by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 15, 2021 | News, Ship design, Shipbuilding
As part of the first phase of its CO2 transport and storage infrastructure development, Northern Lights from Norway has ordered two dedicated CO2 carriers, each with a cargo size of 7500 m3 and a length of 130 metres. The ships will be built by Dalian Shipbuilding...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 13, 2021 | News, Offshore wind, Ship design
Jan De Nul Group has selected Remazel S.p.A. for the delivery of a set of cradles, a skidding system and an upending hinge for its new floating installation vessel Les Alizés to handle and install XXI monopiles. The design of this fully automated monopile installation...
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by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 8, 2021 | News, Ship design, Shipbuilding
The first of Damen’s Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 class has completed its sea trials off the Turkish coast and is set to begin the passage to the Netherlands. The offshore energy market will soon be able to experience the comfort and capabilities of the 74-metre,...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 4, 2021 | News, Ship design, WASP
Upcoming regulations seem to boost the introduction of wind propulsion. Yet, applying this technology on board ships and making the most of it still require a lot of work. Senior project manager Rogier Eggers discusses the research projects taking place at MARIN and...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 1, 2021 | Marine fuels, News, Offshore wind, Ship design
Van Oord has ordered a new offshore installation vessel to further strengthen its market position in offshore wind. The jack-up vessel can operate on methanol and install up to 20 MW wind turbines at sea with a very low CO2 footprint. The ship is expected to enter the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 30, 2021 | News, Ship design, WASP
It is a bold statement – that the Oceanbird concept could reduce ninety per cent of the emissions compared to a conventional vessel. What led to this conclusion? KTH professor Jakob Kuttenkeuler discusses the project, which he started working on twenty years ago. When...
