Damen launches TSHD 1000 for New Zealand ports
At its partner yard 189 Shipyard in Vietnam, Damen has launched a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) 1000 for Port Otago and Napier Port. Once completed, the dredger will support harbour maintenance dredging operations in the two New Zealand ports. Scheduled for...
Maritime key in Wennink’s Dutch version of Draghi-report
From the magazine – The maritime sector has every reason to be pleased, and judging by the reactions, it is. No fewer than four major maritime projects have been included in the list of 51 project proposals compiled by former ASML CEO Peter Wennink in his report “A...
IHC and Demcon team up on maritime autonomy
Royal IHC and Demcon unmanned systems are partnering to accelerate the deployment of unmanned and autonomous vessels in both the civil and defence sectors. The development and integration of containerised Launch and Recovery Systems (LARS) for unmanned surface...
Near miss with rolling roll of paper in port
A general cargo vessel was in port and discharging rolls of paper. The rolls were chocked with polystyrene packing, and at one point during the discharge one of the rolls toppled. The Nautical Institute describes the incident in a new Mars Report. The Nautical...
Wärtsilä 31 engines for Allseas’ heavy transport vessel
Wärtsilä will supply the engines for a new purpose-built semi-submersible heavy transport vessel (HTV), which is designed to minimise exhaust emissions and maximise fuel efficiency. The ship, to be named Grand Tour, is being built for Switzerland-based offshore...
Another injunction in US: Empire Wind construction to resume
Following the decision on Revolution Wind, the US District Court for the District of Columbia has granted Empire Offshore Wind LLC a similar preliminary injunction. It means construction activities of the offshore wind farm are now allowed to resume. Equinor filed the...
Van Oord to restore beach in Portugal
Van Oord’s Spanish subsidiary Dravo S.A. has signed a contract with the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) for an important coastal protection and beach nourishment project along the Portuguese coastline. This initiative aims to restore and reinforce one of...
SWZ|Maritime’s January 2026 issue: Know how
Why design a gearbox when you can simply order one from a catalogue? A perfectly valid question for a student, early on a Monday morning, slumped over a drawing board. Or at least that’s what my classmates and I thought when we were told to design one. I doubt a...
BOKA Da Vinci completes key CO2 storage work
Boskalis’ diving support vessel BOKA Da Vinci has completed a special project in the northern part of the North Sea. Various subsea installation works were carried out for INEOS in the Nini oil and gas field offshore Denmark, enabling the field to be partially...
Fire pump flooded after manhole leakage
Post drydock checks and verifications are critical warns The Nautical Institute in a new Mars Report. The report describes the flooding of the emergency fire pump due to a manhole cover that was not fully secured. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime...
Alarm overload undermines safety at sea
Alarm overload is undermining safety at sea as new research shows crews face tens of thousands of daily alerts. Analysis of more than 40 million alarm-related events shows most alarms offer little operational value, disrupt rest and push crews toward risky...
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