Allseas’ cargo barge Braveheart en route to Rotterdam
After eighteen months of fabrication, outfitting and commissioning, Allseas’ new cargo barge Braveheart has departed China for Rotterdam. Braveheart reflects Allseas’ ethos of designing and optimising cutting-edge equipment in-house. Engineered by Allseas teams, its...
Unifeeder to use Digital Twin across its fleet to save on fuel and emissions
Unifeeder will roll-out the We4Sea Digital Twin based performance monitoring solution across its fleet. The aim is to reduce the ships’ fuel consumption and emissions. The Unifeeder Group has a large feeder network and growing shortsea business in Europe, the Middle...
Conoship and Kenzfigee design new transshipment solution
Ship designer Conoship International and crane specialist KenzFigee have joined forces. Together they have designed a cost efficient transshipment crane barge combination to meet the needs of the dry bulk and break bulk transshipment market. The Conoship designed...
Damen launches expedition yacht La Datcha
The luxury expedition yacht La Datcha has emerged from its building hall in the Netherlands. The 77-metre SeaXplorer built by Damen Yachting will be delivered towards the end of this summer. La Datcha's launch marks the start of the final stages of its build process...
Dutch flag rises on Port State Control performance list
The Dutch fleet moves up from 6th to 4th place on the Performance List of the Paris MoU. This list is based on the total number of Port State Control inspections and detentions in the past three years. The Performance List, also known as the “White, Grey and Black...
Shell to write off 20 billion dollars in assets, plans major reorganisation
Royal Dutch Shell is preparing a major reorganisation in response to the new oil crisis, which sees the company write off at least 20 billion dollars in assets in the previous quarter. 'We will likely get out of this crisis with scratches, but I want to be better...
Port of Rotterdam tests container handling with app
The port of Rotterdam will start testing container handling with a new app. The application uses blockchain technology and replaces the current PIN code with a less fraud-sensitive digital signal. It should make container handling in the port safer and faster....
Seajacks’ Scylla takes over Orion’s jacket installation job at Moray East
Despite the coronavirus pandemic and last-minute crane failure prior to the delivery of its new offshore installation vessel Orion, DEME Offshore has installed the first jacket of the Moray East wind farm on time. The job is now being carried out by Seajacks' offshore...
Automated barge transports polluted soil in port of Antwerp
Zonga, an automated 135-metre barge, has started transporting polluted soil from a former BP site in the port of Antwerp. The project is being carried out by Seafar, specialised in remote ship management, and DEME Environmental Contractors (DEC). The former BP site, a...
Wagenborg expands RoRo service with new Baltic line
Wagenborg Shipping Sweden is expanding its RoRo liner services in the Baltic region. The company has now started a new RoRo line between Riga in Latvia and Oxelösund in Sweden. The new liner service starts with three voyages per week on a fixed timetable and supports...
Berg Propulsion to centre marine propulsion manufacturing in Sweden
Manufacturer of propulsion systems and marine controls for vessels Berg Propulsion will move all manufacturing operations to a campus location in Sweden. It concerns production of the company's controllable pitch propellers, azimuthing and transverse thrusters, and...
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