by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 27, 2022 | Dredging, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Salvage, Towage
Investor HAL has officially launched its offer to acquire all issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Royal Boskalis Westminster. As previously communicated, HAL offers EUR 32.50 per share and intends to turn Boskalis into a private company. At the beginning of...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 27, 2022 | Maritime education/training/careers, Maritime regulations, Maritime research, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Salvage
Dutch maritime education is doing a lot to deliver the next generation of highly skilled maritime professionals. SWZ|Maritime’s May education and regulations special features developments in Dutch maritime education, looks into the use of simulators and reveals...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 17, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage
The 11,850 TEU container ship Ever Forward was refloated as of approximately 0715 local time on Sunday, 17 April. Eight tugs assisted in the operation that was coordinated by a Donjon-Smit salvage team. The vessel will now proceed to an anchorage for a hull survey. In...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 17, 2022 | Dredging, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage
The US Coast Guard says a new refloat attempt of the grounded 11,850 TEU container ship Ever Forward will take place today, 17 April. The effort will will involve the two anchored pulling barges and five tugs positioned around the vessel. If the first pulling...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 14, 2022 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage
Yesterday morning, a total of 180 containers had been removed from the grounded 11,850 TEU container ship Ever Forward. The US Coast Guard expects container removal operations to be concluded on or about Friday, April 15. In anticipation of a new refloat attempt, the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 12, 2022 | Dredging, Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage
The first barges carrying containers of the 11,850 TEU grounded container ship Ever Forward have arrived in the Port of Baltimore. William Doyle, Port Director, says 43 containers were offloaded yesterday, 11 April, while so far over 160,500 cubic metres of soil have...
