Van Oord completes first silent monopile installation
Van Oord has installed three monopile foundations using GBM Works' jetting solution in combination with CAPE’s vibro lifting tool for the first time at commercial scale. The project is said to mark a major industry milestone in silent offshore installation. Designed...
Ulstein designs research vessel for Korean institute
Ulstein has entered into an agreement to build an Ulstein SX134 design at Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co in South Korea. The 92-metre-long and 21-metre-wide ship will be built for the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM). The...
‘Captain’s orders caused container ship Ever Given to run aground’
The captain's orders were the main cause of the Ever Given grounding in the Suez Canal on 23 March. This is what the chief investigator of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), Sajid Shaisha, has told German news agency DPA, among others. According to him, when the ship...
Dutch Parliament: ‘Coast Guard must be able to force ships to take a certain route’
Dutch Parliament has once again urged Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen to grant the Coast Guard the authority to issue mandatory traffic guidance north of the Wadden Sea. In stormy conditions, the Coast Guard could then prohibit...
LNG conversion ferry Münsterland reaches final stage
The ferry Münsterland has left the dock location of shipyard Royal Niestern Sander in Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The ship will be finished in the coming period at the inland location of the Groningen shipyard. This marks the start of the final phase of the conversion...
Turkey to start construction of 15-billion-dollar canal along Istanbul
Turkey plans to start the construction of a canal along Istanbul this month. The canal is to become an alternative to shipping in the Bosporus. The 45-km-long canal will be west of Istanbul and will connect the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara. Cost of the project...
Approval in principle for rigid sails and solar panels
ClassNK has given an approval in principle to Eco Marine's Aquarius Marine Renewable Energy solution. It concerns an advanced integrated system of rigid sails, marine-grade solar panels, energy storage modules, charging system and marine computers that allow the ship...
Heerema’s Balder completes offshore removal of Morpeth TLP
Last month, Heerema's deepwater construction vessel Balder completed the offshore removal of the Morpeth tension-leg platform (TLP) on behalf of Eni US Operating Company. The removal consisted of the 2650-short-tonne topside, 2500-short-tonne hull, and 1300...
Hearing on damage claim container ship Ever Given postponed
An Egyptian court has postponed a hearing on compensation for the container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal in March, to 20 June. More time is being given for the parties to negotiate the claim amount. In the meantime, the Suez Canal Authority has...
Pieter van Oord: ‘Dutch shipbuilders must specialise much more’
The maritime manufacturing industry in the Netherlands must specialise and focus on technology to remain competitive in the world market. That was the message of CEO Pieter van Oord of marine engineering group Van Oord during the lunch debate of Maritime Platform. He...
Fire on X-Press Pearl: Blaze contained considerably
Firefighting efforts of the Sri Lanka Ports Authority and other local agencies in coordination with Indian Coast Guard Ships to extinguish the fire on the X-Press Pearl have continued for eight days in a row. The fire has been considerably contained. Local authorities...
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