Navantia, Fincantieri step up European Patrol Corvette
Spanish shipbuilder Navantia and Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri want to create a joint venture to jointly coordinate and execute the European Patrol Corvette (EPC) project. The companies will collaborate on the design of the EPC’s combat version and explore...
Dominion orders Huisman crane for first Jones Act installation vessel
Dominion Energy has selected Huisman Equipment to fabricate the crane for the United States’ first Jones Act compliant offshore wind installation vessel. Huisman joins a consortium of offshore wind industry leaders to build the vessel, which Dominion calls...
Wind powered car carrier to set sail in late 2024
Wallenius Marine has given an update on its Oceanbird project. Per Tunell, Chief Operating Officer at Wallenius Marine says he is now absolutely sure the vessel will become a reality. The RoRo vessel/car carrier with 5 80-metre wing rigs will sail on wind power to...
Disappearance of livestock carrier Gulf Livestock 1 raises questions
Why was the Gulf Livestock 1 heading straight for the heart of category 4 storm Maysak, the worst typhoon of the year to date in the East China Sea? That is what maritime experts are wondering after having studied satellite images of the region by, among others, the...
Damen to build largest Dutch superyacht ever
Amels and Damen Yachting have won a contract for a new build 120-metre superyacht by Espen Øino. When delivered in 2025, Project Signature will be not only the largest Amels, but also the largest superyacht built to date in the Netherlands. Imperial represents the...
GE to provide electric propulsion for new Dutch Combat Support Ship
GE’s Power Conversion business will deliver an energy management and electric propulsion package intended for the new Combat Support Ship (CSS) in use at the Royal Netherlands Navy. The technology was selected for its low noise signature, high level of reliability and...
‘Bunkering facility not a must to get liquid hydrogen on board a ship’
In principle, there is nothing standing in the way of ships being supplied with liquid hydrogen today. According to Adrian Shakib, Tendering Manager at MAN Energy Solutions, 'the technology is already there', eliminating the need to wait for extensive bunkering...
Sif scraps Vinyard offshore wind farm from order book
Dutch Sif Group has definitively cancelled the order for the delivery of the foundations for the first large American offshore wind farm, Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts. This is evident from an explanation by CEO Fred van Beers on the group's half-year...
Two crew members kidnapped from Dutch ship off Nigeria
Two crew members of the Dutch reefer Water Phoenix were kidnapped by a group of pirates off the coast of Nigeria on 8 September. This has been reported by spokesman Cor Radings of the Groningen shipping company Seatrade. The other sixteen people on board are still on...
Ferus Smit launches first NaabsaMax tanker
Ferus Smit has launched the first of two NaabsaMax coastal tankers ordered at its yard in Leer, Germany. Naabsa or "Not Always Afloat But Safely Aground" means the vessel is specially designed for calling niche ports with tidal restrictions, being able to rest on the...
Barge in Rotterdam to demonstrate use of hydrogen gas can cut emissions
As a pilot, a barge in Rotterdam will be equipped with Ultimate Cell technology. This system injects hydrogen gas into the engine to improve combustion. According to the company behind the system, this process can cut harmful emissions by up to 80 per cent. When the...
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