Van Oord held a formal naming ceremony for its two newest water injection dredgers (WID) on Friday, April 26. Rijn and Rhône are sister vessels of Maas and Mersey, which were successfully commissioned in 2021. All four WIDs were built by Netherlands-based the Kooiman Marine Group. The combination...
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Marine Projects Vessel News Roundup | February 24 – Dredgers for UAE, US and Netherlands plus a new Chinese crane ship
Deliveries include a crane vessel for a Chinese offshore construction company and a dredger for a marine projects specialist in the UAE. A Dutch builder lays the keel of ..
VESSEL REVIEW | Maas & Mersey – Van Oord’s new water injection vessels for harbour and deep-sea dredging
Dutch marine contractor Van Oord has begun operations with its two newest hybrid water injection dredgers. Maas and Mersey are both equipped with systems for water inject ..
Retrofitted inland vessel cleared to sail the Rhine on hydrogen
Rotterdam-headquartered Future Proof Shipping B.V. (FPS), which is retrofit the 110 meter by 11.45 meter inland container vessel Maas to a zero-emissions hydrogen propulsion system, has cleared a regulatory hurdle.
The Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine (CCNR) has recommended that the Maas receive an exemption from the Rhine Vessel Inspection Regulations (RVIR) to permitting the use of hydrogen as a fuel for propulsion and power supply on board the vessel.
Having completed a...
Van Oord christens new water injection vessels
Van Oord formally named its two newest hybrid water injection vessels in a ceremony in Rotterdam on Wednesday, June 30. Maas (pictured) and Mersey are both equipped with ..
Future Proof Shipping container vessel to undergo hydrogen retrofit
Netherlands-based marine transport company Future Proof Shipping (FPS) has entered into an agreement with Holland Shipyards Group (HSG) for the installation of a ..