Large marine engine runs on hydrogen in J ENG factory
Japan Engine Corporation (J ENG) has been developing a fully Japan-made, large, low speed, two stroke hydrogen-fuelled engine. The 6UEC35LSGH has now successfully begun hydrogen co firing operation in all cylinders. J ENG and Kawasaki Heavy Industries are jointly...
Soot blowing causes deck fire
Loose garbage on deck is always a hazard, for fires but also for safety and cleanliness, warns The Nautical Institute. In a recent Mars Report, the Institute describes how soot blowing on board a ship ignited garbage on the poop deck. The Nautical Institute gathers...
Hamburg Ship Model Basin to test German frigate design for Damen
Damen Naval and the Hamburg Ship Model Basin (HSVA) have signed a contract for the hydrodynamic optimisation and an extensive series of model tests for the new 126-class (F126) frigates. The optimisation work and the tests constitute part of the early development...
Huisman develops feeder solution for US offshore wind market
Huisman has developed a motion-compensated platform to quickly transfer wind turbine components from a feeder vessel to an installation vessel. With the feeder solution, Huisman aims to create a more efficient offshore supply chain that will also allow for larger...
Indonesian submarine found broken in pieces, underwater currents suspected cause
None of the 53-man crew of the missing Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402 have survived its sinking. The vessel has been located at a depth of 838 metres where it has broken into three parts. The Indonesian navy says underwater currents may have caused the tragedy....
Bijlsma Wartena launches battery-hybrid workboat Coastal Crown
Shipyard Bijlsma Wartena launched the Coastal Crown, a battery-hybrid Multicat 3712 it is building for Acta Marine on 23 April. The vessel features Tier-3 engines and an ultra-shallow draught. It is scheduled for delivery this summer. The Tier-3 engines are said to...
Seafarer Mohammad Aisha is going home after four years on abandoned ship
Seafarer Mohammad Aisha returned to his native Syria on 22 April, after being forced to live on an abandoned ship in the Suez Canal for four years while the vessel waited to be sold. He was allowed to leave after a union representative of the International Transport...
Debris of missing Indonesian submarine found
Debris of the missing Indonesian submarine has presumably been found during the search for the vessel, reports the country's military command. The submarine has been located deep in the water. 'The objects found near the last location of the submarine are believed to...
Dutch Safety Board: Supervising mooring cannot be combined with other duties
The Dutch Safety Board has published the report of its investigation into an accident in which a crew member died after being hit by a breaking stern line. It involved the Dutch cargo vessel Damsterdijk. Findings include that crew tasked with supervising should not...
DEME lands first floating offshore wind farm contract
DEME’s French subsidiary SDI has won a contract for the Leucate Floating Offshore Wind Farm. Once completed, it will be one of the largest offshore floating wind farms in France. In a consortium with JDR Cables, SDI will install the export cable that will connect the...
Dutch frigate Van Speijk taken out of service due to personnel shortage
The Dutch naval frigate HNLMS Van Speijk will be taken out of service starting this summer. The reason for this is a serious shortage of personnel, reports the Ministry of Defence. The crew has been informed about this on Wednesday. Due to the personnel shortage...
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