Fincantieri launches world’s first hydrogen cruise ship
The Viking Libra, a new cruise ship under construction for Viking, was launched on 19 March at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard. It will be the world’s first cruise ship powered by hydrogen. The vessel is scheduled for delivery at the end of 2026. The cruise ship has a...
SAL moves into offshore wind installation business
Harren & Partner, the owner of SAL Heavy Lift, is jumping into the expected turbine installation vessel gap with a new company and a jack-up installation vessel. SAL Renewables will focus solely on offshore maintenance and installation of wind turbines and will be...
Maersk fleet to help Ocean Cleanup map plastic concentrations at sea
The Ocean Cleanup develops technologies to rid oceans of plastic. Up to now, Maersk has provided marine offshore support to this mission. This cooperation will now be renewed and extended to also cover end-to-end supply chain management services. In addition, the...
Next step in autonomous shipping could be 3D sonar sensors
Automated navigation is the future of inland shipping, say UAntwerp and the Port of Antwerp. Together they developed a 3D sonar sensor to this end and tested it on the Port of Antwerp's test vessel, the Tuimelaar. Their technology is inspired by the way bats see the...
Holland Shipyards will build three more hybrid ferries for SFK
After delivering the hybrid ferry Gaarden in July 2020 and the fully electric ferry Düsternbrook, which will enter operations shortly, Holland Shipyards Group has won a contract to build three additional hybrid vessels for Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel (SFK). The...
Classification society DNV drops GL from its name
DNV GL will change its name to just DNV on 1 March. The name had been in place since the 2013 merger between DNV (Det Norske Veritas) and GL (Germanischer Lloyd). The company says the change is a natural consequence of a successfully completed merger and of having...
Damen completes work on diving bell ship, but can’t deliver it yet
Damen Shipyards has completed construction and outfitting of a diving bell ship for FMSW Koblenz/operator WSA Rhine (Waterways and Shipping Office). Following its completion, the vessel has recently undertaken successful river trials. It now has to wait for the diving...
Amels sells 74-metre yacht Project Shadow
The team at Amels and Damen Yachting together with Moran Yacht & Ship has sold a new 74-metre Amels 242, Project Shadow, for delivery in autumn 2021. The Amels 242 is the sixth from the 74-metre design in the Limited Editions range. The Tim Heywood designed yacht...
Jumbo vessel sets heavy lift record in port of New Orleans
Jumbo's heavy-lift vessel Fairpartner has set a new lift record in the port of New Orleans while unloading two hydrocracking reactors for an oil major. The reactors weighed 1467 and 1508 tonnes, making them the heaviest pieces offloaded in the port thus far. In...
Largest cruise company in the world sees demand rise for 2022
The world's largest cruise company Carnival sees demand for cruises rising again for 2022, the American company reports in a news update. The number of bookings for the first half of 2022 is already above the level of 2019. Although Carnival had cut its marketing...
Cemex Go Innovation almost ready to start dredging on the North Sea
After Damen Shipyards Galati already delivered the Cemex Go Innovation to Cemex UK Marine on 15 December, the vessel has now arrived at Damen Ship Repair Amsterdam to dot the i's and cross the t's. The ship, which is Damen's first Marine Aggregate Dredger (MAD) 3500...
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