Our Maritime Business Magazines

On Friday 28 August 2020, the 10th annual Maritime Golf Event took place at Golfclub Grevelingenhout in Bruinisse, the Netherlands. The event was organised by Yellow & Finch Publishers in favour of the Nationaal Fonds Kinderhulp charity organisation.  More than 70 professionals from the maritime, offshore and port industries got together to enjoy an...

Autonomous landing systems use sophisticated technology improve safety and efficiency for motion compensated gangways. As automation technology becomes more sophisticated and vessel owners around the world prioritise the optimisation of operational hours, Bosch Rexroth has developed a new autonomous landing solution which significantly improves both safety and performance. Landing systems are essential when it...

A milestone for SMST. The Dutch company that designs and builds offshore equipment is going to deliver its modular mission equipment to the first ever Service Operation Vessel (SOV) to operate in Taiwanese waters. SMST’s system package will be at the heart of the vessel’s operations, ensuring safe and efficient transfer of the vessel’s...

Fincantieri and Saipem have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote the sustainable exploitation of deep-sea floors over 3,000m in depth. This agreement sets the ground for a strategic partnership aimed at developing and pursuing business opportunities in the field of designing, engineering, building and managing deepsea mining (DSM) systems. Deepsea floors are...

Incat Crowther is pleased to announce that construction is well underway on a new vessel for World Heritage Cruises (WHC). The Incat Crowther 35 will be the eighth Incat Crowther vessel for the Tasmanian operator. Under construction at Richardson Devine Marine, the vessel is due to launch by the end of the year. It...

InterDam and Van Dam, the two leading Dutch manufacturers of fire and explosion resistant products, join forces. On Tuesday 14 July 2020 the three shareholders formally closed the deal. By completing the merger Value Enhancement Partners, Berend Groeneveld and Groupe Gorgé unite the two companies, which share the same roots, under one name: InterDam....

The concept design of an Autonomous Guard Vessel revealed today is set to revolutionise the offshore industry. The futuristic looking design is created by a consortium of maritime companies looking to support the offshore industry by exploiting technology available today. The novel design is smaller and lighter than most current guard vessels used to...

Huisman announces today that it has been contracted by CSBC Corporation for the delivery of a 4,000mt Offshore Mast Crane (OMC) to be installed on heavy lift vessel Green Jade. The crane will be built at the production facility of Huisman in China and is scheduled for delivery in 2022 for deployment by joint...

Damen Shipyards Group has recently delivered a new lifeboat, a Damen RHIB 975 Inboard, to the Naarden Lifeboat Brigade (Reddingsbrigade Naarden). Following a training period, during which the crew will familarise themselves with the new vessel, the Damen RHIB will conduct rescue operations on the Gooimeer, IJmeer and southern Markermeer lakes in the Netherlands....

Videotec’s new generation of MAXIMUS SERIES2 cameras now includes the MPXT-SERIES2 ex-proof Dual Vision network PTZ camera that combines a Day/Night camera and thermal camera with radiometric functions. It is the optimum solution for effective video surveillance and process control in Maritime, Oil & Gas and Industrial sectors, and in environments where there is...

With the delivery of TSHD Anchorage an unusual but exciting build was accomplished. The dredger was delivered on 5 June to the Zealand based company De Hoop Terneuzen. This family-owned company is a major supplier of building materials in Holland and Belgium. The design of the sand and gravel dredger is based on dry...

Boreal has contracted Holland Shipyards Group for the delivery of two fully electric ferries. The vessels will be put into operation on the Abelnes-Andabeløy and Launes-Kvellandstrand routes in the Agder province, Norway. The ferries will measure 49,80m by 14,70m and 29,80m by 10,20m, and will be able to transport 35 and 10 passenger cars...

The Clipper Stad Amsterdam has been refloated in Den Helder’s historic Willemsoord Harbour. The drydock doors were opened, allowing sea water in. It was the first time the vessel had water under her keel since her arrival in Den Helder in November last year. There, Damen Shipyards Den Helder is undertaking a mid-life maintenance...

Incat Crowther has announced the contract for a pair of hybrid catamaran CTVs, designed in conjunction with Danish shipping company MHO-Co. The Incat Crowther 35s will use modern electric motors to save on weight, space and emissions for the benefit of the environment as well as fuel economy in the offshore wind industry. The...

International Maritime Organisation Secretary-General Kitack Lim is concerned about the growing humanitarian and safety crisis facing seafarers around the world. As a result of COVID-related travel restrictions, hundreds of thousands of the world’s two million seafarers have been stranded at sea for months. Unable to get off ships, the maximum sea time stipulated in...

Færøysund live fish carrier is set to become one of the most environmentally friendly vessels of its kind, thanks to ABB’s power and energy system. As the first live fish carrier to feature ABB hybrid power and propulsion solution with integral energy storage, Færøysund responds to a wider green shift in the maritime industry,...

Kongsberg Digital (KDI) has delivered its first K-Sim Fast Craft simulators to the Singapore Police Coast Guard (SPCG) Training Centre in Singapore. Unveiled at an official opening at the centre previously this year, the four installed simulators reproduce a variety of high-speed vessel types and are supplied under the terms of a landmark contract...

The first of a series of six new Z-Tech 4500 tugs for the United States Navy (YT 808) was successfully launched by Dakota Creek Industries of Anacortes, Washington in late May 2020. The US Navy has been operating six Valiant (YT 802) class of tugs, the first of which was delivered in 2010 and...

AEGIR-Marine has concluded the comprehensive acquisition of Holland Propeller Services (HPS). The agreement for the takeover was signed today by John and Jacomien Schungel, owners of HPS, and Ruud Muis, owner of AEGIR-Marine. The AEGIR-Marine management team were also present to celebrate the special moment. HPS and AEGIR-Marine are both brand independent suppliers of...

For smaller vessels like handymax bulkers or product tankers, the cost of installing a scrubber for SOx compliance has sometimes outweighed the benefits. Now Alfa Laval PureSOx Express makes it simple for these vessels to continue using HFO and comply with SOx regulations. The new PureSOx Express is an open-loop PureSOx system, but one...

Ampelmann, Royal Niestern Sander and Royal Wagenborg signed an agreement for the supply of an ice-strengthened walk-2-work gangway. This system will be installed on the newbuild shallow draught icebreaking walk-to-work vessel that will be delivered to its new owners on December 2021. Together with the vessel, the motion compensated gangway of Ampelmann will perform...

C-Job Naval Architects has delivered the basic design package of a trailing suction hopper dredger to Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company. GLDD called on ship design and engineering company C-Job to develop their TSHD for beach nourishing and channel maintenance activities. Working closely together with the American dredge industry leader, C-Job created the...

RINA has successfully carried out the first statutory and associated class intermediate surveys with the use of remote technologies on the bulk carrier Cielo di Gaspesie, owned by the d’Amico Group. On completion, the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), who attended the survey remotely, authorised RINA to certify the Cielo di Gaspesie....

A drone has successfully inspected a 19.4m high oil tank on board a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel. The video shot by the drone was interpreted in real-time by an algorithm to detect cracks in the structure. It is the latest step in a technology qualification process that could lead to tank inspections...

The Spanish Albacora Group, which operates the largest tuna fishing fleet in the European Union, recently commissioned a new fishing vessel. Built at Vigo-based shipyard Astilleros Armón, Galerna Lau is equipped with a state-of-the-art propulsion system from the German propulsion expert Schottel and will be used to catch tuna in the Atlantic Ocean. It...