River Academy, STC strengthen inland shipping education
River Academy and STC Next are expanding their collaboration to improve inland shipping education and training across Europe. The partnership focuses on developing modern, practice-oriented and internationally applicable programmes, as well as high-quality learning...
Wärtsilä trials marine engines running on hydrogen and ammonia
Wärtsilä has been testing hydrogen and ammonia in its fuel-flexible combustion engines. Hydrogen and ammonia contain no carbon, meaning the combustion releases no CO2 emissions. The full-scale engine tests were carried out in the company's engine laboratory in Vaasa,...
Concordia Damen names twin inland container vessels for Den Bosch Max
Two new inland container vessels built by Concordia Damen were officially named last Saturday at a ceremony held at BCTN’s inland terminal at Den Bosch. Den Bosch Max BV is a joint venture between logistics services provider Nedcargo International BV and inland...
Container ship Ever Given expected in Rotterdam on 28 July
Container ship Ever Given will arrive in the Port of Rotterdam on 28 July. The ship, which became world-famous in March when it ran aground and blocked the Suez Canal, will stay a few days to (un)load containers. After that, the ship will set sail for Felixstowe,...
Nautical Institute: Stay out of the ‘line of fire’ when working with mooring lines
Mooring lines still cause many shipping accidents. In its latest Mars Report, The Nautical Institute describes an accident in which a crew member was struck by a messenger line. The organisation stresses that even such a relatively thin line can cause serious injury...
Holland Shipyards delivers fully electric ferry Sandøy to Brevik Fergeselskap
Holland Shipyards Group has officially handed over the new build, fully electric ferry Sandøy to Brevik Fergeselskap. The vessel will operate within the waters of Eidangerfjorden, Norway, connecting Brevik with Sandøya and Bjørkøya. The Sandøy is a fully electric...
Joint Industry Project to tackle container loss at sea
Recent dramatic losses of containers have raised public and political concerns on the safety and environmental impact of modern container ships. MARIN has launched a Joint Industry Project focused on drastically reducing the numbers of containers lost overboard and...
Covid outbreak on British Navy flagship during maiden voyage
The new flagship of the British Navy has been hit by a Covid outbreak during its maiden voyage around the world. British media report that around 100 infections have been detected on board HMS Queen Elizabeth. Covid cases have also been discovered on board escort...
Shipping industry headed for EU Emissions Trading System
The European Commission wants the shipping industry to make a substantial contribution to reducing CO2 emissions in Europe. To achieve this, the European Emissions Trading Scheme will be expanded. This is much to the displeasure of the International Chamber of...
Operator of fire-stricken X-Press Pearl pays USD 3.6 million to Sri Lanka
Ship operator X-Press Feeders has made an initial payment to the Sri Lankan government to help compensate those affected by the consequences of the fire and sinking of the X-Press Pearl. Through the vessel owner’s P&I insurers, USD 3.6 million was transferred....
Jan De Nul lands third Dogger Bank Wind Farm contract
In addition to Dogger Bank A and B, each featuring 95 units of 13 MW turbines, Jan De Nul Group has now also signed Dogger Bank C for transport and installation of 87 GE Haliade-X turbines of 14 MW each. The wind farm 200 km off the Yorkshire coast will be the first...
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