Minehunter HNLMS Schiedam joins NATO task group
HNLMS Schiedam departed the naval base in Den Helder on 26 January to take part in Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1). This NATO task group works to clear sea areas of naval mines, aerial bombs and other explosive ordnance, while also protecting...
Using an Algorithm to Determine a Go or No-go for Offshore Operations
Notified bodies still use significant wave height (Hs) and peak period (Tp) for setting limits when working offshore, but is this still the most reliable way to go? Mocean Forecast, based in Amsterdam, begs to differ and offers forecasting software that gives a go or...
Safe Crane Operations on Board Are a Three Person Job
When cranes are used to (un)load ships, there is always a risk of injuries. Safely executing crane operations on board a ship essentially requires three crew members; one for the crane controls, one to manipulate the hook and strops and one to signal to or communicate...
Wärtsilä Enters Wind-assisted Propulsion Market
From now on, Wärtsilä will offer Rotor Sail systems as well as service these systems when needed. On 14 October, the technology company announced it has signed an agreement to this effect with Norsepower, the provider of this type of auxiliary wind propulsion systems....
Jan De Nul Completes Port Hedland Dredging
Jan De Nul has completed capital dredging works at Port Hedland in Western Australia. 'The final portion of this three-year project was specifically challenging as it had to be executed within a fully operational and extremely busy port,' says David Jonckheere, Area...
Shipowners Loathe Timmermans’ Plan to Put CO2 Quotas on Shipping
The future European climate commissioner Frans Timmermans wants to put CO2 quotas on shipping. A plan that has been met with fierce criticism from shipowners. Instead of including shipping in the European Emmission Trading Scheme, the shipowners plead for the...
MOL Commits to Wind-assisted Propulsion and Joins Windship Association
Interest in both wind-assisted and primary wind propulsion is growing. On the back of the recent approval in principle (AIP) for the Wind Challenger, a wind-assisted vessel design by Class NK, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) will now join the International Windship...
Royal Huisman Turns Hull of 55-metre Motoryacht Project Phi
The narrow and fuel-efficient hull of motor yacht Project Phi has been rolled out of the construction hall for its scheduled turning. The fast displacement, sub-500GT motoryacht of over 55 metres long is being built at Royal Huisman’s shipyard in Vollenhove, the...
Damen and Trade Unions Want to Build New Submarines in the Netherlands
Most of the development and production of the new submarines for the Royal Netherlands Navy should take place in the Netherlands. That is the view of Shipyard Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding and several trade unions who have signed a covenant to this end. Damen hopes...
Royal IHC Quietly Launches Krios
Royal IHC has launched the self-propelled 23,684-kW cutter suction dredger Krios (construction number 1277, imo 9848235), which is being built for Boskalis, Papendrecht. Despite that it is one of the largest cutter suction dredgers in the world, no publicity was given...
Scrubber Divides the World of Shipping
There is nothing that currently divides the shipping world so sharply as the scrubber, the internationally widely used term for an exhaust gas cleaning installation. The big question is: How harmful is the waste from these scrubbers that is discharged into the sea?...
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