Wasaline now officially part of Stena Line
A ceremony in Umeå has marked the official completion of Stena Line’s acquisition of Wasaline. It was on 4 November 2025 that Stena Line announced the purchase of the company NLC Ferry Oy/Wasaline, which involved taking over the operation of the ferry service between...
Tanker collides with fishing vessel in plain sight
Monitor other vessels and targets until all clear and do not undertake other tasks while navigating. This seems simple advice, but still a lot goes wrong in this respect. In a recent Mars Report, a tanker hit a fishing vessel due to wrong assumptions and ineffective...
Ship owner Wilhelm Wilhelmsen passes away at 82
Wilhelm Wilhelmsen has passed away on 22 February at the age of 82. Through a long career, he was a well-respected business leader and spokesperson for Norwegian shipping and the maritime industry at large. Wilhelm Wilhelmsen represented the fourth-generation family...
Dutch Cabinet approves ban on degassing ships while sailing
Degassing by inland tankers while sailing will be banned throughout the Netherlands. The Council of Ministers has agreed to amend the Shipping Waste Decree after a proposal by Minister Van Nieuwenhuizen of Infrastructure and Water Management. The amendment is...
Wärtsilä prepares to retrofit marine engines to LPG
Wärtsilä’s has completed full scale testing with a 2-stroke marine engine burning liquid petroleum gas (LPG) as fuel. This was the world’s first such testing protocol. Eight of BW LPG's ships will be retrofitted to sail on LPG. It was initially decided to retrofit the...
Cleaner marine fuels on the rise in Port of Rotterdam
The demand for LNG, bio and low-sulphur bunkers has increased enormously in Rotterdam over the past year. The 2020 Sulphur Cap played a large role in this, reports the Port of Rotterdam Authority. Since 1 January 2020, ships worldwide will only be allowed to use fuels...
More passengers leave ‘corona cruise ship’ near Japan
Some 100 passengers who have had close contact with people who had contracted the coronavirus left the cruise ship Diamond Princess on Saturday, 22 February. They will have to spend another two weeks in quarantine in Japan. Another infected passenger died, bringing...
Cryonorm delivers 425 m3 marine LNG fuel system for Baleària
Dutch specialist in cryogenic systems and vaporisers Cryonorm from Alphen aan de Rijn ships a 425 m3 LNG fuel gas system to WestSea Viana Shipyard, Portugal, on 21 February. It will be installed on board Baleària’s ferry ms. Sicilia. The LNG fuel gas system, part of...
Steering failure ends with ship hitting pier
When a ship's steering fails in restricted waters, time is of the essence. A recent Mars Report describes a ship that hit a pier after it lost control of its rudders. Moreover, the crew was so small, that it was hard to act upon the failing rudders. The Mars reports...
Doeksen tests marine evacuation system of new LNG ferry
Rederij Doeksen has tested the Marine Evacuation System of its new LNG catamaran ms Willem Barentsz. The system was activated on the port side of the ship, after which the chute and the landing platform were automatically inflated. The drill took place on Wednesday 19...
HVAC not likely to play role in coronavirus spread on cruise ship
Anne Schuchat, principal deputy director at the U.S. CDC, says there is no current evidence to suggest that the coronavirus spreads through air-handling systems. Eric van Dijk, employed at Dutch HVAC specialist Heinen & Hopman, agrees it is unlikely for viruses to...
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