Fugro installs artificial reef in Australia
Fugro has installed an artificial reef off the coast of Dampier, Western Australia, on behalf of Woodside Energy and Recfishwest. The reef is to create a new habitat to support local fish species and enhance recreational fishing opportunities for the community. The...
SEA Europe: EU measures needed for maritime technology industry
In light of the corona crisis, SEA Europe calls for urgent support of Europe’s maritime technology industry. 'If the EU fails to adopt tailor-made sectoral policies and financial support beyond its horizontal industrial policies, Europe risks to lose its strategic...
How to safely build ships during the corona crisis
From a quick sweep we gather that most Dutch shipbuilding companies are continuing work during the corona crisis. The construction and engineering sectors have therefore jointly drawn up a protocol on safe working practices to help them do so safely. Work is...
This is what makes the cranes of the Sleipnir special
The giant cranes on board crane vessels may all look similar, but crane specialists know better. Heerema Marine Contractors had important choices to make for the 10,000-tonne cranes of the Sleipnir. This concerns both the crane type and its major sub-systems. Heerema...
HAL presents disembarkation plan for cruise ships, awaiting U.S. approval
Holland America Line still hopes to disembark guests from Zaandam and Rotterdam in Fort Lauderdale. Healthy guests are to fly home immediately, guests with symptoms will remain on board. Less than ten are in need of critical care shoreside. While there is no approval...
Concordia Damen to build training ship STC Group
Concordia Damen will build STC Group's new training vessel, the Ab Initio. The yard won the European tender with a distinctive and at the same time recognisable design, says STC Group in a statement. The design meets STC Group's explicit wish to build a sustainable...
Boomsma orders VentiFoil wind-assisted propulsion with Flatracks
Boomsma Shipping has contracted eConowind to install two of their wind-assist VentiFoil units on one of Boomsma’s vessels. New with these units is the Flatrack from which they unfold and which offers the flexibility of a container. To comply with corona measures, the...
President HAL fears more deaths on board cruise ship Zaandam
The President of the Holland America Line (HAL) fears the number of deaths caused by the coronavirus on board the Zaandam will go up if the ship is not allowed to dock in Florida. In the meantime, President Trump has said he will look into the situation. 'Four people...
‘Strong position of Dutch ports no longer self-evident’
The strong position of the Dutch seaports can no longer be taken for granted due to 'challenges' such as the climate and energy transition, the Brexit and increasing protectionism. That is what Dutch Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen says in a Parliamentary letter...
One of the deceased on board cruise ship Zaandam was Dutch
Among the four people who died from the coronavirus on board of the cruise ship Zaandam is a Dutch passenger. This is what Minister Stef Blok (Foreign Affairs) has written to the Dutch House of Representatives. In total, there were twenty Dutch people on board. The...
Huisman to build 1600-mt crane for Japanese offshore wind
Huisman will deliver a 1600-metric-tonne Leg Encircling Crane to PaxOcean Engineering. The crane will be placed on Penta-Ocean's new self-elevated platform to install twelve-megawatt wind turbines and various foundations including monopiles. The self-elevated platform...
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