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Boskalis christens subsea rock installation giant

Boskalis christens subsea rock installation giant

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 6, 2026 | News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Ship conversion/refit, Ship design, Shipbuilding

Boskalis has announced the christening of its latest fleet addition after a conversion project: subsea rock installation vessel Windpiper. It will now enter service as the largest subsea rock installation vessel in the industry with a capacity of 45,500 metric tonnes....
VIDEO: Offshore vessel conversion nears completion

VIDEO: Offshore vessel conversion nears completion

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 5, 2026 | Engineering, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Ship conversion/refit

Holland Shipyards Group, Bakker Sliedrecht and Chevalier Floatels are working on the transformation of an unfinished well intervention vessel. The vessel was originally built in Spain, but is now being converted into an offshore construction vessel. The conversion is...
From 1950s tug to zero-emission yacht

From 1950s tug to zero-emission yacht

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 1, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship conversion/refit, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Towage, Yachts

Aurelia is currently working on the transformation of the historic Wijsmuller tug Titan (1956) into a next-generation yacht. The project combines maritime heritage with fully net-zero, emission-free propulsion. The project reflects Aurelia’s ambition to redefine...
MOL, Hitachi to convert ships into floating data centres

MOL, Hitachi to convert ships into floating data centres

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 31, 2026 | Maritime research, News, Ship conversion/refit

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Hitachi, and Hitachi Systems want to develop, operate and commercialise a floating data centre (FDC) converted from a second hand vessel. The companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect. Based on this MoU, the...
Carisbrooke starts trials of AirWing prototype

Carisbrooke starts trials of AirWing prototype

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 10, 2025 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship conversion/refit, WASP

For the past three years, Carisbrooke Shipping has been working with GT Wings as a consortium member to develop, install, and certify a prototype wind propulsion system. This Ahas now been installed on the MV Vectis Progress and is undergoing trials. Early last year,...
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