Tree C simulates world’s largest cable laying vessel
Tree C Technology will be developing a training simulator for Fleeming Jenkin, the world’s largest cable-laying vessel, currently being built for Jan De Nul. The new simulator builds on the company's existing fall pipe vessel simulator. The Fleeming Jenkin simulator...
Boskalis expands in salvage by acquiring Ardent Americas
Royal Boskalis Westminster has acquired maritime emergency response specialist Ardent Americas. The latter is a leading player under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 for the provision of marine emergency response services in the United States. Under the Oil Pollution Act...
IEA: Corona crisis threatens to derail renewables growth
2020 was forecasted to be a record year for the renewables industry but without government action, the corona crisis could considerably disrupt its momentum, warns the International Energy Agency (IEA). In Europe, wind turbine manufacturers have already closed...
Tribute to the diesel engine, but with which types of marine fuels?
Internal combustion engines play a very dominant role in shipping. They are by far the most popular way of powering ships. Is that going to change under pressure of environmental regulations, in particular, the requirements to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases?...
Pioneering Spirit to remove platforms and jackets in North Sea
Allseas's heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit will return to the Valhall area in the Norwegian North Sea to remove three complete platforms and two jackets. The projects will be carried out between 2021 and 2026. The contract is the latest award triggered by Aker BP...
Loodswezen’s new lightweight pilot tender christened
Nederlands Loodswezen has christened its new pilot tender Mira. The vessel is special because of its weight: just 39 tonnes compared to the 54 tonnes of its predecessors. 'We achieved this mostly by smart design choices,' says Albert Keizer, Managing Director at Next...
Video – Container ship ONE sails crane to bits
A container ship of the Japanese shipping company ONE has hit a crane in the port of Busan in South Korea. The terminal crane immediately collapsed and partly ended up on the ship. The incident happened on Monday afternoon local time. The incident concerns the...
Blindly following the pilot leads to vessel grounding
Dare to challenge the pilot if there is a divergence from the planned route and always use your electronic navigation. A recent Mars Report in which a container ship grounded shows just why. The Mars reports are compiled (anonymously) by The Nautical Institute to...
Temporary layoffs and worktime reduction at Wärtsilä
To mitigate the negative impact caused by the pandemic, Wärtsilä is taking steps to minimise the negative impact on its operations. These actions include reduced worktime and temporary layoffs of personnel. The Finnish manufacturer had immediately activated a global...
Holland Shipyards lays keel for fully electric ferry
While constructing the first hybrid ferry for Schlepp- und Fährgesellschaft Kiel, the keel has been laid for a second fully electric ferry. The vessel will be entirely powered by battery power and is to de delivered by the end of this year. In May 2019, Schlepp- und...
Aker Solutions to temporarily lay off nearly 6650 employees
Aker Solutions might temporarily lay-off as much as 6650 of its 16,000 employees. The company has also initiated an early retirement program and frozen all salaries including that of executive management. 'The first months of 2020 have been unlike anything we have...
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