VIDEO: Holland Shipyards launches hull of floating hotel
Holland Shipyards Group recently completed the concrete hull for The Good Hotel's modular floating hotel. This 108 x 18-metre barge is being built using over 200 truckloads of concrete. After construction on a temporary pontoon, the hull was carefully submerged to...
Quick action helps avoid vessel grounding
Quick and effective action in an urgent situation is often possible when the crew are thoroughly familiar with their ship. This was the lesson learned from a recent Mars Report in which a crew managed to avoid grounding by quickly responding to an engine failure. The...
Wärtsilä restructures Marine Business
Wärtsilä has decided to reorganise its Marine Business into three independent businesses: Marine Power, Marine Systems and Marine Voyage. The objective of this change is to accelerate strategy execution, simplify the business structure, and strengthen business...
Penta-Ocean orders GustoMSC design installation vessel
Japanese offshore contractor Penta-Ocean Construction has placed an order for a new installation vessel with the PaxOcean Group. The GustoMSC design self-elevating platform will be equipped with a 1600-tonne main crane and be used to build offshore wind farms in...
Jumbo: ‘No evidence cranes came into contact in Rostock incident’
With the salvage operation of the Liebherr cranes that sunk in Rostock Port underway, the investigation into the cause of the accident is still ongoing. 'Although a very complex matter, there is currently no evidence to suggest the Jumbo Vision's cranes came into...
Video: Pioneering Spirit’s new Jacket Lift System explained
Allseas' record-breaking construction vessel Pioneering Spirit will soon be able to remove and install jackets weighing up to 20,000 tonnes in a single lift. Systems and parts of the new Jacket Lift System are taking form at fabrication sites around the world. In...
Distracted officer of the watch results in vessel grounding
Distractions on the bridge are often cited in investigation reports as contributing factors and now more than ever, with mobile phones and computers. In a recent Mars Report, a vessel grounded as the officer of the watch was watching music videos on his phone. The...
First of Belgian offshore wind farm’s substations ready for installation
The first of two offshore substations for the SeaMade offshore wind farm left the construction yard in Hoboken for its final destination in the Belgian North Sea. The 1200-tonne substation has four decks, is fourteen metres high and has an output capacity of 235...
DNV GL to invest in energy transition startups
DNV GL has launched a venture fund in response to the challenges of the energy transition. 'It is an acknowledgment that even a company of experts like ours must look beyond its own four walls to stay relevant,' says Klas Bendrik, DNV GL’s Chief Digital Transformation...
Wind tunnel tests show thirty per cent fuel savings for Windship
The Windship model has been tested in the Mitchell-Wolfson Unit Wind Tunnel at the University of Southampton. The tests have shown a thirty per cent reduction in fuel use and emissions, which also validated the results of CFD testing. The wind tunnel tests were...
Jumbo to provide transport for Hornsea Two offshore wind farm
Jumbo Shipping is to support DEME Offshore in its work on Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm. The shipping company will transport 165 monopiles from Rostock to Eemshaven and 135 transition pieces from Aalborg to Eemshaven with a K3000 class vessel. In addition to...
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