Wagenborg vessel suffers fire, Swedish Coast Guard secures tow
A Wagenborg cargo ship suffered a fire in its engine room on Saturday evening, 14 February, while sailing northwest of Gotska Sandön in the Baltic Sea. The Swedish Coast Guard was alerted and managed to connect a towline to prevent the ship from drifting aground. The...
Yachts now built in shifts at Heesen due to corona measures
Dutch yacht builder Heesen Yachts is also taking measures due to the corona crisis. While office staff now works from home as much as possible, the number of employees working in the shipyard has been halved by working in two shifts, so as not to lose productivity and...
P&O Ferries reinforces freight operations on Calais-Dover crossing
P&O Ferries is strengthening its freight operations on the Calais-Dover crossing as part of its commitment to maintain the flow of goods during the Covid-19 crisis. The United Kingdom relies on P&O Ferries for much of its fresh food, as well as imports of...
Wärtsilä performs first test with ammonia as a marine fuel
Technology group Wärtsilä has initiated combustion trials using ammonia. The research will help the company to prepare for the use of ammonia as a fuel that can contribute to reducing both the shipping’s and energy sectors’ greenhouse gas emissions. As part of the...
Ships wedged together after collision
A muted alarm went unnoticed resulting in a ro-ro vessel colliding with an anchored container ship. Neither the officer of the watch nor the bridge personnel on the container ship saw the accident coming. The incident was covered in a recent Mars Report. The Mars...
‘Clean sailing in inland navigation is not yet recouped’
'Despite the current crisis, the inland navigation market will see growth,' says President of Dutch trade organisation BLN-Schuttevaer Dominic Schrijer. And this growth will have to be "green", 'but the investments needed for this cannot yet be reclaimed from...
IMO GHG reductions 2030/2050 in perspective
On 13 April 2018, the IMO adopted resolution MEPC.304(72). This resolution reflects the IMO ambition to have shipping contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. What does this mean for the individual ship’s emission reduction? And will it hit the target?...
Going clean and green: SWZ special on marine fuels and engines
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 and, in particular, the requirements to reduce the emission of greenhouse...
Fine for cruise ship Oasis of the Seas revoked
The court in The Hague disagrees with the fine imposed on shipping company Royal Carribean Cruise Ltd in 2014. The fine was imposed for employing foreign workers on cruise ship Oasis of the Seas. The ruling allows for maintenance of cruise ships to return to...
HAL sends cruise ship Rotterdam to supply the Zaandam
30 guests and 47 crew have now reported to cruise ship Zaandam’s medical center with influenza-like symptoms. Since all ports along Zaandam’s route are closed to cruise ships, Holland America Line has deployed the Rotterdam to provide supplies including COVID-19 test...
Ship design in detail: Heerema’s crane vessel Sleipnir
With its new crane vessel Sleipnir, Heerema Marine Contractors is gearing up for growth in demand for heavy lifting services. The ship's lifting capacities far exceed those of Heerema's Thialf, the previous record holder. In this respect, the Sleipnir’s design is a...
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