Damen Shipyards sees profit grow, order book stable
Damen Shipyards looks back on a successful 2025. Thanks in part to the delivery of 160 vessels, the Dutch shipbuilder’s revenue and profit once again increased. The order book for 2026 and beyond amounts to just over EUR 10 billion, about the same high level as a year...
Tanker to be designed that can sail on both methanol and ammonia
A new project will investigate a tanker that can use both methanol and ammonia as a fuel. The Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) will design the ship concept, while classification society RINA will verify the compliance with the applicable...
Antwerp-Bruges could become Europe’s largest container port
The City of Antwerp and the City of Bruges have reached an agreement to merge their ports. The combined port, to be named Port of Antwerp-Bruges, may overtake Rotterdam as Europe's largest container port. The two Belgian ports announced on Friday 12 February that,...
GE to shipping sector: Propose innovative solutions for largest wind turbines
GE Renewable Energy is calling on the transport and logistics industry to come with innovative solutions. With the next-generation of 13-MW wind turbines set to enter the market this year, the manufacturer is searching for efficient ways to handle these much bigger...
Pirates release kidnapped crew of container ship Mozart
Pirates have released the Turkish crew of a ship they hijacked off the coast of Nigeria last month. The attack on the container ship Mozart in the Gulf of Guinea left one person dead, a man from Azerbaijan. The Turks are doing well, according to the Turkish government...
Dutch navy vessels to stay in port due to Covid-19
For now, the Royal Netherlands Navy will not set sail again, unless it is strictly necessary. This has been decided by the Dutch Ministry of Defence after coronavirus outbreaks on various ships. All exercises have been cancelled for the time being. 'However, the crew...
Damen ships soon to be equipped with collision avoidance functionality
Damen Shipyards and Sea Machines Robotics will partner to investigate collision avoidance on board of Damen ships. The alliance aims at speeding up the adoption of several navigating technologies to increase autonomy levels on Damen-built vessels. For the past four...
[VIDEO] RNLI lifeboat rescues fishing vessel from crashing into rocks
Peterhead Lifeboat launched in treacherous conditions last week to rescue a 160-tonne fishing vessel, which was seconds away from crashing into the rocks at Peterhead Breakwater. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has now released a video of the rescue....
Port of Rotterdam investigates hydrogen plant at Maasvlakte
German energy supplier Uniper and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are investigating the possibilities of large-scale production of green hydrogen at the Maasvlakte area in Rotterdam. The parties have the ambition to realise a hydrogen plant on the site of Uniper by...
Offshore drilling giant Seadrill granted moratorium again
Less than three years after its previous moratorium, offshore drilling company Seadrill, owned by Norwegian shipping tycoon John Frederiksen, has again sought protection from its creditors. A Texas court has granted most of the group a moratorium under the US Chapter...
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[VIDEO] DEME’s new giant dredger passes through Rotterdam
DEME Group's giant LNG-powered dredger Spartacus has left the Royal IHC shipyard in Krimpen aan den IJssel on its way to Maasvlakte 2 for further commissioning. It is the world’s most powerful cutter suction dredger to date. Royal IHC has released a time lapse video...
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