Dutch govt considers deploying frigate to Mediterranean
The Dutch government is investigating the desirability and feasibility of deploying the air defence and command frigate HNLMS Evertsen in a defensive role in the eastern Mediterranean. Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius (Defence) and Minister Berendsen (Foreign Affairs)...
Inspectorate: Dutch naval ships moored illegally in Den Helder
The Dutch Ministry of Defence is struggling with the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) over naval vessels being moored in the naval port of Den Helder without an environmental permit. The watchdog has imposed an order for incremental penalty payments...
‘Maritime atomic battery is the future of shipping’
The atomic battery. According to London-based Core-Power, it is the holy grail for the global shipping industry to go zero-emission. The company also sees it as best way to achieve the IMO target of 50 per cent less CO2 emissions by 2050. Mikal Bøe's Core-Power...
Boskalis in red due to write-offs on ships and goodwill
Offshore contractor Boskalis has recorded a net loss of more than EUR 96 million in the first half of the year as a result of a substantial write-off on ships and goodwill of almost EUR 150 million. Nevertheless, the group is satisfied with an 'operationally very good...
Damen delivers nozzles for super trawler modification
Damen Marine Components has delivered two large 19A nozzles to Parlevliet & Van der Plas for its fishing trawler, the Margiris. The vessel is one of the largest of its type in the world. It has recently undergone a modification project at Damen Shiprepair...
Fatal fall from ladder on board bulk carrier
Seafarers can become desensitised to the hazards around them, which can have dramatic consequences. A recent Mars Report describes a fatal accident on board a bulk carrier, where it had become common practice to climb up and down the hold ladder without fall arrest or...
First OSD-IMT shallow draft tug delivered in Indonesia
The first in a series of at least three OSD-IMT7402 shallow draft tugs was delivered to PT Patria Maritime Lines based in Cikarang, Indonesia on 18 August. It was built at PT Patria Maritim Perkasa shipyard in Batam, and is now on its way to Banjarmasin, South...
Intelligent bus-driven system controls Anchorage’s dredging process
Alewijnse was responsible for the comprehensive electrical installation of De Hoop's new build trailing hopper suction dredger (TSHD) Anchorage. Part of the scope was developing a new system to control and monitor the dredging process. The 106-metre vessel is one of...
11 cruise ships in Dutch ports this year instead of 282
It will remain quiet in the Dutch cruise terminals this year. A total of 282 seagoing cruise ships were supposed to dock in Amsterdam, IJmuiden and Rotterdam in 2020. Instead there were 11. That seems to be it, for the rest of the year as well. All three ports have...
DEKC develops cargo vessel with modular engine room
With an ageing short sea and general cargo fleet and new legislation pushing for a more sustainable industry, traditional ship designs need to be reconsidered. DEKC has come up with a breakbulk vessel design with a modular, exchangeable engine room ready for future...
ProZero joins EU funded automated shortsea vessel project
Danish workboat manufacturer ProZero International has joined the MOSES shortsea shipping project. One of the innovations the company will be working on is an autonomous system for manoeuvring and docking ships. MOSES stands for AutoMated Vessels and Supply Chain...
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