Iskes Towage & Salvage took delivery of the Bernardus, the first Damen ASD 2810 Hybrid. The delivery represents a turning point for the tug industry as operators and port authorities demand innovative solutions to rising fuel costs and stricter emissions regulations. Based in IJmuiden near Amsterdam (the Netherlands), Iskes has been operating a conventional Damen […]
The Wind Farm Support Vessel (WFSV) Directory is a new publication from the Offshore WIND group of products. It provides the industry a compact and handy overview of operating wind farm support vessels in the European offshore wind industry. Each vessel is displayed with a photo, a selection of main technical details and the name […]
The Dutch maritime technology company Micanti has designed a 100% environmentally friendly antifouling foil. Its working is based on small fibers, which make it very unattractive for organisms to attach to the hull of a ship. The innovative nature of this invention and the successful launch of it within the global professional shipping industry has […]
Moonen Shipyards in the Netherlands is to start construction of the first in its recently unveiled Caribbean series of motoryachts. The 36.58-metre (120‘) Martinique is an innovation for the yachting industry as it will have a hull built of high tensile steel. Along with an ingenious hull design and Moonen’s ‘enhanced length principle’ (ELP), this […]
Marine engineering and subsea cable installation equipment provider Blue Offshore Marine Services has successfully built a third and the world’s largest modular basket carousel. After contract award, the basket carousel, with loading tower and 15Te tensioner, was fabricated in 16 weeks and assembled in 4 weeks. After its assembly in Kalundborg, Denmark, the basket carousel […]
VERHOEF Aluminium BV from the Netherlands has been awarded a five year Framework Agreement by Statoil to provide freefall lifeboat systems, as well as related products and support services. “Since our initial contact in February 2012 we have exchanged a lot of information regarding our aluminium freefall lifeboats. Statoil has inspected our FFLB’s which were already […]
Only one month after the implementation of the new Dutch Ship Manning Act, Falck Safety Services is the first training institute in the Netherlands accredited to provide STCW refresher training. The first STCW refresher courses are scheduled for June 30, 2014. As of this date the refresher training will be offered weekly at the training […]
Royal HaskoningDHV and ShoreTension Holding BV have developed innovative simulation software to predict the performance of the ShoreTension® dynamic mooring system for future users. ShoreTension® is a flexible stand-alone system that keeps the mooring lines of ships under continuous tension, thus keeping them safely moored and allowing optimal loading and unloading of the vessel, even […]
The Gemini consortium has signed all construction, operations and financing contracts yesterday with a total construction budget of nearly EUR 3 billion. With more than 20 parties involved 70 percent of this budget will be provided on the basis of project financing – making Gemini the largest-ever project financed offshore wind farm. For the Gemini […]
Preparations for the 7th Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference are well underway. On 28 & 29 October 2014 Amsterdam will again be the place to meet the international offshore community. With visitors from over 60 different countries and a proven track record of steady growth since its foundation in 2008, Offshore Energy is a must […]
