Dutch Boskalis has installed a new energy storage system on board its diving support […]
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Boskalis “mega hopper” dredge will be first MAN 49/60 marine application
The 31,000 cubic meter capacity “mega hopper” trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD) ordered at Royal IHC by Royal Boskalis last year will be powered by three MAN 49/60 engines. This is the first marine application of MAN Energy Solutions’ most powerful diesel engine.
The MAN 49/60 successfully passed its type approval test in March 2023 and features a high power-per-cylinder of 1,300 kW, reducing the number of installed cylinders necessary to meet customer power demands. While in this particular...
Boskalis opens shore power facility for its vessels in Rotterdam
Dutch dredging and heavy lift company Boskalis has commissioned a large-scale shore power facility at its premises in the Waalhaven in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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https://www.offshore-energy.biz/boskalis-opens-shore-power-facility-for-its-vessels-in-rotterdam/
Boskalis orders a methanol-ready megahopper
Two leading Dutch players are again pushing dredge technology forward. Following an extensive design phase that began in 2020, Boskalis has signed a contract with Royal IHC for a giant methanol-ready trailing suction trailing suction hopper dredge (TSHD). With a hopper volume of 31,000 cubic meters (40,546 cubic yards), it’s being described by Boskalis as a megahopper.
To be built at Royal IHC’s Krimpen aan den IJssel shipyard in the Netherlands, the vessel’s energy-efficient design will feature...
https://www.marinelog.com/uncategorized/boskalis-orders-a-methanol-ready-megahopper/
Boskalis to Build State-of-the-Art Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger
Boskalis, a leading dredging and maritime services provider, has entered into a contract with Dutch shipbuilding company Royal IHC to construct a cutting-edge trailing suction hopper dredger. The contract comes…
https://gcaptain.com/boskalis-to-build-trailing-suction-hopper-dredger/
With oil disaster averted, world breathes a sigh of relief but more funds needed to wrap things up
The way to secure the funds to complete the operation in full hangs in the air with around $20 million still missing.
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FSO Safer: Red Sea’s ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ Diffused
The United Nations on Friday announced the successful removal of more than 1 million barrels of oil from the decaying FSO Safer tanker off Yemen, averting a worst case scenario oil spill…
https://gcaptain.com/fso-safer-red-seas-ticking-time-bomb-diffused/
Long-awaited oil removal from ‘ticking bomb’ FSO Safer kicks off in Red Sea
The much-anticipated removal of more than 1 million barrels of oil from the decaying […]
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VLCC Nautica arrives in Yemen to transfer oil from ‘time bomb’ FSO Safer
A very large crude carrier the Nautica, bought in March by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) […]
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Tanker Arrives in Yemen to Start Risky Oil Pumping Operation
By Mohammed Hatem Jul 16, 2023 (Bloomberg) –A United Nations oil tanker arrived in Yemen on Sunday to begin the risky operation of pumping over a million barrels of crude oil…
https://gcaptain.com/tanker-arrives-in-yemen-to-start-risky-oil-pumping-operation/