Van Stee Offshore has ordered an 80-meter Multibuster 8020 ultra-shallow draught, multi-purpose workboat from the Dutch shipbuilder Damen.According to Damen, Van Stee’s Multibuster 8020 is the first of a new class that combines the key elements of Dame...
Read more
Furetank Gets Grant Funding for Shore Power Setup
Furetank has been granted state and EU climate investment support for installing shore power connection on a tanker currently in production.The funding will be provided by Klimatklivet, an initiative by the The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency a...
Read more
Danelec Launches New Voyage Data Recorder Services
Danelec, a provider of digital solutions for the maritime industry, has announced the introduction of two new web-based Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) services designed to provide VDR status information as well give ship managers and operators secure…...
Read more
Windcat Orders Two Hydrogen-powered CSOVs from Damen Shipyards
Offshore crew transfer company Windcat said Tuesday it had ordered two hydrogen-powered Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (“CSOVs”) from the Dutch company Damen Shipyards, with options for further vessels.The “Elevation Series” CSOVs have…...
Read more
Nigeria Stowaways Who Survived 11 Days on Ship Rudder Must Return Home – Spanish Police
Three migrants rescued in Spain's Canary Islands, after apparently enduring an 11-day journey from Nigeria crouched on the rudder of a fuel tanker, should now be returned home under stowaway laws, a police spokesman told Reuters on Tuesday.
Read more
UAB-Online: Digitizing Vessel Handling Workflow
UAB-Online, creator of a digital platform for optimizing liquid bulk shipping, said it is offering a freemium model for deep sea and inland terminals to give operators rapid access to its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform.With the freemium model…
Read more
Kongsberg Maritime Launches DTS System for Rudders
Kongsberg Maritime has launched the Direct Trunk Support (DTS) system for rudders. According to the company, the new system transfers the manoeuvring forces from the rudder through the headbox and the steering gear deck directly into the hull structure…
Read more
OXE Marine Using Biodiesel for All Testing
Diesel outboard manufacturer OXE Marine said it will use biodiesel for all development and testing of its products going forward.The company said it has decided to implement HVO100 in all development and testing after its recently published…
Read more
Western Baltic Engineering to Unveil New Electric Pusher Vessel Models at WorkBoat Show
Lithuanian ship designer Western Baltic Engineering (WBE) is to unveil two new models of its electric 'pusher' vessel series, known as the Electric Eel, at the WorkBoat trade show in New Orleans.The vessels are the latest editions to the first series o...
Read more
Gjerde Named Yard Director at Vard Brattvaag
VARD, a Norwegian shipbuilding subsidiary of Italy's Fincantieri Group, announced Arnt Inge Gjerde has been appointed as the new yard director at Vard Brattvaag. Gjerde is also yard director at the nearby Vard Søviknes and is now leading both…
Read more