Shipbuilding robotics project launches in the Drechtsteden
On 9 February, Dutch Economic Affairs Minister Vincent Karremans and Maritime Manufacturing Envoy Marja van Bijsterveldt launched project STREAM. The initiative is to advance automation and robotisation in shipbuilding to cut costs and tackle labour shortages. The...
Floating crane Hebo Lift 9 to recover sunken cranes in Rostock Port
The mobile harbour cranes that fell from heavy lift vessel Jumbo Vision in Rostock harbour basin B on 31 January are to be recovered with the Hebo Lift 9. This floating crane is to leave Rotterdam on 19 February weather permitting and will arrive in Rostock in five...
DMO signs contract for naval supply ship with Damen
With the contract signing for construction for the new supply ship HNLMS Den Helder, more than a hundred, mainly Dutch companies receive work. Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding will supervise the project, together with Defence Material Organization, as the main...
Royal IHC launches shallow-draft dredger for NMDC
Royal IHC has launched trailing suction hopper dredger Ghasha for National Marine Dredging Company. The ship has a number of innovations, including an enlarged hopper capacity of 8000 m³ and a larger dredging depth of 45 metres. The ceremony took place at IHC’s...
First voyage for ship equipped with Ventifoil wind-assist system
Dutch cargo vessel MV Ankie (3600 DWT) has made its first voyage with the eConowind Ventifoil wind-assist system installed. The ship sailed from Delfzijl to Hamburg, on to Norway and then back to Rotterdam. It is the first retrofit of the Ventifoil system. The...
The theoretical ship
The KNVTS has a proud tradition to connect its vision on the future with a view on the historic past of shipbuilding practice. Time for the chair of the KNVTS Ship of the Year Committee to take a step back and reflect on the idea of “vision”. Here is the story of the...
Uncontrolled load swing injures crew member
A lifting hoist should be placed at right angles when removing any heavy load. If this is impossible a slewing hoist must be kept taut. In a recent Mars Report, a crew member was injured after being hit by a swinging compressor motor. The Mars reports are compiled...
South Korea prosecutes officials involved in Sewol ferry disaster
South Korean prosecutors will bring legal action against eleven (former) Coast Guard employees for the Sewol ferry disaster. These include the former head of the service, who is suspected of negligence during the rescue operation. The disaster cost the lives of more...
Zeamarine officially insolvent as restructuring continues
The German booking and operation offices Zeamarine Bremen, Zeamarine Germany and Zeamarine Chartering have come under court supervision while the restructuring of the Bremen-based MPV-operator continues, meaning the company is officially insolvent. In the first...
Royal IHC joins forces with trade unions for new Dutch submarines
Royal IHC and the Dutch trade unions FNV, CNV vakmensen.nl, RMU and De Unie have signed a covenant in view of the replacement of the Dutch Walrus class submarines. In October, another contender for the large contract, Damen Shipyards, signed a similar covenant with...
Dutch start-up designs crane to reach largest offshore wind turbines
Wind turbines at sea are getting bigger and higher. The Rotterdam startup Tetrahedron has developed an innovative crane that makes existing lifting platforms suitable for installation of this new generation of wind turbines. In order to meet the large demand for wind...
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