World Maritime News

New Joint Venture Emerges on Offshore Wind Market (The Netherlands)

FRISIA-Offshore, located in Germany, and Offshore Wind Services BV from the Netherlands announced a cooperation agreement. The intention of FRISIA-Offshore and OWS is to invest together in new Crew Transfer Vessels through a joint venture in the coming months. This joint venture will serve as growth platform for the German and Dutch market. Workships Contractors, [...]

June 26, 2012 | Posted in Company News,Europe & Eurasia,Featured,News by topic,NEWS category,Offshore News,Press releases,Regional news,Top Stories,Workboat News | Read More »

The Netherlands: Dead Whale Emerges on Maersk Norwich’s Bulb While Entering Port of Rotterdam

Yesterday morning, around 11.00 hour, the ‘Maersk Norwich’ entered the port of Rotterdam carrying a dead whale on its bulb. It is not known yet what type of whale it is and where the vessel has picked it up. The length is approx. 12 metres. The container vessel is 120 metres long and able to [...]

June 7, 2012 | Posted in Also in the news,Europe & Eurasia,Featured,News by topic,NEWS category,Port News,Press releases,Regional news,Shipping News | Read More »