Damen launches new Portuguese naval vessel
Damen Shipyards Group has launched the NRP D. João II, a Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) 10720 for the Portuguese Navy. The vessel entered the water at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania on April 7. The launch event took place in the presence of Vice Admiral Pires on behalf...
Heesen turns hull of world’s largest steel FDHF motoryacht
Heesen Yachts has completed the hull turning of Project Sparta, a 67-metre, 1200-GT Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF) motoryacht. Right now, it is the largest such yacht currently in build. Engineering fit-out will now begin for delivery of the yacht in 2023. On...
Why grey water on board ships needs to be regulated
The IMO’s MARPOL Annex IV is being revised to confirm the lifetime performance of sewage treatment plants (STPs) on board ships. This may finally bring about grey water regulation, a necessity that is long overdue according to Wärtsilä. A ship’s sewage (black water)...
‘None of the existing wind turbine installation vessels can install 15+ MW turbines’
Rapid advances in offshore wind technology, making turbines bigger and more powerful, are currently outpacing the infrastructure capacity needed to install them. London-based data supplier IHS Markit warns against this in a new report on the development of the...
Maersk: Container freight problems to continue throughout the year
The current problems with container freight are likely to persist throughout the year. These include container shortages in Asia, delays and more demand for containers than supply on some routes. Danish shipping company A.P. Møller-Maersk has expressed this...
Cruise companies venture to offer European holidays again
Cruise companies are once again offering holidays in European waters. Holland America Line has received permission from Greek authorities to offer cruises starting on 15 August with the starting point in the port of Piraeus. The subsidiary of the world's largest...
3D computing method can simulate slamming to improve ship design
On board Fast Raiding Interception and Special forces Craft (FRISC), vertical accelerations up to about 15 g can occur. To put this into perspective: pilots of fighter jets are exposed to accelerations of up to about 9 g. Being able to predict such forces can help...
Appeal to release container ship that blocked Suez Canal denied
The container ship that blocked the Suez Canal near Egypt for days at the end of March, the Ever Given, is still forbidden to leave Egypt. An Egyptian court has rejected an appeal by the Japanese owner against the earlier seizure. Authorities are demanding damages of...
Jack-up Maersk Resolute installed in Dutch Sector
Offshore Marine Contractors (OMC) has towed and installed the high spec drilling rig Maersk Resolute in the Dutch sector of the North Sea. The jack-up was towed over a distance of 250 nautical miles from Esbjerg and the operation was carried out in close co-operation...
‘Did container ship Baltic Tern deviate from its course?’
Did the Baltic Tern ignore the urgent advice of the Netherlands Coast Guard to sail a different course? Members of Dutch Parliament want an answer to this question. They have asked Parliamentary questions about the ship losing five containers above Dutch Wadden Island...
Dutch navy ship Evertsen to take part in British operation to Japan
The frigate HNLMS Evertsen will be taking part in the British Carrier Strike Group (CSG) in the coming six months. This is a fleet around the new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, with 32 British and American fighter planes and helicopters on board. The Dutch...
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