thursday. The ship is expected to stay in Rotterdam until early August to unload and load containers. After that, it will leave...
Eleven seafarers of fire-stricken X-Press Pearl repatriated
The first eleven seafarers of the container ship X-Press Pearl, which suffered a major fire and subsequently sank off Sri Lanka, have been repatriated. This was reported by the vessel's operator X-Press Feeders. The remaining fourteen crew members still await...
Eemslift Hendrika hits the water again following repairs
Shifting cargo punctured ballast tanks on board the Eemslift Hendrika after which it developed a list while sailing off Norway. Smit Salvage had to step in to tow the ship to safety. Since April, the ship has been undergoing repairs at Damen Shiprepair Harlingen, but...
Subsidy for first offshore green hydrogen project
The first offshore green hydrogen project Poshydon has received a 3.6 million euro subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency. Now that the subsidy has been granted, the pilot project can begin. Poshydon integrates three energy systems in the North Sea: offshore...
Royal Huisman launches 58.5-metre superyacht Phi
Royal Huisman has launched the 58.5-metre motoryacht Phi at its newbuild facility in Vollenhove, the Netherlands. Developed and constructed below 500 GT, Phi is by far the longest motoryacht in this category, based on current classification rules. Phi's naval...
Van Oord and Boskalis will deepen approach channel to harbour of Harwich
A consortium of Van Oord and Boskalis Van Oord has secured the contract for the Harwich Haven approach channel and inner harbour deepening. The contract carries a value of approximately 140 million euros, split fifty-fifty between the two dredging companies. The...
Do you check the internal condition of your ship’s wire ropes?
Despite the external condition appearing good, wire ropes on board ships can still be damaged on the inside. A recent Mars Report of The Nautical Institute describes a near-miss in which an accommodation ladder wire rope failed. Do you check your ship's ropes for...
Port of Rotterdam throughput picks up again after Covid dip
With an almost 6 per cent increase compared with the same period last year, the Port of Rotterdam is rebounding from the Covid dip in the first six months of 2021. Throughput amounted to 231.6 million tonnes, reports the Port Authority. Nevertheless, the level of...
Wagenborg’s new multi-purpose vessel Máxima develops list in Port of Rotterdam
Yesterday, Wagenborg's multi-purpose vessel Máxima developed a list while in the Waalhaven in the Port of Rotterdam. Suspected cause is water ingress into the cargo hold. The fire brigade and the Port Authority were called in with pumps to help right the ship. The...
Dutch rivers accessible to shipping again
Ships are allowed again on the Rhine and Meuse, according to Dutch trade organisation for inland navigation Koninklijke BLN-Schuttevaer. Almost all shipping routes are now accessible again after a ban was previously imposed due to flooding and high water levels. The...
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