by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 14, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Shipbuilding, Shipping, WASP
EcoClipper, a shipping company that has developed a wind-driven emission-free cargo ship, has started to raise capital in cooperation with blockchain partner Bondex. The company plans to launch retrofitted and purpose-built sailing vessels capable of carrying cargo...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 13, 2022 | News, Shipbuilding
The European Commission has prohibited, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI). The merger between the two South Korean shipbuilders would have created a dominant...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 12, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Shipbuilding
Damen Shipyards Group has taken over a Skoonbox from Skoon Energy. The world’s first maritime-certified, multi-purpose battery container will be used to deliver renewable power at Damen’s shipyards for applications where diesel generators or ships’ engines...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 11, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Shipping
After ordering eight 16,000-TEU methanol-powered container ships in August, Maersk has chosen to exercise the included option for four more such vessels. Hyundai Heavy Industries will build the vessels that are to be delivered in 2025, one year after the first series...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 11, 2022 | Navigation, News, Shipbuilding, Yachts
Heesen Yachts’ largest yacht to date, the 80-metre Galactica, is on its way to Harlingen for completion and sea trials. Yet, after first not being able to pass under a bridge near Den Bosch due to high water levels, it subsequently faced the same problem near...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 10, 2022 | News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Yachts
On Saturday, Heesen Yachts’ largest yacht built to date, the 80-metre Galactica, left the building site in Oss for Harlingen to undertake sea trials. However, once reaching a railway bridge near Den Bosch, water levels proved too high for the yacht formerly...
