Feadship debuts sailing yacht inspired 80-m Project 826
Feadship has shared its latest achievement: Project 86, an 80-metre yacht designed by UK sailing yacht specialist Malcolm McKeon. The yacht features the largest Feadship beach club to date as well as new design and engineering. Project 826 has a low and clear profile...
Crew member dies in enclosed space after deadly H2S goes undetected
Testing for oxygen content alone is not enough to allow safe entry into confined spaces. The Nautical Institute issues this warning in its latest Mars Report in which a crew member died in an enclosed space. He died as a result of the presence of toxic hydrogen...
Huisman ready to scale up 3D printing of crane hooks
Huisman has plans to expand the robotic workplace of its production facility in Sviadnov, Czech Republic, where the company can 3D print crane hooks. By upgrading its capacity, Huisman will be able to produce crane hooks with a weight of up to 5000 kg. The crane hooks...
Piracy hits 27-year low, but IMB warns against complacency
The number of piracy and armed robbery incidents in the first six months of 2021 has dropped to the lowest level since 1994. IMB’s Piracy Reporting Centre has recorded 68 occurrences down from 98 during the same period last year. While a welcome development, the IMB...
Construction of NIOZ’ new research fleet starts with keel laying of Adriaen Coenen
Next Generation Shipyards in Lauwersoog, the Netherlands, has begun construction of research vessel Adriaen Coenen by laying the keel. It will be the first vessel in the new research fleet of Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ). The keel laying...
Container ship Ever Given sets sail for Rotterdam
Container ship Ever Given is now on its way to Rotterdam. According to the website Vesselfinder, the ship, which blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week in March, is leaving Port Saïd. Last Wednesday, the Ever Given completed its journey through the Suez Canal, after...
Damage prevents TU Delft’s hydrogen boat from sailing final race in Monaco
The experimental "flying" hydrogen boat designed by Delft University of Technology students has had to give up racing during the World Championships in Monaco. On Friday, a day before the decisive World Cup race off the coast of Monaco, the boat suffered major damage...
Subsea 7 and OHT form renewables company Seaway 7 ASA
Subsea 7 plans to combine its Renewables business unit, Seaway 7, with OHT as soon as the necessary approvals are in place. The combined company is to be named Seaway 7 ASA and will focus on offshore fixed wind. Dutch Seaway Heavy Lifting will also become a part of...
Sweden and Estonia begin new investigation into Estonia ferry disaster
Ships carrying investigators from Sweden and Estonia have arrived at the spot where the MS Estonia sank in 1994, resulting in 852 deaths. Sweden has changed the law to allow new investigations into the cause of the tragedy. Diving started on Friday according to the...
TU Delft’s hydrogen boat suffers major damage during Monaco World Cup
A day before the decisive World Cup race off the coast of Monaco, the experimental "flying" hydrogen boat of Delft University of Technology students has been heavily damaged. The hydrogen-powered boat suffered major damage to its electrical systems on Friday. The team...
Underwater TidalKite ready for full-scale testing at Ameland
The tidal energy convertor TidalKite is about to be tested on full scale. Last week, the Borndiep test location was set up and now the grid connection to Ameland, a Dutch Wadden Island, is being realised. The kite is anchored to a monopile in the seabed with a...
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