HNLMS Evertsen tests drone neutralisation with missile
The air defence and command frigate HNLMS Evertsen has successfully neutralised an airborne drone during an air defence exercise in a firing range near Crete. The frigate trained its response to aerial threats as part of its current operation. During the test of its...
UN organisations: Prioritise seafarers and aircrew for Covid-19 vaccination
The heads of five United Nations (UN) organisations have called for maritime and air transport workers to be prioritised for Covid-19 vaccination. They ask for this because of the key role they play in supporting global trade and mobility, and the ongoing crew change...
Container ship Ever Given refloated, shipping traffic to resume
The container ship Ever Given, which ran aground in the Suez Canal on Tuesday 23 March, has been refloated. After the stern of the ship came loose on Monday morning, the bow has now also been freed. Eyewitnesses reported to Reuters that the ship was under its own...
Fitch: Suez blockade threatens reinsurers with large costs
The blockade of the Suez Canal by the ship Ever Given will result in a large bill for reinsurers worldwide. Credit rating agency Fitch thinks the industry will have to pay out hundreds of millions of euros because of the issue, even as rescuers gradually refloat the...
Keel laid for Jan De Nul’s new offshore jack-up installation vessel
The Cosco Shipping Shipyard in Nantong, China, has laid the keel for Jan De Nul's new offshore jack-up installation vessel Voltaire. It will be the first vessel of its kind on the market able to transport, lift and install the next generation offshore wind turbines...
ECT: Suez Canal blockage could cause problems for months to come
The problems resulting from the congestion in the Suez Canal caused by the grounded container ship Ever Given could last 'weeks to months', says the Rotterdam container terminal ECT. This is because once the ships can pass through the Suez Canal again, there will...
Attempts to pull bow of container ship in Suez Canal free about to start
The rescue operation to refloat the grounded ship in the Suez Canal is expected to resume around 11.30 am on Monday morning. The stern of the ship has already been pulled loose. That was the easiest part of the operation, according to maritime services provider...
RelyOn Nutec opens new advanced LNG training facility
Operating ships running on LNG has its own specific risks. Reason for RelyOn Nutec to open a new LNG training facility at its Rotterdam training centre. At the facility, it is possible to simulate realistic scenarios that cover everything from small leaks to large...
Container ship that grounded in Suez Canal moves, but ‘too soon to celebrate’
The ship the Ever Given, which has been blocking the important shipping route through the Suez Canal for almost a week, moved slightly last night. But according to CEO Peter Berdowski of maritime services provider Boskalis, it is still too early to say that the...
Suez Canal Authority: Wind not main cause of container ship Ever Given grounding
Strong winds were not the main cause of the container ship Ever Given running aground in the Suez Canal, as was reported earlier. The Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority, the state-owned company that owns the canal, said this in a press conference. It is possible...
CEO Boskalis: Container ship Ever Given could be refloated after the weekend
If things go according to plan, the large container ship Ever Given that is stuck in the Suez Canal could be free again after the weekend. That is what CEO Peter Berdowski of dredging and maritime services provider Boskalis said on Dutch television programme...
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