VIDEO: LDA launches first of three wind-assisted RoRos
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) is set to welcome the first ship of its next generation RoRo vessels chartered to Airbus. The Spirit of Toulouse, which will be equipped with Rotor Sails, was launched last week at Wuchang Shipyard (CSSC Group). Two other vessels – Spirit...
Bureau Veritas to conduct remote vessel surveys from Rotterdam
The ability to deliver Bureau Veritas classification services without a surveyor being physically present on the ship is now a reality. The organisation's first remote survey centre is part of the marine operations team in Rotterdam. 'The remote service delivery is...
Fuel prices take a massive nosedive
Fuel prices have taken a massive nosedive since the beginning of the year with low sulphur fuel prices in Singapore dropping from 734 US dollars per tonne on January 1st to 415 US dollars per tonne today. The price drop comes at a good time as the transport and...
Heesen sells second hybrid yacht Project Electra
Heesen has sold YN 19150 Project Electra, the second hybrid yacht in the 5000 aluminium class. The fifty-meter yacht stays below 500 GT and has a shallow draft. The yacht is due for delivery at the end of April following intensive sea trials in the North Sea. The...
Damen launches yacht support vessel Blue Ocean
Damen's latest 55-metre yacht support has hit the water at the yard in Antalya. Named Blue Ocean, it is the first yacht support built with a large multipurpose main deck hangar, which can be used for submersible and dive operations, or as a vehicle garage or workshop....
ICS issues coronavirus guidance for shipping industry
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has issued new guidance for the global shipping industry to help combat the spread of the coronavirus. Among other things, the document advises on managing port entry restrictions and offers practical protective measures for...
Niestern Sander launches research vessel Geo Ranger
Shipyard Royal Niestern Sander in Farmsum, the Netherlands, has side launched the new hydrographic research vessel for Geo Plus. The 41-metre Geo Ranger was designed together with Conoship International and is to be delivered this summer. The launch took place on...
Siemens preferred supplier for Germany’s largest offshore wind farm
Ørsted has named Siemens Gamesa as the preferred turbine supplier for two offshore wind power projects in the German North Sea totalling more than 1.1 gigawatts in capacity. The award concerns the 242-megawatt (MW) Gode Wind 3 site and the 900-MW Borkum Riffgrund 3,...
Abu Dhabi Ports wants to develop world’s first autonomous tug
Together with the naval architects at Robert Allan Ltd., Abu Dhabi Ports plans to develop the world’s first unmanned autonomous commercial tugboats. The new technology is to help increase efficiency and enhance operational safety. The design also offers greater...
Sailing battery for city and port of Amsterdam
Skoon Energy and Port of Amsterdam have started Project Clean Amsterdam. The project revolves around a floating, containerised battery that is to provide the city and port with clean energy. The Port of Amsterdam uses the mobile battery to deal with temporary peaks in...
Boskalis seems to finally have plugged the offshore leak
Offshore and dredging contractor Boskalis finally seems to have found its way up again after the oil prices fell in 2014. Both revenue and the order book grew substantially last year. At the end of last year, the work in hand amounted to 4.7 billion euros, more than...
PARTNERS
