Dutch government decides on North Sea reorganisation
More space for offshore wind energy will be created while preserving room for fisheries. At the same time, consideration is given to mining, shipping, defence, nature, coastal protection, sand extraction and maritime heritage. This forms the basis for the Dutch...
Jumbo installs mooring system in record water depth
Jumbo Offshore has installed a 14-point FPSO mooring system at a depth of 1760 metres, breaking its own deepwater record. The project was carried out in preparation for the installation of the first FPSO ever to operate in the East Mediterranean Sea. The heavy-lift...
Neptune to build sailing freighter for transport of Ariane 6 rockets
The Dutch shipyard Neptune Marine in Hardinxveld-Giessendam has been selected to build a futuristic sailing vessel. The 121-metre long Canopée, as the ship will be called, will be equipped with four 30-metre high Oceanwings. It will transport Ariane rockets from...
Dutch navy vessel Groningen returns to the Netherlands for repairs
The patrol vessel HNLMS Groningen has to break off the deployment in the Caribbean due to a technical defect to its starboard axis. The Dutch navy ship started its return voyage to the Netherlands on Sunday 27 December where it is expected to arrive on 16 January. Due...
Keel laid for first Jones Act compliant offshore wind vessel
Dominion Energy has contracted Keppel Offshore & Marine to build the first Jones Act compliant Wind Turbine Installation Vessel. It will cost about USD 600 million and will be built at Keppel’s yard in Brownsville, Texas. The vessel’s 2200-tonne main crane will be...
The future of EU waterborne transport: carbon-neutral and competitive
The waterborne transport sector is on the radar of the European institutions. In June, the European Council approved the Council conclusions entitled “EU Waterborne Transport Sector – Future outlook: Towards a carbon-neutral, zero accidents, automated and competitive...
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[VIDEO] Boka Vanguard’s record-breaking transport of the FPSO P70
Earlier this year, the Boka Vanguard broke its own world record by transporting the 91,118-tonne box-shaped FPSO P70 from Qingdao in China via Cape of Good Hope to Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The voyage of 11,781 nautical miles was completed in just 44 days. Watch a...
Product specifications available faster during shipbuilding process
Manually entering products and product specifications before and during the construction of ships, yachts and super yachts costs a lot of time and money. Software supplier Shipbuilder found a way to do this faster by applying the One Maritime Data Standard....
Knud E. Hansen presents new wind turbine installation vessel design
Ship design agency Knud E. Hansen presents a new platform, the Atlas C-Class. The wind turbine installation vessel is currently the only one capable of carrying six of the new-generation 14-16 MW wind turbines, and at least five of the next generation 20+ MW turbines....
‘Use high visibility paint markings for tripping hazards on ships’
Tripping hazards are often overlooked. Use of high visibility paint markings could improve safety on board a ship. The Nautical Institute illustrates this in a recent Mars Report in which a crew member tripped over an unmarked manhole cover. The Nautical Institute...
AI research to make sea voyages more energy efficient
Swedish technology entrepreneurs and academics have joined forces to accelerate the development of an AI-based, semi-autonomous system for planning and executing more energy efficient sea voyages. The project combines Lean Marine’s FuelOpt and Fleet Analytics...
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