CVM orders Easydredge dredger at Royal IHC
Royal IHC and La Congolaise des Voies Maritimes (CVM) have signed a contract for the delivery of an Easydredge 2700XL trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). The vessel will be customised to meet CVM’s specific operational needs. Customised features include greater...
‘Seafarers’ welfare in the Netherlands requires at least € 360,000 a year’
The Nederlandse Zeevarendencentrale (NZC, Dutch Seafarers' Centre) asks the government to structurally set aside a minimum of 360,000 euros a year. This is to cover the operating deficits in the care for at least 42,000 seafarers and more than 4000 ship crews in the...
Mercy Ships reveals its new 174-metre hospital ship
Mercy Ships has given a first look at the construction of the world's largest NGO hospital ship. The 174-metre, 37,000-tonne ship Global Mercy plans to sail to Africa in late 2021. Mercy Ships, a faith-based global organisation powered by charitable donors and...
DEME launches its first service operation vessel Groene Wind
DEME has launched its first ever Service Operation Vessel (SOV) at the CEMRE shipyard in Yalova, Turkey. Named Groene Wind, the Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull (SWATH) vessel will be deployed for wind farm maintenance activities. Groene Wind is due for delivery in...
Green ammonia for marine fuel could be produced in Zeeland
Fertiliser company Yara and offshore wind developer Ørsted join forces for the production of sustainable ammonia. The green ammonia to be produced in Sluiskil in the Dutch province of Zeeland is intended for the production of green fertilisers. In the future, it may...
Breakbulk liner company Intermarine becomes part of SAL Heavy Lift
Operating as an independent brand within the SAL Heavy Lift Group, Intermarine will tie its Americas breakbulk liner service to SAL’s global heavy lift trade. Svend Andersen, former CEO of BBC Chartering, will head Intermarine. For over 30 years, Intermarine has...
Container ship Ever Forward takes next step to shore-based control
Evergreen Marine Corp. Ltd. has been awarded Digital Safe Security certification from Lloyd's Register for its latest 12,000 TEU ultra large container ship, Ever Forward. Operators and shore-based staff have instant access to operating data from onboard systems for...
Jumbo transports 5 cargoes to the US in one go
Loaded with multiple cargoes for multiple clients from ports in Spain, Italy and Greece, Jumbo Vision recently arrived in the USA with loads bound for Florida, Louisiana and Texas. The ‘fix’ included a large shipment of delicate cargo: yachts. One of Jumbo’s H-800...
HNLMS Pelikaan back in Curaçao after midlife upgrade
HNLMS Pelikaan is back in the familiar waters of the Caribbean. Damen Shipyards Den Helder has returned the HNLMS Pelikaan to the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) following a mid-life upgrade lasting 8 months. The most important upgrade was the installation of a...
These catalysts lead to containers being lost overboard
Despite the container shipping sector being well regulated and highly regarded, containers are still lost overboard. In a new report, The Swedish Club delivers hands-on advice for preventing such losses. One of the catalysts identified is misdeclared cargo. Even a...
Wärtsilä divests its Valves business
The technology group Wärtsilä has divested 100% of the shares in Wärtsilä Valves Ltd to an affiliate of Evergreen Capital L.P., based in New York, US. Activities include engineering, assembly, testing, sales and delivery of nickel aluminium bronze (NAB) and duplex...
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