Equinor supplies bio-methanol to Wallenius’ RoRos
Equinor has entered into a two-year bio-methanol supply agreement with Wallenius Wilhelmsen, a major global player in shipping and vehicle logistics. The latter will use the bio‑methanol as bunker fuel for its upcoming dual‑fuel methanol vessels. Soon bio-methanol...
2000 redundancies at Maersk, curtain falls on Safmarine and Damco
Maersk is laying off no fewer than 2000 employees as a result of the large-scale reorganisation that started at the beginning of September. The end of Damco had been in sight for some time, but the Danish shipping company has now made it official. Subsidiary Safmarine...
‘Hard brexit is the end of Dutch fishing industry’
Dutch fishermen will be dealt a deathblow by a hard brexit. A hard brexit irrevocably leads to the end of the European fisheries policy. And it is Dutch fishermen in particular, who benefit from this common policy. That is what Gerard van Balsfoort, chairman of the...
Minister allots €1.5 million to development of green marine engines
Minister Van Nieuwenhuizen (Infrastructure and Water Management) is allocating 1.5 million euros to boost the development of sustainable shipping engines for inland navigation. With the money, the Minister will support the manufacturers of ship engines in the costly...
Damen implements 3D platform to design and build super yachts
Damen Shipyards Group has implemented Dassault Systèmes' 3DExperience platform for its yacht design and construction division. The platform is used for general engineering, detail design and production preparation. The new platform was commissioned in September 2020...
OHT signs contract for first jack-up installation vessel
Offshore Heavy Transport (OHT) has signed a contract with China Merchants Industry Holdings for the construction of the first of two turbine installation vessels. The Norwegian offshore carrier is creating a pure-play offshore wind company through its subsidiary Vind...
German government comes to the rescue of MV Werften
Cruise ship builder MV Werften has received a 193-million-euro loan to complete the Crystal Endeavor for delivery and keep the shipyard operations going till March 2021. The loan is provided by the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Federal authorities. All the...
Larger propellers for Doeksen’s LNG ferry Willem Barentsz
Rederij Doeksen's latest addition to the fleet, LNG ferry Willem Barentsz, is currently at the Damen Ship Repair yard in Harlingen, where new quieter and lighter propellers have been installed. In addition, the bow thruster capacity is being increased. Each Veth...
Intermarine CEO: I am optimistic that we’ll see things improve next year
SAL Heavy Lift this week announced it has bought a majority stake in Intermarine. When asked by SAL CEO Martin Harren, Svend Andersen decided to return from his retirement to lead the company. 'It will be a big challenge, but I see a lot of opportunities,' says...
Alfa Laval and WinGD present solution that targets methane slip
To reduce emissions, shipowners often consider LNG a bridge fuel in the transition to carbon-neutral fuels. However, the resulting methane slip is a negative side effect and new regulations may be upcoming to tackle this. Alfa Laval and WinGD say they have now...
Video: Yed Prior’s mining screen towers tested during sea trials
Royal IHC has delivered two mining screen towers of a new design for Spaansen's Yed Prior. The Yed Prior was converted from a container feeder into a gravel hopper dredger. Spaansen Marine Aggregates purchased the 750 TEU container vessel Gerd on 2 October 2018 for...
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