Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published its April 2019 edition of “Future IMO and ILO Legislation” to help ship owners and managers to prepare for what’s to come.

Classification society DNV GL has presented China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) with Approval in Principle (AiP) certificates for two new offshore units: an arctic single column drilling unit and a wind turbine shuttle.

Damen Shipyards Group suffers a net loss of 17 million euros for 2018. It has been 15 years since the Dutch shipbuilder announced losses.

As such a small country, it is hard for the Netherlands to make its mark, but when it comes to making an industry more sustainable, the Dutch inland shipping sector leads the way.

Working with a ship’s electric power is always a dangerous undertaking. This crew member failed to double-check the tools he was working with and did not wear insulated gloves.

Stena Line is going full steam ahead with its fleet investment programme with the float out of the second vessel in its new generation E-Flexer series.

Aframax dual-fuel tankers Eagle Brasilia and Eagle Bintulu have both visited Rotterdam and received their LNG from Shell’s LNG bunker vessel Cardissa.

Losing electric power can quickly make a crew lose control of their vessel. In this case, failing to follow the manufacturer’s bow thruster settings contributed to losing power and subsequently grounding.

Offshore weather conditions can be a real challenge. To increase the window of operation, efficiency and safety, Bosch Rexroth and Vroon are developing and testing technology that will allow offshore access systems to dock autonomously.

The world’s first electric-powered freefall lifeboat has passed its final drop tests in Amsterdam. The rugged electric system is designed to withstand the heavy g forces of freefall launch and can sail at full speed for 30 minutes, followed by 10 additional hours at 50 per cent of maximum speed.