Nexus

VIDEO: Damen upgrades Van Oord cable layer Nexus

Rotterdam-headquartered Van Oord has installed selective catalytic reduction (SCR) systems on its 2014-built cable-laying vessel Nexus, making it fully IMO Tier III compliant. The work was carried out by the vessel’s original builder, Damen Shipyards Group, at Damen Ship Repair Amsterdam.

The Nexus is a Damen Offshore Carrier (DOC) 8500 measuring 122.68 x 27.45 meters that undertakes cable laying operations principally in the offshore wind sector.

The project required the installation of five SCR...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/video-damen-upgrades-van-oord-cable-layer-nexus/

Iberdrola awards contract for new wind farm off Germany

Van Oord's installation vessel Svanen

Van Oord has been contracted by Spanish energy company Iberdrola for the construction of the Windanker offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea off Germany. Van Oord’s scope includes the transport and installation of 21 XL monopiles and transition pieces and the design, supply, and installation of the...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/renewables/offshore-wind/iberdrola-awards-contract-for-new-wind-farm-off-germany/

Hydrogen’s slow march as fuel gets boost on San Francisco waterfront

Should hydrogen ever become the long-distance trucking fuel of the future, its abilities are increasingly likely to be proved out first in applications other than an 18-wheeler.

One test of hydrogen’s reliability as a fuel is ongoing along the San Francisco waterfront, where a company called Switch is already operating a hydrogen-powered ferry, the Sea Change. The catamaran ferry launched in August.

The ability to move from one hydrogen-powered vessel to a bigger fleet got a boost last month with...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hydrogens-slow-march-as-fuel-gets-boost-on-san-francisco-waterfront

RMT welcome publicity funded Shields ferry project in North Tyneside

RMT welcome publicity funded Shields ferry project in North Tyneside

Mick Cash

SHIELDS FERRY UNION RMT today welcomed the plan from Nexus and the North East Local Enterprise Partnership for a new £8.8m landing for the Shields Ferry on Western Quay in North Tyneside.

In a letter to NEXUS welcoming the proposal, RMT General Secretary Mick Cash said;

“RMT members on the Shields Ferry and across Nexus welcome this progressive decision to invest in a new landing at Western Quay and look forward to...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/02/10/rmt-welcome-publicity-funded-shields-ferry-project-in-north-tyneside/