Shared resourcing for North Sea W2W operations
From the magazine – Offshore walk-to-work (W2W) operations in the North Sea are increasingly challenged by rising operational costs, ambitious emission-reduction targets, and a growing shortage of skilled maintenance personnel. While W2W vessels have become an...
Time Is Now for a Genuine European Maritime Strategy
None of the new European Union Commissioners-designate have yet claimed the portfolios for the maritime manufacturing industry or (ocean) shipping. This does not bode well. Yet, these are portfolios in which there would be much to do and achieve. The environment,...
New Anti-fouling Solution Uses UV Light
Fouling is not just a problem on a ship’s hull, but also inside the ship. To deal with this problem inside a ship's cooling system, Corrosion has launched the UV-C Cooler. ‘UV light is not a new kind of technology to kill micro-organisms, but it is the first time that...
Boskalis Back on Track After Tough First Half-year
Boskalis has returned to calmer waters after a tough start of the year as a result of contractual issues in the offshore wind industry. Revenue increased slightly in the third quarter while the operating result improved considerably compared to the weak first half of...
Damen Sells First Amels 60 Yacht
Dutch yacht builder Amels and Damen have sold their first Amels 60 Limited Edition superyacht within two months of launching the design. The yacht has hybrid power and propulsion technology and an Espen Øino exterior design. The yacht is now under construction for...
C-Job Enters into Interior Design and Engineering for Workboats
Adding to its list of existing naval architectural and maritime engineering services, C-Job recently expanded its scope to include interior design and engineering. Not for the cruise, yacht and ferry markets, but for workboats. This development is a response to a...
Maersk to Pilot Battery System on Board Container Ship
A containerised 600-kilowatt-hour marine battery system will be installed in a trial on board container ship Maersk Cape Town in December 2019. The battery will be used to run the ship's generators at an optimal load to to improve vessel performance while reducing CO2...
Dutch Maritime Sector Grows, But Orderintake in Shipbuilding Worrisome
Revenue from the Dutch maritime sector grew by 3.4 per cent in 2018 compared to 2017, with employment rising by 1.3 per cent. At the same time, 2018 was still challenging for the Dutch shipbuilding and offshore industry. This follows from the Maritime Monitor 2019. ...
Damen to Build Four More Hybrid Ferries for B.C. Ferry Services
BC Ferries has awarded Damen Shipyards Group with a repeat order of four additional Damen Road Ferries 8117 E3, also known as the “Island Class vessels”. The diesel-electric hybrid ferries follow two such vessels ordered from Damen back in 2017. The four new vessels...
NL Flag Website Is to Sway Ship Owners to Opt for Dutch Flag
The Dutch government wants more ships to fly the Dutch flag. To achieve this, Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen has launched the NL flag website, which is to be followed by a promotion campaign. The NL flag website was...
Spliethoff Delivers 107-metre Haliade-X Wind Turbine Blade for Testing
Testing of the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine is in full swing. While GE’s first prototype of the twelve-megawatt Haliade-X has just produced its first kilowatts in Rotterdam, Spliethoff delivered a 107-metre blade in Boston where it will undergo a...
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