Netherlands Coastguard adds Enforcer to its fleet
Multraship, on behalf of Rijkswaterstaat, handed over the new patrol vessel Enforcer to the Netherlands Coastguard on 15 September. The 53-metre-long vessel will be deployed in the years ahead to safeguard the continuity of coastguard activities in the North Sea. The...
Wasaline, Wärtsilä team on record battery system
Wärtsilä has been selected as the electrical integrator for a major battery extension project for the Wasaline ROPAX ferry Aurora Botnia. The project will increase the ship’s battery capacity by 10.4 MWh, from 2.2 MWh to 12.6 MWh, making it the world’s largest marine...
Windcat adds first of hydrogen-ready CSOVs to fleet
Windcat has officially presented Windcat Rotterdam, the first of six vessels in its new CSOV Elevation Series. The vessel was constructed at Ha Long Shipyard in Vietnam and developed in collaboration with Damen Shipyards Group, Windcat and CMB.Tech. The vessel is...
Straatman acquires Kraaijeveld Winches
Straatman has taken over Kraaijeveld Winches, a Dutch company specialising in the design and production of winches and related equipment for dredging, offshore, and maritime applications. Through the acquisition, Straatman wants to strengthen its position in the...
Eco Boss Cap propeller hub company lands major funding
EcoNavis Solutions, the maritime technology company behind the novel Eco Boss Cap propeller hub, has secured a major investment package. In addition, it has joined a leading accelerator programme as it scales operations to meet growing industry demand for its...
Hyundai to present shipbuilding welding robot in Germany
Accessibility and tight working environments can increase the welding operation effort in disadvantageous working conditions. That is why Hyundai Welding has developed the integrated Cobot solution for shipbuilding that the company will demonstrate at Schweissen &...
Northern Lights stores first CO2 offshore Norway
The first CO2 volumes have been transported through a 100-kilometre pipeline and injected into the Aurora reservoir 2600 metres below the seabed of the Norwegian North Sea. Northern Lights JV will transport and store CO2 from Norway during the remainder of 2025 with...
Oceanco launches 111-metre Leviathan
Oceanco has launched the Leviathan, formerly known as project Y722, a 111-metre diesel-electric yacht. The Dutch yacht builder states that the superyacht is an example of human-centric design, putting people at the heart of every decision. Built for an experienced...
DARPA christens autonomous US Navy surface vessel
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has christened the USX-1 Defiant, a first-of-its-kind autonomous unmanned surface vessel. A simplified hull design allows rapid production and maintenance in nearly any port facility or Tier III shipyard that...
SAIL 2025 attracts 2.5 million visitors
The tenth edition of SAIL Amsterdam concluded on Sunday 24 August with the SAIL-Out Parade towards IJmuiden. For five days, the Dutch capital was the stage for thousands of ships, camaraderie on water and quaysides, and international encounters. Around 2.5 million...
ABB integrates multi-MW fuel cell in hydrogen superyacht
ABB has integrated a comprehensive scope of technologies on board Feadship Breakthrough. The vessel was constructed by Dutch high-end yacht builder Feadship. Launched in May 2025, the privately-owned 118.8-metre yacht will be among the first vessels in the world to...
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