Maritime key in Wennink’s Dutch version of Draghi-report
From the magazine – The maritime sector has every reason to be pleased, and judging by the reactions, it is. No fewer than four major maritime projects have been included in the list of 51 project proposals compiled by former ASML CEO Peter Wennink in his report “A...
Heerema’s Sleipnir Sets Crane Vessel Heavy Lift World Record
Heerema’s Sleipnir, the world’s largest crane vessel, completed a 15,300 tonnes lift on 7-8 September. The ship installed the topsides for Noble Energy’s Leviathan development in the Mediterranean. This sets a world record: a crane vessel has never before performed...
Damen Wins Award for Human Machine Interface for Tugs
Damen Shipyards Group has won a UX Design Award for the Human Machine Interface developed for its Next Generation Tug Series. The system provides crews with the information needed to control and operate the vessel in a format that is as easy to use as a mobile device....
Alewijnse to Supply Alarm Monitoring System for DEME’s Nile River
Alewijnse Marine will install the system that will be collecting, monitoring and displaying sensor data and alarms on board the 17,000-cubic metre trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Nile River. The vessel is part of the fleet of maritime service provider DEME. The...
Free Training Video on Sulphur 2020 Compliance
Maritime training provider Videotel is offering free access to its new training package called: “The 2020 Sulphur Regulations – Achieving Compliance”. The new regulations, where and how they apply, how they are to be enforced and what crews and owners need to do to be...
Sleipnir’s Mighty Cranes Require Mighty Parts
Pintsch Bubenzer has installed a new type of brake on the two 10,000-metric ton cranes of Heerema’s Sleipnir, the world’s new largest crane vessel. The manufacturer claims it provides 35 per cent more torque than other brakes of this size. 'All industries are trying...
Maersk and Koole Terminals to Produce Low Sulphur Fuel in Rotterdam
Maersk Oil Trading and Koole Terminals will start producing 0.5 per cent sulphur marine fuel in Rotterdam that meets upcoming regulations. Production will take place at the Petrochemical Industrial Distillation (PID) unit, located at Koole’s Botlek site in the heart...
MHI Vestas Takes Delivery of Deutsche Bucht Service Vessel
Offshore service provider Esvagt has delivered the Service Operation Vessel Esvagt Albert Betz to MHI Vestas. The purpose-built vessel will facilitate service operations for offshore wind farm Deutsche Bucht's 33 V164-8.4 MW turbines. Construction of the Deutsche...
Fleet Cleaner Expands to Belgian Ports
After completing trials, hull cleaning company Fleet Cleaner now has permission to clean ships in the Belgian ports of Antwerp, Zeebrugge and Ghent. The company has designed a hull cleaning robot that removes biofouling during (un)loading in port. The robot uses high...
Patent-pending LNG Storage and Supply System for Van Oord Dredgers
Technology group Wärtsilä will supply a patent-pending LNG fuel storage and supply system for two new trailing suction hopper dredgers (TSHDs). With the process equipment mounted in front of the tanks, instead of on top, the system improves view lines. Keppel Offshore...
World’s Largest Container Ship Arrives in Rotterdam
Rotterdam has welcomed the largest container ship in the world, the 400-metre long MSC Gülsün. It is the first container ship capable of transporting 24 containers side by side across the breadth of its hull, allowing for a 23,756-TEU capacity. The MSC Gülsün arrived...
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