‘Iran conflict costs shipping € 340 million a day’
Shipping companies are spending an extra EUR 340 million a day in additional fuel costs as a result of the latest conflict in the Gulf, new T&E analysis shows. As 99 per cent of the global fleet runs on fossil fuels, the industry is directly exposed to fuel price...
DUKC: Dutch industry can play a major role in submarine replacement
The Dutch submarine replacement project has entered the next phase, the so-called Dialogue phase. According to Dutch Underwater Knowledge Centre (DUKC) chairman Harm Kappen, Dutch maritime companies must therefore now show what they have to offer in order to ensure...
Hapag-Lloyd takeover of NileDutch brings Dutch container shipping close to extinction
Hapag-Lloyd plans to take over Dutch container shipping company NileDutch Investments BV. NileDutch is mainly known for its liner services to Africa. It means the end of another Dutch container shipping company after the big takeover of P&O Nedlloyd by Maersk in...
De Poli establishes contact with fifteen kidnapped seafarers
Dutch shipping company De Poli Shipmanagement has confirmed it has established contact with its fifteen seafarers that have been taken hostage following the piracy attack on March 11. The crew of the tanker Davide B is said to be doing well given the circumstances....
Sif acquires engineering company KCI from Royal IHC
Sif Holding and Royal IHC have finalised the acquisition of KCI the engineers by Sif. The sale is part of IHC’s major restructuring programme for which the company announced it would focus on its core activities. Other activities and business units are to be divested....
Wärtsilä installs 1MW pilot plant to test carbon capture on board ships
After extensive research and development to explore how carbon capture and storage (CCS) can be developed and scaled in maritime, Wärtsilä says that CCS on ships is technically viable for the sector to pursue. To further accelerate development, Wärtsilä is installing...
Wagenborg joins Van Oord in Dutch wind farm construction
Wagenborg is supporting Van Oord with the construction of Windpark Fryslân in the Dutch lake IJsselmeer. From March to June this year, Van Oord will be installing 89 turbines at the site. Using tugs and pontoons, Wagenborg is taking care of the transport of the blades...
‘Accommodation ladder handrail installation should be handled with care’
A near miss with a handrail collapsing while a pilot was disembarking has driven The Nautical Institute to pay attention to this piece of equipment in its latest Mars Reports. 'Handrails are an essential safety element of an accommodation ladder and should be given...
Van Oord: dredging under pressure, strong performance in offshore wind
Dredging and offshore company Van Oord says it has closed the turbulent year 2020 with good results, despite the corona crisis hitting some of its markets hard. The company benefited from its many wind energy activities, but noticed that oil and gas companies, in...
150 million for sustainable recovery of Dutch mobility sectors
The Dutch R&D scheme for the mobility sectors maritime, automotive and aviation has become reality. On Friday 12 March, the Dutch Cabinet approved a 150-million euro scheme for innovative projects in these sectors. For the maritime sector, this means the next step...
Hydrogen and methanol injection to improve combustion on Van Oord’s Bravenes
Van Oord will have an advanced combustion conditioning system with hydrogen and methanol installed on its subsea rock installation vessel Bravenes. In addition to reducing fuel consumption and emissions, the system is said to also reduce maintenance and repair costs...
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