HNLMS Karel Doorman sidelined for 11 months of maintenance
The logistics support ship HNLMS Karel Doorman has set sail for Vlissingen for a major maintenance period. The ship will be placed in a Damen dry dock there for approximately eleven months for extensive technical maintenance and a number of modifications. During the...
Master with the con and steering in darkness, vessel scrapes channel side
An overload of work processes can contribute to losing situational awareness. The Nautical Institute emphasises this point in a recent Mars Report. In it, a ferry ended up with a ten-metre tear in its hull because a master had too many balls to keep in the air. The...
Bakker Sliedrecht readies Heerema’s crane vessels for shore power
Bakker Sliedrecht will electrify the crane vessels Thialf and Sleipnir of Heerema Marine Contractors so that they can be powered by green shore power. The shore power connection allows the vessels to turn off their diesel generators, which significantly reduces noise...
Type-approval for methanol-powered tanker Hyundai
For the first time, DNV GL has given an approval in principle for a standard design of a methanol-powered tanker. The design was made by the Korean shipyard Hyundai Mipo, engine manufacturer MA and the Methanol Institute, which promotes the use of the alternative fuel...
Stay clear of the lifting danger zone during ship loading operations
Two crew members standing in the lifting danger zone suffered injuries during loading of wind turbine tower sections after being struck by a parting sling. The incident is discussed by The Nautical Institute, which stresses crew should always steer clear of loading...
NAVAIS: The next step in shipbuilding
Car designers around the world are intimately familiar with it, and the success of the large car making conglomerates are built upon it: platform based design. A limited series of vehicle platforms is used to create many different models with which to flood car...
SeaIntelligence: Container crisis to continue into January
The incredible shortage of empty containers will at least last into January, analyst firm SeaIntelligence Consulting states. And to end the situation by then, the carriers will need to both procure new containers and reposition the existing ones aggressively. The lack...
Sweden wants end of diving ban on sunken ferry Estonia
The Swedish Government has said that it is prepared to amend a law prohibiting diving on the wreck of the ferry Estonia which sank in the Baltic Sea. This was requested by the Swedish accident investigation authority so that the wreck could be re-examined. The...
Van Oord orders e-fuel ready cable-laying vessel from VARD
Van Oord has ordered a next-generation custom-built green cable-laying vessel. The vessel will be delivered from VARD in Norway and equipped with the latest sustainable technologies. The vessel is to be fully operational in 2023. This investment is part of Van Oord’s...
Hvide Sande Shipyard orders Hull Vane for new 64-metre patrol vessel
Earlier this year, Hvide Sande Shipyard in Denmark won a public tender for the design and construction of a new 64-metre offshore patrol vessel. As the lifecycle costs and seakeeping characteristics are very important for this vessel, the shipyard worked with Hull...
Heerema’s vessel Aegir installs 1650-tonne water handling module
Heerema Marine Contractor's heavy lift vessel Aegir has transported and installed a 1650-metric-tonne water handling module for client Technip FMC. The module was installed on the Woodside operated Pluto Alpha platform. Aegir picked up the module from the MMHE yard in...
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