Dijvler enters sea-going vessel market with new winches
Dutch company Dijvler, with nearly fifty years of experience in anchor and mooring winches for inland vessels, is expanding into the sea-going vessel segment. It has developed a new, standardised programme of anchor and mooring winches for cargo and offshore support...
ABB and Blykalla join forces on on nuclear power for ships
ABB has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Swedish nuclear energy company Blykalla to support and accelerate the deployment of small modular lead-cooled reactors to the maritime industry. Earlier, Blykalla and ABB signed an MoU in October 2024, which...
Van Oord completes scope on Fish Migration River
Van Oord has completed its work on the Fish Migration River at the Afsluitdijk in the Netherlands. This marks an important milestone in the development of this innovative nature restoration project, which contributes to fish migration between the Wadden Sea and Lake...
AiP for Samsung Heavy’s nuclear-powered LNG carrier
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received an approval in principle (AiP) for its molten salt reactor (MSR)-powered 174,000-m3 liquefied natural gas carrier. The small modular reactor (SMR) will be jointly developed by SHI and Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute...
Allseas orders new heavy transport vessel
Allseas is expanding its fleet with a purpose-built semi-submersible heavy transport vessel (HTV) designed to be compatible with the Pioneering Spirit. The vessel, to be named Grand Tour, was ordered at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China, with delivery...
Wagenborg vessel runs aground in Northwest Passage
The Canadian Coast Guard has revealed that Royal Wagenborg's Thamesborg ran aground in the Franklin Strait in Northern Canada on 6 September. So far, there are no injuries or pollution, but there is damage to the ship. The Franklin Strait is an Arctic waterway in...
PortXL reveals startups for 2025 accelerator programme
PortXL, the world's first maritime startup accelerator, has announced its 2025 cohort. At the same time, the organisation is celebrating ten years of fostering innovation and driving technological advancements in the maritime industry. Since its inception in 2015,...
Serco orders 24 Damen vessels to support Royal Navy
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Serco for the delivery of 24 vessels of various types that will be used to support the Royal Navy. The contract includes a wide range of ship types including ASD Tugs, RSD Tugs, pilot boats, barges and crane barges....
BIO-UV develops BWT in a TEU for floating wind
BIO-UV Group has developed and tested a containerised ballast water treatment system designed initially for the floating offshore wind sector. This sector faces ballast water compliance challenges as these floating platforms move across territorial waters. With the...
HNLMS Johan de Witt departs for NATO deployment
HNLMS Johan de Witt departed Den Helder on 6 September to serve for two and a half months as flagship of Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1). This NATO task force operates in the Baltic Sea and around Western Europe. With more than 170 crew members on board, Johan...
EU ports form drone alliance for innovation and security
Three of Europe’s biggest ports – Rotterdam, Antwerp-Bruges and Hamburg – have joined forces to pioneer the use of drones in port operations. The new alliance aims to boost innovation, strengthen safety and improve efficiency. Defence will also benefit, as secure...
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