Battered OS 35 bulk carrier reaches Amsterdam towed by vessel Fjord
If everything goes according to plan, the semi-submersible heavy cargo vessel Fjord will arrive in Amsterdam in early August with 6,600 tonnes of scrap metal on board. The remains of the 184-metre-long bulk carrier OS...Read more
Wind blades dropped overboard during Ormonde maintenance
Wind turbine blades and additional components ended up in the sea while a jackup vessel was conducting scheduled maintenance works at the Ormonde offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea. MPI Adventure dropped three 61-metre...Read more
Owner Ever Given makes new offer to compensate Suez Canal blockage
ShippingThe owner of the container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal for some time in March, has made a new offer of compensation to canal authority SCA. As a result, the parties have...Read more
Holes found in ballast tanks Eemslift Hendrika, DSB launches investigation
ShippingShifting cargo in the Eemslift Hendrika’s hold has caused extensive internal damage, according to a report from the Norwegian Maritime Authority. The Authority has found an indentation of four metres long and several holes in...Read more
[VIDEO] Eemslift Hendrika has arrived at Ålesund
ShippingThe Eemslift Hendrika safely arrived at the port on Flatholmen in Ålesund at 5 pm on 8 April. The listing ship was towed there after Smit Salvage managed to secure towing lines to two tugboats...Read more
Dutch heavy-lift ship in danger of capsizing
ShippingThe Dutch multipurpose vessel Eemslift Hendrika, which ran into trouble off the coast of Norway on Monday, is in danger of capsizing. The Norwegian coastguard fears for its coastline as the vessel has 400 tonnes...Read more
Mammoet crane tips over on roundabout
Heavy-liftingA mobile telescopic crane of Mammoet has tipped over on a roundabout in the Dutch town of Tynaarlo. The driver did not sustain injuries but salvage works are expected to take a while and traffic...Read more
Hebo to recover sunken Liebherr cranes in Rostock Port
Loading operationsThe mobile harbour cranes that fell from heavy lift vessel Jumbo Vision in Rostock harbour basin B on 31 January are to be recovered with the Hebo Lift 9. This floating crane left Rotterdam on...Read more
Golden Ray to be dismantled in place
Ro/ro shippingThe capsized car carrier Golden Ray will be dismantled in place as safely righting and refloating the vessel is not possible anymore, according to the Unified Command responsible for the salvage operation. “Maritime experts engaged in...Read more