Cruise ship Carnival Vista will undergo a dry docking whilst it is resting on Boskalis’ semi-submersible heavy lift vessel Boka Vanguard. This world first will take place in the coming weeks in Freeport, Bahamas.

Following its delivery by Shipyard Kooiman to owner Titan LNG, the LNG bunkerbarge FlexFueler001 has now officially been christened in the Port of Amsterdam. The event marked the official start of inland waterway LNG bunkering in the Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Antwerp (ARA) region.

Jumbo’s heavy lift crane vessel Fairplayer has completed the pre-installation and tensioning of a shallow water CALM buoy mooring system. This was done in 26-metre deep water for the Mersa El-Hamra terminal offshore Egypt.

The bollard pull certificate plays an important role in the delivery and commercial deployment of tugs. Up until now, a uniform standard for the conduct, measurement and analysis of a bollard pull trial was not available. A recent Joint Industry Project (JIP) has now developed this standard.

The first paperless, instantly financed and fully door-to-door tracked container made its way from Korea to the warehouse of Samsung SDS in Tilburg via Port of Rotterdam. This was made possible by Blockchain-based platform Deliver.

Container liner shipping company Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) from South Korea will join THE Alliance. This was reported by Hapag-Lloyd. The Koreans will join the cooperation from 1 April 2020.

After first tackling its fleet’s air emissions by using bio-oil and low-sulphur fuels, Finnish company Meriauri Group now targets ship-generated waste. As a first step, all grey and black water will be landed in port.

Recurring operations, even the most mundane, can still pose a serious risk. In the latest Mars reports, an example is given of an accident, in which the risks of a “normal” loading operation were not identified resulting in the death of a crew member.

The Sleipnir, Heerema Marine Contractor’s newest semi-submersible crane vessel, has completed its sea trials and crane load tests. It is the world’s first LNG-powered construction vessel as well as the largest crane vessel in the world.

The company Aqitec Water Systems in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, has received 20,000 euros from the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Catalyst Fund Drechtsteden. The company uses this co-financing to carry out a feasibility study for a dredging robot.