Record number of seafarers and ships abandoned in 2025
Seafarer abandonment hit record levels in 2025, according to new data compiled by the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), with 6223 seafarers abandoned across 410 ships. Indian seafarers were worst affected with more than 1000 abandoned. The data marks...
First Contract for Jan De Nul’s Record-breaking Jack-up Vessel
Although not ready until 2022, Jan De Nul's Voltaire has already landed its first contract. What will be the world's largest offshore jack-up installation vessel will set to work on the world’s largest offshore wind farm: Dogger Bank Wind Farms. The Voltaire is...
IBM to Build ‘Brains’ of Autonomous Research Vessel Mayflower
A global consortium led by marine research organisation ProMare is building an unmanned, fully-autonomous ship. It is to cross the Atlantic on the fourth centenary of the original Mayflower voyage in September 2020. IBM systems, Artificial Intelligence (AI), cloud and...
Princess Cruises’ Latest Addition to the Fleet Sets Sail
The Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, officially handed over the Sky Princess to Princess Cruises on 15 October, which left for its first cruise five days later. The first purpose-built Princess MedallionClass ship (capacity 3660 guests) is the cruise...
Boskalis to Operate Dredger on Bio-fuel Oil
In what will be a world first, Royal Boskalis Westminster and biofuels supplier GoodFuels will operate dredging vessel Willem van Oranje on one hundred per cent bio-fuel oil. The test follows earlier successful tests with "drop-in" blends of light bio-fuel and marine...
Superyacht Bravo Eugenia Cost Almost 225 Million Euros
The world of superyachts is usually shrouded in mystery. A lot of a yacht's details are never revealed, including its price and owner. Still, Mansion Global managed to reveal who the owner of the Bravo Eugenia, the superyacht built by Dutch yacht builder Oceanco, is...
AR Navigation System Targets Sea Routes around the World
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Furuno Electric are upgrading their advanced augmented reality- (AR-)based navigation system for sea routes around the world. The system provides visual support to crew members during their watch-keeping and ship operations by using AR to...
Dutch Shipowners Aspire to a European Green Deal
Following the Dutch Green Deal for Shipping, Inland Navigation and Ports, the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR) would like to see an ambitious Green Deal for the shipping sector at a European level. According to KVNR director Annet Koster, Dutch...
Arnout Damen: ‘Small Ship Types Can Be Autonomous in the Near Future’
Damen Shipyards' vessels are equipped with 10,000 to 15,000 sensors, the data of which the shipbuilder now seeks to use to improve vessel connectivity. Chief Commercial Officer Arnout Damen sees this as a big step towards autonomous shipping. 'Digitalisation is coming...
Shipping Company Spliethoff Orders Ten New Vessels
Shipping company Spliethoff Group, Amsterdam, has recently ordered no less than ten new ships from Chinese shipyards. The vessels include a submersible vessel, Roll-on/Lift-off (RoLo) and Lift-on/Lift-off (LoLo) vessels and two of the new DP2 B-type. To replace the...
Video: Jumbo Jubilee Ships Four Trawlers in One Go
Blue Water Singapore and Jumbo Shipping have managed to transport four trawler hulls weighing approximately 500 tonnes each in a single shipment. The Jumbo Jubilee was used to deliver the vessels from Vietnam to Norway. Blue Water has now released footage of the...
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