LR approval for cubic LNG tank design for LNG-fuelled ships
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has issued an approval in principle (AiP) for GTT’s Cubiq LNG fuel containment system. This cubic tank design aims to streamline project engineering and planning, simplify shipyard construction processes and free up more cargo space on...
Airline KLM comes to the rescue of seafarers
KLM has responded to the request of the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR) to set up air bridges. These will allow seafarers to be flown in again to relieve their colleagues, who have been on board ships for months now due to the corona pandemic....
Heesen launches 55-metre steel class yacht Project Castor
Heesen has launched YN 19055 Project Castor at its facility in Oss, the Netherlands. By adopting corona measures early on, the company says there has been little disruption allowing construction of the yacht to progress on schedule for an August delivery. According to...
Royal IHC launches cutter suction dredger for Suez Canal Authority
Royal IHC has launched cutter suction dredger Mohab Mameesh at its yard in Krimpen aan den IJssel, the Netherlands. The dredger is being built for the Suez Canal Authority and will be used to maintain and improve the Suez Canal, which connects the Mediterranean and...
Dutch navy ships set sail for exercise Baltic Breeze
Together with Belgian frigate BNS Leopold, the Dutch navy ships Evertsen, Johan de Witt, Rotterdam and Van Speijk will take part in a training exercise on the North Sea and near Denmark. In the next three weeks, both navies will prepare for operations in the highest...
Conversion of Boskalis’ new crane vessel BokaLift 2 underway
A steel cutting ceremony at Drydocks World in Dubai has kicked off the hull modification of Boskalis' BokaLift 2. The conversion scope includes the fabrication and installation of 9000 tonnes of steel blocks on both sides of the vessel to increase stability and the...
Keel laid for LNG conversion of ferry Münsterland
Royal Niestern Sander has started section building for the LNG conversion of the passenger ferry Münsterland by laying the keel. The shipyard will design and build a completely new aft ship, including dual-fuel engines, LNG storage tanks, propulsion systems, all LNG...
KVNR: Investigation into lashing of containers raises questions
The Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KNVR) is critical of the report published by the Dutch Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) on Thursday 14 May. It revealed that shipping companies make lots of mistakes in the lashing of containers. In...
Damen definitively wins tender to build new German frigates
The merger between German naval builders German Naval Yards Kiel and Lürssen Group has cleared the way for Dutch Damen Shipyards to proceed with building the four MKS 180 frigates for the German Navy. The German Ministry of Defence has confirmed that Naval Yards has...
First Multi-Purpose Vessel finally delivered to Rijkswaterstaat
The Dutch Government's organisation for public works Rijkswaterstaat has taken delivery of its first MPV-30, the Merwestroom, but with a deeper draught than intended. The project was characterised by delays once it became apparent the ships did not comply with...
Wagenborg’s second EasyMax vessel is taking shape
Following the installation of the bow in March, Wagenborg has now installed the bridge deck of its second EasyMax multipurpose vessel. The EasyMax2 is being built at the Royal Niestern Sander Shipyard in Delfzijl, the Netherlands, and is expected to join the fleet in...
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