Big bags on cargo vessels cause big trouble
Bulk carriers and general cargo vessels are receiving frequent requests to load flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs), also known as "jumbo bags", in the same holds as breakbulk and steel cargoes, or to store different bagged chemicals in the same hold. The...
Niestern Sander: Corona makes delays in shipbuilding inevitable
The corona crisis changes the way shipyards operate and will impact delivery deadlines, according to Royal Niestern Sander. 'The projects continue, but we are working on a ship with far fewer people at the same time,' says HSEQ Manager at the shipyard Eddie Stam. 'Add...
Liebherr: Third party hook caused Orion crane accident
A malfunctioning hook from an external supplier caused the crane accident onboard Deme’s new offshore vessel Orion 1. Why the hook did not withstand the load is still unclear, but authorities and experts unanimously agree that this was the cause, reports Liebherr. The...
Wärtsilä to develop gas engine that burns hydrogen
Wärtsilä is developing the combustion process in its gas engines to enable them to burn 100 per cent hydrogen fuel. The company has so far tested its engines with blends of up to sixty per cent hydrogen and forty per cent natural gas. This development is part of the...
Regal Princess to drop off cruise ship crews in Rotterdam
Cruise ship Regal Princess is expected to arrive at Cruiseport Rotterdam on Wednesday 6 May at 7 am. The cruise ship is not carrying holiday makers, but is bringing 1000 Dutch and other European crew members of cruise shipping company Holland America Group home. The...
Heesen introduces latest aluminium FDHF yacht: Project Altea
Heesen Yachts has revealed its latest 5000 class yacht, Project Altea. This fifty-metre Fast Displacement Hull Form (FDHF) aluminium motor yacht below 500 gross tonnage is the second yacht built on the design and engineering platform of Nova Plus. Altea is said to...
Jumbo Jubilee takes two giant reactors on board in Venice
The Jumbo Jubilee is on its way to Algeciras, Spain, after loading two 1400-tonne reactors and three smaller ones in the Port of Venice. The reactors were placed on board using the ship's two 1800-tonne cranes. The reactors were produced by ATB Group, located in the...
Towage company Kotug completes acquisition of Marsol
Kotug International has acquired full ownership of Marsol International Ltd. The addition of the offshore and marine terminal service centre is meant to strengthen Kotug’s position in the maritime services industry in the Middle East. 'Although we find ourselves in...
150,000 seafarers trapped at sea due to Covid-19
New data compiled by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Maritime Employers’ Council has found that 150,000 seafarers are in need of crew change by 15 May. According to ICS, the current situation risks the safety and mental wellbeing of...
Video: 5000-tonne crane of new DEME vessel collapses
The 5000-tonne heavy-lift crane of DEME’s new installation vessel Orion 1 has collapsed while undergoing load tests at Liebherr’s construction yard in Rostock. Five people sustained minor injuries and vessel and crane have suffered damage. It is the second incident at...
Damen combines yacht brands in new Yachting division
Damen will market its yacht portfolio consisting of Amels, SeaXplorer and Yacht Support under a new identity: Damen Yachting. The division is headed up by Rose Damen and retains all of the yacht ranges associated with Amels and Damen. Damen will continue to deliver...
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