Wärtsilä to divest ballast water treatment business
Wärtsilä will divest its Water & Waste business to Swedish investment company Solix Group AB. Water & Waste offers a wide portfolio of environmental solutions for the full spectrum of water and waste management at sea. From ballast water treatment to efficient...
Fourth claim of sexual offence on board Dutch navy ship Karel Doorman
Once again, someone filed a report against the naval officer of HNLMS Karel Doorman because of a sexual incident that allegedly occurred on board. Three other sailors already filed charges last week. This was confirmed by the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee following a...
Thun Tankers orders second product tanker from Ferus Smit
Thun Tankers BV has placed an order for a second 4250-deadweight NaabsaMAX product tanker with Dutch shipbuilder Ferus Smit. The vessel is to be delivered in May 2022 and has been specially designed to be able to rest on the bottom allowing it to reach niche ports....
Offshore staff should be considered key workers to ease crew changes
A lobby has started to get the IMO to support a recommendation for Governments to facilitate the movement of offshore energy sector personnel during the Covid-19 pandemic. They should be considered "key workers" to enable ease of movement during mobilisation and...
Royal IHC to supply trailing suction hopper dredger to Cameroon
To autonomously manage its dredging activities, Cameroon’s Port Authority of Douala (PAD) already acquired an IHC Beaver 50 cutter suction dredger and a DMC work boat in 2019. This first order will now be completed by an IHC Easydredge trailing suction hopper dredger...
Maersk expects volumes to drop by up to 25 per cent in Q2
Container carrier company Maersk expects volumes may fall by up to 25 per cent in the second quarter of this year due to the corona crisis. CEO Søren Skou says the year will be challenging, but says the company is 'strongly positioned to weather the storm.' According...
Investigation into sexual offence on board Dutch navy ship Karel Doorman
The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee is investigating a sexual offence that allegedly occurred on board HNLMS Karel Doorman last weekend. A naval officer has been reported to the police. There are multiple charges, including previous sexual misconduct. This was...
Sendo introduces XL Green Deal-compliant container vessels
Sendo Shipping has completed sea trials with the Sendo Mare and Sendo Nave. The so-called Sendo-XL vessels are equipped with two large ballast propeller pumps in combination with two ejectors due the bridges they have to pass. These ships already meet the 2030...
Container ships caught at violating safety rules
Despite the MSC Zoe disaster in the Dutch Wadden Sea at the beginning of last year, shipping companies still massively violate international rules on safety for large container ships. This follows from a major inspection of container ships in the port of Rotterdam by...
German naval shipbuilders Lürssen and Naval Yards intend to join forces
Lürssen intends to establish a long-term cooperation in naval shipbuilding with German Naval Yards Kiel. The existing military and naval surface shipbuilding activities are to be contributed into a joint company and led by Bremen-based Lürssen Group. The objective of...
Marine contractor Boskalis seems a little immune to corona
For the time being, Boskalis seems to be escaping the corona crisis. The contractor reports in a trading update that the first quarter has been better than expected financially, without mentioning any concrete results. However, the group points to the enormous order...
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