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Flawless towing assistance in the port of Rotterdam to the British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales
Straight away from Norway, the ship was returning from “Steadfast Defender 24”, one of NATO’s largest military exercises since the Cold War. one of the largest military exercises organised by NATO since the Cold War. Following the successful …
Mar 21, 2024 / Curious
Spliethoff’s MV Bloemgracht Cristened In Batam
On Friday 24 November 2023 Spliethoff’s MV Bloemgracht was festively christened in Batam, Indonesia. The Christening was performed by Ms Kimberly Valk, daughter of Spliethoff’s Mr Hans Valk, who stood at the foundation of the B-type vessels’ …
Dec 12, 2023 / Vessels
Spliethoff Announces Delivery MV Bloemgracht
M.v. Bloemgracht has been delivered from Fuzhou Mawei shipyard to Spliethoff Group today, 11 August 2023 at 14:15 (CHN time). The series of two identical DP2 B-type vessels is now complete. The Spliethoff DP2 B-type vessels are the next-generation …
Aug 11, 2023 / Vessels
Fincantieri: A Second Ship For Four Seasons Yachts
Fincantieri has signed a contract with Marc-Henry Cruise Holdings LTD, Joint Owner/Operator of Four Seasons Yachts, for the construction of the second ultra-luxury Four Seasons vessel. This second vessel’s order is worth more than 400 million euros, …
Jun 20, 2023 / Curious
BV-Classed Hybrid Ferries With Battery And Solar Power To Be Deployed In Hong Kong
Bureau Veritas (BV), a world leader in Testing, Inspection and Certification, has announced that it will class two hybrid double hull, double-end ferries, which will be equipped with battery and solar power technology for operation in Hong Kong. …
Mar 20, 2023 / Curious
MV Brouwersgracht – The First of Two Spliethoff DP2 B-type Vessels Delivered
M.v. Brouwersgracht – the first of two Spliethoff DP2 B-type vessels – has been handed over from Fuzhou Mawei shipyard to Spliethoff Group on 1 February 2023. Sister vessel m.v. Bloemgracht will be delivered in about three months’ time. The …
Feb 3, 2023 / Vessels
Adriatic42, a mega yacht yard in Bijela, Montenegro, is officially operational
Adriatic42 -- a joint venture company between PM Holdings LLC, an Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) company, and Drydocks World Dubai, a DP World company, was recently officially launched. The announcement marks the beginning of …
Nov 7, 2022 / Vessels
Spotted: Maiden call in Genoa of world’s largest yacht carrier
The flagship purpose-built semi-submersible vessel, YACHT SERVANT, operated by DYT Superyacht Transport of the Spliethoff Group, called at the IMT-Messina Terminal in Genoa on Oct 05 on her maiden voyage from Italy. The newbuild heavy-load carrier is …
Oct 10, 2022 / Vessels
Bechtel starts construction on Taiwan’s largest LNG storage tanks
The project will support the country’s access to cleaner, greener, and safer energyFriday (Jul 15), Bechtel, CPC Corporation, and MRY broke ground on the project to design and build LNG tanks for the CPC Taichung Phase III LNG import terminal in …
Jul 18, 2022 / Curious
ABB to power two new Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection vessels with Azipod® electric propulsion
ABB to supply complete propulsion packages for two Ritz-Carlton mega-yachts, further strengthening the collaboration that began in 2017 with the hotel group’s entry into the maritime marketTwo 5.5-MW Azipod® propulsion units for high maneuverability …
Apr 29, 2022 / Curious