by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 23, 2020 | News
The last of Stena Line’s three new ferries destined for the Irish Sea has completed its sea trials in China’s Yellow Sea. Stena Embla is the latest next generation RoPax vessel that is being constructed at the CMI Jingling Weihai Shipyard in China. Stena Line...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 23, 2020 | News
Passage plans need to be revised according to weather according to The Nautical Institute. The organisation gives this warning after a RoRo had its cargo topple over in heavy weather. The incident was discussed in a recent Mars Report. The Nautical Institute gathers...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 20, 2020 | News
Transshipment of goods in Dutch seaports fell by almost 10 per cent in the first 6 months of 2020, compared with the same period a year earlier. Total transshipment amounted to 281 million tonnes. This was reported by Statistics Netherlands (CBS). In the first two...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 31, 2020 | News
Eidsvaag As acquired general cargo vessel mv Baltic to convert it to a fishfeed carrier for fishfarms in the Norwegian fjords. Hartman Marine Shipbuilding was contracted to carry this out. Hartman had to install two additional Veth thrusters, a fishfeed handling and...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 8, 2020 | News
Wagenborg Shipping Sweden is expanding its RoRo liner services in the Baltic region. The company has now started a new RoRo line between Riga in Latvia and Oxelösund in Sweden. The new liner service starts with three voyages per week on a fixed timetable and supports...
