Haskoning acquires Portwise to boost smart, green ports
International consulting engineering company Haskoning has acquired Portwise, a consultancy active in planning and simulation of ports and terminals. Portwise is headquartered in the Netherlands and operates globally. Portwise adds extensive consultancy knowledge and...
Van Oord Partners with NYK in Offshore Wind Vessels in Japan
Van Oord and NYK have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly own and operate offshore wind installation vessels under the Japanese flag. The collaboration is using Van Oord’s technical and operational expertise in offshore wind and NYK Group’s knowledge...
ShipFund Lands First Million
In May 2019, Shipping Company Groningen (SCG) started its own investment platform ShipFund. Now, the first four issued tranches have been filled, meaning the one million mark has been passed. SCG provides full-service ship management to a worldwide operating fleet of...
‘Energy transition will drive deepsea mining’
The energy transition requires a lot of resources and materials. 'Eventually there will be a shift from oil and gas to mining the metals you need,' says Wiebe Boomsma, Manager R&D at Royal IHC. 'After all, wind turbines, solar panels and batteries really don’t...
Damen and Gentium to Develop Shipbuilding Industry in Bangladesh
Dutch Damen Shipyards and Australian Gentium Solutions plan to establish and develop a shipbuilding and ship repair industry in Bangladesh. The companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect with the Ministry of Industry of Bangladesh in Dhaka....
Rhenus Ships Thirteen Large MAN Engines for Karpowership
Rhenus Project Logistics is organising the transportation, handling and storage of thirteen enormous MAN diesel engines and their fixtures. It is part of a complex project in which they will be used as a floating power station. The engines have been built for Turkish...
Defective Tightening Nut Makes Lifeboat Launch Impossible
A system is only as good as its weakest link. A recent Mars Report describes an incident in which a lifeboat could not be lowered during a drill due to one small, defective tightening nut. A summary of what happened: While at anchor, the deck crew were testing the...
Latest Feadship Yacht Named and Christened
Feadship's latest feat has been named and christened. The 75-metre yacht Arrow is considered one of the Dutch yachtbuilder's 'trailblazers' and will now embark on its sea trials. The ceremony took place on 10 January at the Feadship yard in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands....
Shipbuilder Damen Wins German Navy Contract Worth Billions
Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards has won a 5.27-billion euro order from the German navy to build four frigates. The contract for the construction of the naval vessel MKS 180 is the largest purchase of the German Navy to date. The naval vessel MKS 180 will be built at...
Ever More Shippers Refuse to Use Arctic Route
The number of shippers refusing to use the Arctic route is growing. Previously, large companies such as Nike and H&M promised not to ship their products via the so-called Northeast Passage. Now another eight big names have been added to this list. The shipping...
First Sulphur Cap Offenders Caught in China
The Chinese authorities have recently caught two ships running on fuel with excessive sulphur content. As far as is known, these are the first officially reported sulphur cap offenders. Maritime insurer The Standard Club reports that one of the ships got caught during...
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