Finnish shipping company Meriaura has placed an order for two new cargo vessels in a series to be built by Netherlands-based shipyard Royal Bodewes. The vessels are scheduled for delivery to Meriaura in January and December 2026, respectively. Each newbuilding will have a length of 105 metres, a...
Van Oord recently completed one of the largest beach restoration projects in Spain’s history, restoring the beaches south of the city of Valencia to their original size. The beaches have been slowly eroding since 1965. The Spanish government contracted the joint venture of Van Oord subsidiary Dravo...
Offshore is one of the industries with the biggest risk profiles in the world. When bad things happen in offshore, people die, often there are explosions and sinkings, fires and oil spills, and the environment can be badly polluted, killing seabirds, fish, dolphins and coral, and inflicting...
Netherlands-based towage company Kotug International has entered into a framework agreement with local shipbuilder Padmos for the construction of a series of electric pusher tugs of three main models. The framework agreement follows the successful commissioning of E-Pusher 1 (pictured), Kotug’s new electric inland pusher tug. Since June 2023, E-Pusher 1 has been navigating the […]
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Florida shipbuilder the Eastern Shipbuilding Group and Netherlands-based marine engineering company Royal IHC have formed a strategic partnership with the objective of designing and constructing a highly automated, medium hopper dredger for use by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). The dredger will be built at Eastern Shipbuilding’s Allanton and Port St Joe facilities. […]
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Dutch marine projects company Van Oord has deployed two of its vessels to dredge the harbour at the Prinses Amaliahaven container terminal located on Maasvlakte in Rotterdam. A consortium of Van Oord, HOCHTIEF, and Ballast Nedam has constructed 2.4 kilometres of new quay wall at the facility to...
Two people were killed as a result of an accident in the engine room of a Dutch-flagged cruise ship while it was in the Bahamas on Friday, March 22. Holland America Line’s (HAL) Nieuw Amsterdam was anchored near the company’s private Half Moon Cay resort when an accidental release of steam occurred...
“Fix the balance sheet before you fix the business.” This was the sage advice we gave two weeks ago when we compared Tidewater to its moribund and indebted competitors. We noted that Hornbeck, Bourbon, and Edison Chouest still have some way to go in resolving their balance sheet problems. But if...
The Dutch Ministry of Defence has awarded French shipbuilder the Naval Group a preliminary contract for the design and construction of new expeditionary submarines for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The submarines will be diesel-electric powered variants of the nuclear-powered Barracuda-class boats...
The Brazilian Waterborne Transportation Agency (ANTAQ) signed a cooperation agreement with the Netherlands on 5 March, with a major focus on fostering the development of eco-friendly ports within the country.
Spanning three years, this initiative, operating under a public-private partnership, seeks to facilitate Dutch companies in their endeavours to export to and invest in Brazil, while also aiding Brazilian enterprises in their investments and exports to the Netherlands.
In addition, this...
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