Next Generation launches Port of Amsterdam’s Neo Orbis
Neo Orbis, the new innovation vessel for the Port of Amsterdam, was launched earlier this month at Next Generation Shipyards in Lauwersoog. Neo Orbis (meaning “new world”) is the first electric vessel in the world capable of producing hydrogen on board from a solid...
OHT’s Alfa Lift launched and prepared for crane installation
Offshore Heavy Transport's (OHT) new heavy-lift vessel Alfa Lift has been launched at the China Merchants Heavy Industry shipyard in Jiangsu. The preparations to install the vessel's 3000-tonne main crane are now in full swing. The specialist vessel, which is designed...
‘Vessel crew needs to be extra prudent after dry dock maintenance’
The Nautical Institute warns vessel crews to be extra vigilant after a ship has been in dry dock. A recent Mars Report discusses a lifeboat close call after a lifeboat davit’s wire had been incorrectly fitted to the davit sheave during dry dock maintenance. The...
Cruise ship Odyssey of the Seas has left Meyer Werft for sea trials
The cruise ship Odyssey of the Seas for the American cruise line Royal Caribbean International has left the Meyer Werft in Papenburg for Eemshaven, the Netherlands. From there, the ship will set off for technical and nautical sea trials in the North Sea. The Odyssey...
Jumbo and SAL to enter into heavy lift joint venture
SAL, a German breakbulk and project cargo specialist, and Dutch maritime heavy lift transport and installation contractor Jumbo intend to form a joint venture. The companies say that combining a large part of their fleets, engineering and commercial activities serves...
‘Firefighting standards have not kept pace with container carrying capacity’
Fires on board giant container ships often have devastating consequences. However, firefighting requirements as set by SOLAS and STCW are yet to catch up with the current sizes of these ships, according to Nick Haslam, Principal Master Mariner at Brookes Bell. Crew...
94-metre eco-friendly Feadship seen for the first time
Project 817 has left the Feadship yard in Kaag, the Netherlands, for the first time. The owner set the target of keeping the environmental impact of this 94-metre pure custom Feadship superyacht at around the same levels as his previous Feadship, despite that being 32...
Poor maintenance and ‘commercial pressure’ caused Finlandia Seaways engine room fire
The engine room fire on board the DFDS ro-ro cargo vessel Finlandia Seaways on 16 April 2018 was caused by inadequate maintenance, says UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) in its accident report. According to ferries union RMT, the poor maintenance strategy...
Netanyahu: Iran is behind attack on car carrier Helios Ray
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds Iran responsible for an explosion near the Israeli car carrier Helios Ray. The ro-ro ship sustained damage in the Gulf of Oman last week. 'It was an Iranian operation. That is clear,' Netanyahu said. An explosion punched...
Israel expands list of ships suspected of causing environmental disaster
Israel's environment minister has stressed that the search for the perpetrators of the environmental disaster in Israel continues. The authorities initially had about ten vessels in their sights that may have been involved, but have now significantly expanded the...
‘The research is there, but who will invest in zero-emissions ships?’
Politicians and governments invent ever stricter measures to reduce the use of climate-threatening fossil fuels. However, as SWZ|Maritime’s editor-in-chief Antoon Oosting argues in his latest opinion piece, what lacks is clear market-based incentives for investing in...
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