OMS orders cable-laying vessels from Ulstein
OMS Group has contracted Ulstein for the design and construction of two cable-laying vessels. The Ulstein SX252 vessels have been designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions AS and are scheduled for delivery from Ulstein Verft in 2028. OMS Group provides subsea digital...
Boskalis to Build New Oil Terminal in Iraq
Boskalis has signed a contract with the Iraqi Ministry of Oil for the construction of a new oil terminal in the Middle Eastern country. The new facility is aimed at increasing the export capacity of the southern ports with 3 million barrels per day. The new oil...
Amels Sells 62-metre Yacht with Spring 2020 Delivery
Dutch luxury yacht builder Amels has sold a new 62-metre Amels 206 from its Limited Editions range. The owner, who is from the Asia-Pacific region, will take delivery of the yacht in spring 2020 and plans to cruise destinations around the world. The Limited Editions...
Flag State Approval for Electrically Powered Liferaft
Viking Life-Saving Equipment has obtained flag state approval for its LifeCraft system. It is the world's first inflatable and electrically powered evacuation solution for passenger ships. One LifeCraft system can save 812 people. The stamp of approval by the Danish...
Rotterdam Wants More Wind Farms on the North Sea
In the coming years, Rotterdam will focus on the expansion of wind energy in the port area followed by more wind farms on the North Sea. Maasvlakte 2 will be used as a testing ground to develop the needed technology. Alderman Arno Bonte (Sustainability, Air Quality...
Bravo Eugenia Wins Yacht of the Year Award
Oceanco's 109-metre motoryacht Bravo Eugenia has taken home another award. At a gala event in Cannes at the InterContinental Carlton Hotel, it won the World Yacht Trophy Award for "Yacht of the Year" in the category of yachts over 82 metres in length. In March, the...
Thank You for a Wonderful Project Cargo Summit!
The Project Cargo Summit 2019 is a wrap and SWZ|Maritime and Promedia Group thank everyone who attended! SWZ|Maritime welcomed visitors at its own stand at which it also celebrated the launch of its new website. The organisation looks back at a wonderful edition with...
KVNR: Spread Responsibility Across Entire Shipping Chain
Every sixty days there is a major container fire and 1582 containers are lost at sea every year. 'It is time for all parties in the shipping chain to take their responsibility in mitigating these risks,' said Annet Koster, Managing Director of the Royal Association of...
Jan De Nul Follows DEME into French Renewables Market
Jan De Nul Group has signed its first offshore wind contract in France. Its French subsidiary Sodraco International SAS will transport and install eighty offshore wind turbines on the 480-megawatt Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm (OWF). Last week, it was DEME in a...
Damen Sells Largest Yacht Support to Date
Damen's yacht division will build a 75-metre bespoke support yacht. It will be the largest Damen yacht support built to date when delivered in 2022. The customised in-house design is based on the newly developed YS 7512 model in the ship builder's yacht support range....
G2 Ocean: Biggest Challenge of Using Blockchain in Shipping Is Implementation
Using blockchain technology can reduce the administrative burden of shipping companies considerably. According to Leif Arne Strømmen, Vice President of Innovation and Head of Project Cargo at G2 Ocean, the biggest challenge is to get people to understand, trust and...
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