Power increase for Wärtsilä 25 Ammonia engine
Wärtsilä's 4-stroke engine solution for ammonia fuel now offers a higher power rating. As part of the company’s ongoing development of ammonia-fuelled engine solutions, the upgrade to the Wärtsilä 25 Ammonia engine raises output to 315 kW per cylinder at 900 rpm and...
FPS secures CCNR recommendation to allow use of hydrogen on ship
The Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine has recommended that Future Proof Shipping’s motor cargo vessel Maas receives an exemption from the Rhine Vessel Inspection Regulations. The exemption is to allow the use of hydrogen as a fuel for propulsion and...
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[VIDEO] How Jumbo-SAL shipped three assembled cranes in one go
Jumbo-SAL Alliance’s heavy lift vessel Jumbo Kinetic has transported three fully assembled shipyard cranes from China to Italy. Transporting such cranes is challenging because they are both tall and extremely narrow. This meant stability needed to be increased for...
‘Inspect your ship’s pilot ladder scrupulously and at regular intervals’
Pilot ladder defects are, unfortunately, a fairly common problem even today according to The Nautical Institute in its latest Mars Report. The report describes a pilot almost falling after a side rope suddenly broke. The Institute stresses the importance of inspection...
Credit insurer: Shipping disruptions will last until 2023
Global shipping is likely to continue to suffer from disruptions into 2023. This is mainly due to previous congestion in the Suez Canal and in Chinese ports and the shortage of containers, says the Dutch branch of credit insurer Euler Hermes. According to director...
Damen Yachting delivers 60-metre superyacht Moonstone
Damen Yachting has delivered the Amels 200 Moonstone. It is the second yacht to be delivered from the Amels 200 Limited Editions design. Delivery of the 60-metre superyacht comes just three months after the announcement of its sale and launch. The Moonstone features...
Damen upgrades Dutch Navy’s hydrographic survey vessel Snellius
Damen Shipyards Den Helder has returned the HNLMS Snellius to the Royal Netherlands Navy following its mid-life upgrade. The hydrographic survey vessel required a complex and diverse scope of work taking almost a year to complete. The vessel was delivered ahead of the...
Sweden confirms holes in hull of Estonia shipwreck
The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority has released some preliminary findings after conducting inspections of the Estonia shipwreck. The two holes in the ferry's hull filmed by documentary filmmakers earlier have been confirmed and documented with scanning zones...
Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft takes over Nobiskrug shipyard
Shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft is taking over the insolvent superyacht builder Nobiskrug in Rendsburg. The contract was notarised on 16 July, after the creditors' committee had given their consent. Almost all of the 300 shipbuilding jobs at the shipyard...
Inland navigation ban on Meuse and Rhine still in place
Inland shipping on the Meuse in Limburg, the Netherlands, is still suspended due to the very high water levels, strong current speeds and floating debris in the river. Parts of the Rhine in Germany and Switzerland are also closed to ships. Yet, German authorities...
Divers complete investigation at wreck of ferry Estonia
Researchers from Sweden and Finland completed a new investigation into the 1994 sinking of the ferry MS Estonia on Sunday. With 852 deaths, it was the largest European maritime disaster since the Second World War. The dives are part of a preliminary study for a larger...
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