Port of Rotterdam electrifies patrol vessel
The Port of Rotterdam Authority is to electrify patrol vessel RPA 8, as part of efforts to get to an emission-free operational fleet. RPA 8 will serve as a test platform to gain essential experience in electric sailing, energy management and the asset management of...
Nitrogen emissions guidance in line with Dutch shipowners’ ambitions
The Dutch shipowners' association KVNR is 'generally positive' about the recommendations of the Advisory Board on Nitrogen Problems chaired by Johan Remkes to reduce nitrogen emissions from shipping. However, KNVR Managing Director Annet Koster does see 'a number of...
First full crew change under new Covid-19 protocols in Singapore
Dry bulk shipowner Genco Shipping has completed the first full crew change under new COVID-19 protocols in Singapore since March. A total of 37 seafarers were involved in this crew change of the Genco Liberty, a 180,032 DWT Capesize vessel. 'Amid the outbreak of...
Allseas at work on its first offshore job in China
Allseas' pipelayer Audacia and support vessel Calamity Jane have started work on the deep-water Lingshui 17-2 gas field development in the South China Sea. It is the offshore contractor's very first job in China. During the project, the Audacia will install some 160...
Simwave to offer arctic simulations to expedition vessel officers
Together with EYOS Expeditions, Simwave is developing new training courses to navigate polar waters. The curriculum responds to the need for ice navigation training for nautical officers to meet the requirements of IMO's Polar Code which was established in 2017. The...
Subsea 7 definitively wins contract for Dutch offshore wind farm
Vattenfall has granted Subsea 7 a contract for the Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) 1-4 offshore wind farm project. Its subsidiary Seaway 7 will deploy heavy lift, cable lay and support vessels to transport and install approximately 140 wind turbine monopile foundations and...
Roll Group to use smart route planning for its new module carrier
Roll Group has ordered ABB's Ability Marine Advisory System – OCTOPUS for its latest addition to the fleet, the BigRoll Biscay. The software is to optimise the module carrier's route based on weather and forecasted vessel motions. Vessel motion monitoring and...
Video: USCG rescues crew member of container ship Laura Maersk
Last Friday, the US Coast Guard evacuated a wounded man from the Laura Maersk (4258 TEU) almost five hundred kilometres off the coast of Maryland. It concerned a crew member, who had suffered serious burns during an explosion in the engine room. Because of the large...
Dutch naval ship De Ruyter completes mission in Strait of Hormuz
The mission of the naval vessel HNLMS De Ruyter in the Strait of Hormuz has come to an end. It was there the last few months to guarantee the free passage of shipping. The frigate has begun its return journey. The ship was part of a small European mission under French...
Firemen injured following explosion on car carrier Höegh Xiamen
Fire fighting operations on board of the ro/ro carrier Höegh Xiamen are still ongoing following a fire outbreak in the port of Jacksonville, USA on June 4th. The 21 crew members of the vessel were safely evacuated, but eight firefighters were injured during the...
De Hoop delivers second expedition cruise vessel within two years
Shipyard De Hoop has delivered its second expedition cruise vessel, the Silver Origin, to Silversea Cruises. With the delivery of Celebrity Flora in 2019, it was the first shipyard in the Netherlands to once again deliver a cruise ship since the Prinsendam from the...
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