Holland Shipyards delivers third OSV to Dixstone
Holland Shipyards Group has delivered Men Skey, the third and final Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) in a series of three built for Dixstone. Following the delivery of Men Cren and Men Goe earlier in 2025, a remarkable offshore newbuild programme has now been completed....
Are container ships overloaded?
Over the past three months, it is estimated that container ships on the high seas lost over 2500 containers. That is almost twice as many as the average over the past twelve years. Is this a coincidence or is there more to it? The World Shipping Council, the global...
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards will build new research vessel for NIOZ
Following a tender, the NWO-I Foundation Board has awarded the construction of research vessel Wim Wolff to Thecla Bodewes Shipyards. The ship will have a Modular Energy Concept, with a propulsion train independent of the energy source system. This enables the use of...
Stolt Tankers to build innovative shallow draught tanker for BASF
Stolt Tankers has been commissioned by chemicals company BASF to help design and build a new tanker that can operate in extremely low water levels in the river Rhine. The ship will be built by Mercurius Shipping Group and is to be delivered in 2022. The Rhine is a key...
Port of Rotterdam trials smart bollard at ECT Delta Terminal
Along the quay of the Hutchison Ports ECT Delta terminal on the Maasvlakte, the Port of Rotterdam Authority has installed a smart bollard as part of a trial. By measuring the strain on the mooring lines in real time, the bollard allows real-time monitoring of safety...
‘Maritime industry needs to recognise and address the risk of mobile phones’
The potential for mobile phones to cause distraction in onboard workspaces has yet to be fully recognised and addressed by the marine industry, says The Nautical Institute after a fatal accident on board a ro/ro vessel. The incident involved a crew member taking a...
New 74-metre Amels 242 superyacht arrives in Holland for outfitting
A new Amels 242 superyacht hull has arrived at the Amels and Damen Yachting shipyard in the Netherlands for outfitting. Sold at the end of 2020 with Imperial representing the owner, the new 74-metre Limited Editions yacht (242 ft) will be delivered in spring 2022....
DynaRig sailing systems to become available to commercial shipping
Southern Spars is one of the leading sailing rig designers and responsible for the DynaRig systems used on the superyachts Maltese Falcon and the Black Pearl. The company is now bringing that expertise into commercial shipping while also joining the International...
Wärtsilä to build hydrogen cruise ship engine for EU research project
Wärtsilä has joined research project CHEK led by the University of Vaasa in Finland, which seeks to reduce the environmental impact of shipping. The project will design two concept vessels: a bulk carrier, which will utilise sails to capture wind energy, and a cruise...
Heesen joins hull and superstructure of 50-metre yacht Project Sapphire
Heesen Yachts has joined the hull and superstructure of all-aluminium YN 19850 at its yard in Oss, the Netherlands. The 50-metre Project Sapphire is the second in the new semi-displacement 5000 Aluminium Class. This fast-cruising design of below 500 GT follows on from...
More auxiliary wind propulsion systems find their way to the market
Wind-assisted ship propulsion seems to be gaining momentum. 2021 has kicked off with Norsepower installing its first tiltable Rotor Sail on a ro/ro vessel and Boomsma's Frisian Sea sailing off with two eConowind VentiFoils. In addition, DNV GL gave its Approval in...
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