Subsea support vessel Mintis joins Mark Offshore fleet
Dutch company Mark Offshore has reached an agreement with Klaipėda University (Lithuania) to operate research vessel (RV) Mintis. The vessel is to strengthen the company's position in the offshore renewables and subsea support market. Under the agreement, Klaipėda...
Wagenborg’s second EasyMax vessel enters into service
The second EasyMax vessel has been delivered to Wagenborg. It has been taken into service under its official name, Máxima, named after the Dutch queen. The ship left for its maiden voyage to Antwerp from homeport Delfzijl. The ship was to be christened during the...
Danes to build first energy hub in North Sea
Denmark has approved a plan to build the first energy hub in the North Sea. This is a small artificial island where the connections of wind farms converge. The energy can then be transported to the mainland via a single cable. The island will measure about eighteen...
Four Dutch naval ships taken out of service following corona outbreak
The Royal Netherlands Navy has temporarily taken four naval vessels out of service after a Covid-19 outbreak was discovered on board. The ships are locked down, the crew is at home. The HNLMS Karel Doorman, HNLMS Van Speijk and HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën were halfway...
‘Best opportunities to reduce risk of container stow collapse lie upstream’
2020 looks to have been an exceptional year in terms of container losses. But why do stows collapse and how do you prevent this from happening? Simon Burthem, Chief Operating Officer at TMC Marine, explains the causes through 'supply chain chronology' and says...
Sustainable Marine unveils new floating tidal energy platform
Sustainable Marine is to deliver the world’s first floating tidal energy array. Construction of the 420-kW PLAT-I 6.40 platform was recently completed at A.F. Theriault & Son Ltd. in Meteghan, Nova Scotia, and it was then launched in the Bay of Fundy, which...
Hydrogen-powered barges to transport salt for Covestro
Inland shipping cooperative NPRC, together with German polymer producer Covestro, is going to convert part of its fleet on the Rhine to hydrogen-powered ships. The aim is to have the first two zero-emission ships sailing as early as 2024. In terms of transport volume,...
Improvisation while dismantling pipe results in crew member injury
"Hands on Handle Only", that is, only objects that have handles are to be lifted/moved by hand, other loads can be guided using tag lines and/or push pull sticks. The Nautical Institute gives this advice after a crew member suffered a hand injury while removing a...
Royal IHC launches Beaver dredger for Oretol Nigeria
Shipbuilder Royal IHC has launched the IHC Beaver 65DDSP, called Oreoluwa, for Oretol Nigeria Limited at its yard in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands. The vessel, which will be delivered in combination with a booster station and discharge pipelines, will now be further...
Corona crisis causes Shell’s biggest annual loss ever
Last year, oil and gas company Shell booked its largest ever loss (USD 21.7 billion) as a result of the corona crisis. Large write-offs during the first lockdown already resulted in the largest quarterly loss in the company's history. Shell was not able to make up for...
Skipper arrested for alcohol use after collision on Meuse river
On Tuesday afternoon 2 February, a ship collided with a ferry on the river Meuse near Steyl (municipality of Venlo, the Netherlands). The skipper of the ship has now been arrested. According to the police, the man was under the influence of alcohol. His identity is...
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