Near vessel collision in fog
High speed in reduced visibility created a dangerous situation. The Nautical Institute describes a near collision between decommissioned military boats and a passenger vessel in a new Mars Report. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and...
Pioneering Spirit tests new 5000-tonne crane
Allseas is ramping up the final performance tests of Pioneering Spirit’s new 5000-tonne crane as the final phase of commissioning nears conclusion in Rotterdam’s Alexiahaven. On 16 March, the main hoist overload test (pictured) was performed with a cargo barge...
Royal IHC to supply mining screen towers for ship conversion
Royal IHC will design and deliver two mining screen towers to the family-owned company Spaansen. The towers will be installed on the hopper dredger Yed Prior. Spaansen is currently converting the Gerd container vessel into a gravel hopper dredger with a hopper...
Corona crisis forces Stena Line to cut 950 jobs in Sweden
Stena Line has announced 950 planned job redundancies in Sweden. This measure is in response to the global coronavirus that has had a substantial effect on passenger operations. The ferry company cannot rule out more jobs will be cut in the near future. Due to the...
RH Marine improves autopilot on ships
In recent months, RH Marine experts have made an important contribution to the improvement of the new ISO standard for the autopilot (Heading Control Systems, or HCS) on seagoing vessels. The new standard will be made mandatory within a maximum of three years. 'We saw...
DFDS sends 600 personnel home due to corona crisis
DFDS sends 600 employees home, who are paid through an arrangement similar to working time. Yet, the company does not rule out having to cut jobs in future as a result of the corona crisis. CEO Torben Carlsen announced this in an interview with Danish ShippingWatch....
Doomsday scenario for container shipping due to corona outbreak
While production and trade in China seem to be slowly picking up, the coronavirus is largely shutting down public life in parts of Europe and the US. For liner shipping, this could turn out to be a disastrous scenario, analyst firm Sea Intelligence warns. 'It's...
Dutch Government speeds up measures for entrepreneurs affected by corona
Small to medium sized companies that get into financial difficulties due to the corona crisis, can apply for a bridging loan as from Monday with a large part of it guaranteed by the Government. This is reported by State Secretary Mona Keijzer of Economic Affairs....
Heerema closes HQ in response to Dutch coronavirus measures
Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) has closed its headquarters in Leiden, the Netherlands, in response to measures issued by the Dutch government. In an attempt to slow down and prevent the spread of COVID-19, The Hague has urged all employees to work from home and...
Princess cancels all cruises up to 11 May
The second largest cruise company in the world, Princess Cruises, has cancelled all sailings of its eighteen cruise ships until 11 May due to the coronavirus outbreak. Current voyages underway and that extend beyond 17 March will be ended at the most convenient...
‘Port of Rotterdam was not well prepared for oil spill Bow Jubail’
The port of Rotterdam was insufficiently prepared for a calamity, as happened almost two years ago with the Bow Jubail. More than two hundred tonnes of fuel oil ended up in the water. The Dutch Safety Board states this in its report on the oil spill in the port on...
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