Another injunction in US: Empire Wind construction to resume
Following the decision on Revolution Wind, the US District Court for the District of Columbia has granted Empire Offshore Wind LLC a similar preliminary injunction. It means construction activities of the offshore wind farm are now allowed to resume. Equinor filed the...
Congestion Caused by Economies of Scale Puts Pressure on Inland Shipping
In an optimal container supply chain, delays are minimised and container terminals are only a short-term link in the process. In practice, delays often occur here, most of which are due to other, external factors. One of the factors is the increasing size of container ships, which also increases the call size at a terminal. This increase in scale also impacts inland container shipping.
Work at Height Equals Heightened Risk
Always wear fall-arrest protection when working aloft and needing to get the work done is never an excuse for skirting procedures. A new Mars Report describes an incident in which two crew members ignored this advice resulting in them being seriously injured.
‘Green Ambassador’ Role for Clipper Stad Amsterdam
The Clipper Stad Amsterdam will soon undergo its mid-life maintenance programme. Damen Shipyards De Helder will carry out the works after which the vessel will promote the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals on a world tour.
Fugro to Use Condition Monitoring for Entire Fleet
DB Asset Services will set up a comprehensive condition monitoring programme on the entire Fugro fleet. The Fugro vessels will be equipped with measuring equipment to guard the condition of rotating equipment. The collected data will be analysed by DB Asset Services'...
Damen to Deliver Fully Electric Tug with 70 Tonnes Bollard Pull
New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland has signed a contract with the Damen Shipyards Group for the delivery of an RSD-E Tug 2513. It will be the first fully-electric ship-handling tug in the world with 70 tonnes bollard pull. 'We have set ourselves the goal of being zero...
e5 Lab to Develop Zero-emission Electric Vessels
Asahi Tanker, Exeno Yamamizu Corporation, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), and Mitsubishi Corporation have established a new company together, e5 Lab. The new partnership is to develop both electrically powered vessels as well as the infrastructure they need. The first...
Flywheel Incorporated on Dredger’s Hybrid Power Plant
Dutch system integrators RH Marine and Bakker Sliedrecht have managed to include a flywheel on a dredger's hybrid power plant. The innovation allows for a reduced installed battery capacity, while increasing the batteries' operational life. Battery lifetime prediction...
Shipyard that Built the Titanic Faces Bankruptcy
The Northern Irish shipyard where the Titanic was built is about to go bankrupt. The company has declared all of the remaining 130 employees redundant, according to the British media. Harland and Wolff Heavy Industries built ships for many years after the Titanic...
World’s Largest Plug-in Hybrid Vessel Sets Sail
RoPax ferry Color Hybrid has been delivered from Ulstein Verft to Color Line. It is the world’s largest plug-in hybrid vessel, meaning it is equipped with five-megawatt batteries charged from shore allowing it to operate noise and emissions free. The battery pack...
Damen Unveils Landing Utility Vessel for Aquaculture Industry
Damen Shipyards Group and Coastal Workboats Scotland have introduced a new vessel for the aquaculture industry in Oban, Scotland. The unveiling of the new Landing Utility Vessel 1608 coincided with the handover of the first in the series to Loch Duart. The LUV 1608...
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