Queen Máxima christens NIOZ’ high-tech research vessel
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands christened the new Dutch ocean research vessel RV Anna Weber-van Bosse on 12 March in Texel. The nearly 80-metre ship, operated by the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), is considered by researchers to be one of the...
BigLift transports and installs two 1700-tonne cranes
BigLift has transported and installed two 1700-tonne Grab Ship Unloaders with its heavy-lift vessel Happy Star. After installation of the GSUs, the ship loaded the two old GSUs and shipped them back to the original manufacturing quay for demolition. The contract was...
Nautical Institute: Use fall prevention even if the height seems small
Slips, trips, and falls are one of the leading causes of injuries for shipboard personnel, according to The Nautical Institute. This is highlighted in a recent Mars Report in which a hazard in plain sight was overlooked resulting in a fall. The Nautical Institute...
Minister tightens advice on Wadden Sea shipping routes
The Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen is tightening advice for container shipping on the shipping routes north of the Wadden Islands. This follows from research into the MSC Zoe disaster. The advice is based on a report by...
Port of Rotterdam seeks to import green hydrogen from Iceland
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and the national energy company of Iceland will investigate whether green hydrogen can be imported from that country. The Port Authority has been arguing for some time for investment in hydrogen so that Rotterdam can grow into an...
Royal IHC launches second cutter suction dredger for SCA
Royal IHC has launched the second of two dredgers currently under construction at the shipyard for the Suez Canal Authority (SCA). The 29,190-kW rock cutter suction dredger Hussein Tantawy will be used to maintain and improve the Suez Canal. The launch took place on...
No consensus on IMO CO2 reduction plan for shipping
IMO's plan to legislate a 40 per cent reduction in maritime CO2 emissions within ten years has resulted in a mixed response from shipping organisations. The environmental movement, on the other hand, has sharply criticised the plan and favours the EU Green Deal...
Heesen Yachts begins construction of Project Sparta
At 67 metres and with an internal volume of approximately 1200 gross tonnes, Project Sparta will be the largest steel-hulled displacement motor yacht built by Heesen to date. Construction of the yacht kicked off on October 19 by gluing a Greek coin featuring Poseidon...
Damen completes OceanXplorer research vessel rebuild
Damen Shipyards Group has completed the extensive rebuild of research vessel OceanXplorer. The vessel now has laboratories and studios on board and has been equipped with submersibles, sonar arrays, manned submarines and an ROV and AUV to explore and map the depths of...
Trinidad and Tobago government experts say FSO Nabarima is stable
A team of experts of the government of Trinidad and Tobago has visited the FSO Nabarima to assess its condition. Venezuelan officials explained to them the reasons for its listing in September and the team has concluded the vessel is now stable. On 17 October, NGO...
UK special forces arrest stowaways on oil tanker in English Channel
The UK authorities have arrested seven suspects on an oil tanker in the English Channel near the Isle of Wight. The police, the coastguard and later the army had taken action following concerns about the crew and reports of a possible hijacking. According to the...
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