Royal T Shipyards launches first LABRAX for Carisbrooke
Royal T Shipyards Kampen, founded by Bodewes, has launched MPV Greta C, the first vessel in a new series of LABRAX 7680-DWT multi-purpose dry cargo vessels. The series is being built for UK-based shipowner Carisbrooke Shipping. The vessel has been realised in close...
Port of Antwerp deploys drones for port area inspections
Drones will be used to support enforcement and control in the Antwerp port area. To this end, Port of Antwerp and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) have joined forces. Eventually, the drones will also be able to spot oils spills using algorithms currently...
Do you check container crane cabins for corrosion?
Crane cabins are often high up in the air and should therefore be inspected regularly to check their safety, says The Nautical Institute. A recent Mars Report describes a crew member falling to his death due to the crane cabin floor giving way as a result of...
‘Charterers preventing crew change must be held accountable’
Dry bulk representative Intercargo is criticising charterers that prevent crew changes during the period of the charter. The organisation says it has learned that in a number of instances, charterers in the dry bulk sector won’t agree to crew changes despite the...
Damen to build 9 ‘waterbuses’ for Rotterdam area
Damen Shipyards has signed a contract with the Dutch ferry joint venture Aqualiner-Swets for a total of 9 passenger vessels. The ferries will provide the public transportation service between Rotterdam and the Drecht cities, better known as Waterbus. The vessels will...
Heesen sells 50-metre superyacht Project Triton
Heesen Yachts began building its second yacht in the 50-metre steel class on spec. The company has now found a client. Project Triton features a steel displacement hull and a range of 3800 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 12 knots. Thom Conboy of Heesen USA and...
UWL takes delivery of new deck carrier BraveWind
United Wind Logistics (UWL) has taken delivery of its second newbuild deck carrier, the MV BraveWind. The vessel is currently on its way to Europe carrying barges from Nantong in China to the port of Rotterdam. After completion, the vessel will enter its long-term...
Pacific Drilling latest rig operator to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
New York-listed Pacific Drilling is the latest rig operator to file for a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US to get out of a major debt. Several other rig operators have made a similar move since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The company has struck an...
ABB to supply 17-MW Azipods to icebreaking LNG carriers
ABB will supply 6 newbuild LNG carriers with a trio of the largest and most powerful Azipod propulsion units ever supplied for ships operating in ice. The ships will operate along the Northern Sea Route and can sail through ice up to 2.1 metres thick. The contract was...
Yacht builder Oceanco threatened with fine after illegal party
The Zuid-Holland Zuid Safety Region has forewarned Oceanco in Alblasserdam, the Netherlands, with a EUR 10,000 fine after an illegal party that took place on 23 October on a ship along the quay of the company. The partygoers did not comply with the corona measures....
Eekels Technology gives De Keizer Marine another go
Superyacht specialist De Keizer Marine Engineering from Zaandam is restarting its business. TBI is taking over the system integrator through its subsidiary Eekels Technology. This guarantees job retention for a large number of Dutch employees and allows a global...
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