Martens en Van Oord orders autonomous USV from Demcon
Martens en Van Oord is investing in the latest generation of the V4000 autonomous unmanned survey vessel (USV) from Demcon unmanned systems. With the USV, the company wants to take a step towards further sustainability and modernisation of its fleet. Martens en Van...
Florida doesn’t want “dumped” passengers from corona ship Zaandam
Florida does not want passengers on the cruise ship Zaandam who may have been infected with the coronavirus to be "dumped" there. That's what the governor of the southern U.S. state, Ron DeSantis, says. According to the governor, he's in close contact with the White...
Stena Bulk tests bio-fuel on tanker
During the coming weeks Stena Bulk will perform a test running a medium range tanker on one hundred per cent biofuel. The fuel is the MR1-100 bio-fuel oil, produced from used cooking oil and supplied by GoodFuels in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The fuel has been...
Dutch MCS sends multi-purpose vessel to Antarctica for supply services
Amsterdam-based Maritime Construction Services has won a contract from the Australian Antarctic Division for Supply Services in the Antarctic region. The company will deploy its DP3 multi-purpose vessel Everest for the resupply expeditions. The contract includes the...
Crew members Dutch submarine infected with coronavirus
Part of the crew of the submarine HNLMS Dolfijn is infected with the coronavirus. The submarine will now return early from a voyage near Scotland. Fifteen crew members showed mild flu symptoms in recent days, such as coughing and mild fever. A test revealed that eight...
Shipping & coronavirus: ‘Expectations and predictions are ripped up daily’
Uncertainty seems key, when it comes to the impact the coronavirus will have on shipping. Lloyd's List tried to make some sense of the situation in a webinar, but according to Markets Editor Michelle Wiese Bockmann 'the fullest picture may only emerge once the worst...
Thyssenkrupp promises Submarine Valley in Den Helder
Three European shipyards are in competition for the billion-euro order for four new submarines for the Royal Netherlands Navy. German Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems seeks to sway the Dutch Government to opt for their platform by promising a Submarine Vally in Den Helder....
Celebrity Cruises takes virtual delivery of new cruise ship
The corona crisis forces companies to come up with creative solutions. Celebrity Cruises has had to take virtual delivery of its new cruise ship, the Celebrity Apex. Official command of the vessel was accepted via video conference with officials from Chantiers de...
Sleipnir sets LNG bunkering world record in Rotterdam
Heerema's Sleipnir, the world's most powerful semi-submersible crane vessel has received the largest LNG bunkering ever completed. Titan LNG organised the bunkering, using the Coral Fraseri, Anthony Veder's LNG carrier in the Port of Rotterdam. The total quantity of...
Cruise ships HAL can cross Panama Canal, but still looking for port
The Panama Canal Authority has granted permission to Holland America Line to transit its cruise ships Zaandam and Rotterdam through the Panama Canal. The Zaandam was refused access to a South American port after the coronavirus broke out on board. The ships now seek...
Corona deaths on board Zaandam, evac planned with other cruise ship
The coronavirus has been detected on Holland America Line's cruise ship Zaandam, which is currently off the coast of Panama. Four passengers have died. The company plans to use its other cruise ship Rotterdam to get healthy passengers off the Zaandam. Ports in the...
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