Onboard carbon capture requires harmonised regulation
A clear and supportive legislative framework is critical to enabling onboard carbon capture and storage (OCCS) and unlocking timely investment across the ship and LCO2 offloading value chain. This follows from a DNV report commissioned by five leading shipping...
Holland Shipyards will build Wärtsilä designed zero-emissions ferries
Wärtsilä is to design and equip two new zero-emissions ferries for Norwegian operator Boreal Sjö. The ships will be built at Holland Shipyards in the Netherlands for delivery in autumn 2021. The ship design is tailored to the operating and route profiles of the two...
Moonen sells 36-metre new build superyacht
Netherlands based Moonen Yachts has sold its 36.3-metre superyacht YN199, built on the Martinique platform. The yacht will be launched at the end of this summer and then delivered to its new owner in the Middle East a couple of weeks later. YN199 features an exterior...
IHC built dredger Meuse River leaves for second sea trial
Trailing suction hopper dredger Meuse River has left Neptune Shipyards in Hardinxveld for a second sea trial on the North Sea, which is to last until 19 June. The ship was built at Royal IHC's yard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, but later moved to Neptune for further...
‘Crew changeovers have become costly with disruptions expected into 2021’
Due to the corona crisis, ship operators are faced with extra measures to ensure safe crew changeovers. These measures are proving costly as well as tricky warns crewing specialist Danica. At the same time, the organisation expects manning of ships to be disrupted...
Dutch inland shippers see 2020 as a year lost
The transport of goods by water has fallen sharply due to the corona crisis. Inland navigation had already been losing ground in the transport of mineral fuels, but the corona crisis has made this much worse. Recovery is not expected until 2021. This emerged from...
‘North Sea as a powerhouse can save billions on energy transition’
Strategic linking and deployment of all energy systems in the North Sea could save the Netherlands billions on the road to a low-CO2 energy supply in 2050. This follows from the report "Unlocking potential of the North Sea". According to the report, which presents the...
Alcohol abuse and poor BRM cause ship to hit bollards
Closed-loop communications are an essential part of good bridge resource management (BRM). In a recent Mars Report, less than adequate BRM allowed for a single point failure and resulted in a ship hitting dolphins. Alcohol abuse was another factor in the incident. The...
World’s largest aluminium sailing yacht completes sea trials
A successful series of sail trials mark the concluding stage and upcoming delivery of the three-masted Royal Huisman built schooner Sea Eagle II. Once delivered in July, it will be the world’s largest aluminium sailing yacht as well as the largest yacht ever built by...
IHC looks ahead to autonomous vessel prototype after DP tests
Royal IHC and research institute MARIN have completed dynamic positioning (DP) assessment tests for the autonomous T60-18 service operation vessel (SOV). The data gained will provide input for an SOV simulator and should eventually lead to the development of a...
Maersk to use anti-snap back ropes to improve vessel mooring safety
Maersk will begin implementation of Snap Back Arrestor (SBA) ropes on the mooring lines used to hold vessels in place while docked in port for (un)loading. Instead of snapping back in unpredictable ways at great speed when broken, this type of rope will simply drop to...
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