Hapag-Lloyd to takeover ZIM
Hapag-Lloyd plans to acquire 100 per cent of the shares of ZIM, the world’s tenth largest container shipping line, for a total amount of over USD 4 billion. The agreement to this effect was signed on 16 February. FIMI, Israel's largest and leading private equity fund,...
Van Oord installs world’s first submerged slip joint
Van Oord has managed to install the slip joint foundation at the Borssele Wind Farm Site V. It is the first time anywhere that a submerged slip joint was used on a full-sized offshore wind turbine on a fully commercial basis. After years of developing the system in...
US Navy takes delivery of USS Zumwalt
The US Navy has accepted delivery of USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000), the lead ship of the US Navy's next-generation of multi-mission surface combatants. The ship will now transition from Combat Systems Activation to the next phase of developmental and integrated at-sea...
Ballast water treatment technology can kill coronavirus on surfaces
The ultra-violet light technology used to kill invasive species in ships’ ballast water tanks can be used to protect seafarers, health workers and first-responders from picking up the coronavirus from surfaces. Bio-UV Group plans to have a surface disinfection system...
World’s largest container ship on its way to Europe
HMM's new 24,000 TEU-class container ship HMM Algeciras has left Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering’s Okpo shipyard in Geoje, Korea for its maiden voyage. The world's largest container ship will first call at Busan and then continue on to Rotterdam among...
Ship hits wind turbine near Borkum
A ship has sailed into a wind turbine near the German Wadden Island of Borkum. Three crew members were injured, one of whom is in bad shape, according to the German rescue brigade. The vessel Njord Forseti (picture below), sailing under the British flag, collided with...
Van Oord’s Aeolus installs last foundation for Borssele wind farms
Van Oord’s offshore installation vessel Aeolus has completed the installation of 77 foundations for the Borssele III and IV wind farm. For the last six months, the Aeolus has been deployed for the transport and installation of the foundations. Van Oord’s cable-laying...
Maritime Awards Gala 2020 postponed
The fifteenth edition of the Maritime Awards Gala has been postponed to 2021 because of the corona crisis. The event was originally planned for 9 November. The Maritime Awards Gala Foundation says on its website: 'Every year, the Maritime Awards Gala celebrates the...
Wärtsilä to design expedition cruise ships for Amundsen
Wärtsilä will develop a customised design for up to six new luxury cruise vessels capable of polar and tropical expeditions.The ships will be owned and operated by Amundsen Expeditions and are targeted primarily at the growing Chinese market. 'The ships are designed...
Subsea7 wins Dutch monopile installation contract
Vattenfall has selected Subsea7 for the transport and installation of 140 monopiles and array cables for the Dutch offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid. In total, the contracted work scope includes the transport and installation of approximately 140 wind turbine...
New deep sea quay cranes for RWG arrive in Rotterdam
Two new deep sea quay cranes arrived at Rotterdam World Gateway (RWG) on Thursday 23 April. They will be commissioned in the coming months and are expected to be operational in the second half of 2020. The new cranes, the largest of their kind, were built by ZPMC in...
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