MOL orders vessels to enter European offshore wind market
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Cyprus-based shipping company Schoeller Holdings have ordered two Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) together. MOL will also invest in Deutsche Offshore Schifffahrt, which will operate the vessels that are scheduled for...
‘Shipping in light version of European Emissions Trading Scheme’
The European shipping sector will fall under the European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS). This will only apply to transport in European waters. Last week, the World Shipping Council strongly criticised the ETS scheme for shipping. This will be announced by...
Boskalis’ dredger attacked with Molotov cocktails
The Queen of the Netherlands, a trailing suction hopper dredger from the Dutch dredging company Boskalis, has suffered an organised attack in Indonesia. Hundreds of environmentalists and fishermen bombarded the vessel with Molotov cocktails and stones. The trailing...
CE Delft: Scrubbers have a lower climate impact than low-sulphur fuels
The CO2-emissions associated with using an Exhaust Gas Cleaning System (EGCS, or scrubber) are lower than the emissions caused by producing low-sulphur fuels for these ships. This is the main conclusion from the new study "Comparison of CO2 emissions of MARPOL Annex...
Video: Container ship MSC Mia drags crane with it on departure
The 23,750-TEU container ship MSC Mia has pulled over a container crane on leaving the Spanish port of Valencia. The crane operator was slightly injured. The 400-metre long ship dragged the crane's jib while manoeuvring. It broke off, after which the entire structure...
Ampelmann introduces W2W services to the East Coast of India
Ampelmann has signed a contract with offshore engineering and construction company McDermott. This is the first project in which an Ampelmann system, in this case the A-type Enhanced Performance (AEP), is used offshore on the East Coast of India. It will also be the...
Ship propellers worth 140,000 euros stolen from Kooiman Van Os shipyard
Several ship propellers with a total value of 140,000 euros have been stolen from the Kooiman Van Os shipyard in Yerseke. The company has said that a blue container behind the garage boxes on the Ankerweg in Yerseke was broken open. In it were stored ship propellers...
Divers search for lost cargo from MSC Zoe
A team of thirty divers has started with a major clean-up operation in the North Sea above the Wadden Islands. They want to clean up rubbish that came from the containers that were thrown overboard from the MSC Zoe at the beginning of 2019. They will be cleaning up...
Chipolbrok and Crane Worldwide create door-to-door heavy-lift service
Crane Worldwide Logistics in Japan and Chipolbrok are joining forces to create a door-to-door heavy-lift service for clients shipping cargo between Europe, the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Middle East, Asia and the Americas. The new liner service from Japan to North...
MSC buys hull cleaning robot for 14,000 TEU container ship
MSC will equip one of its container ships with Jotun's Hull Skating Solutions (HSS). The HullSkater is a robot that removes biofouling from the hull and is controlled remotely through 4G. It is the first commercial contract for Jotun. MSC will install the HullSkater...
Van Oord applies Atlantis tubes to create dam in IJsselmeer
Contracted by the Dutch Province of Friesland, Van Oord has now installed five Atlantis tubes in the IJsselmeer near Kornwerderzand to create a dam. Atlantis tubes are elongated bags made of specially developed geotextile fabric that are filled with sand by dredging...
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