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MacGregor secures a significant hatch cover order from Japan Marine United for twelve containerships

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a significant hatch cover order for twelve 3,055 TEU containerships. The ships will be built by Japan Marine United (JMU) for the Taiwanese shipping company, Wan Hai Lines. Scope of supply includes design …
Nov 18, 2021 / Curious

ClassNK grants its first DSS (Hull Monitoring) notation for 211,000DWT bulk carrier Dream Clover

Tokyo – Leading Classification Society ClassNK has granted its notation indicating that the vessel is provided with the cutting edge hull monitoring system, for DREAM CLOVER, 211,000 DWT bulk carrier which was built by Japan Marine United Corporation …
Aug 5, 2021 / Curious

Fednav welcomes the mv Arvik I - its newest icebreaking bulk carrier

Fednav Limited announced on Thursday (Apr29) that it has taken delivery of its latest Polar Class 4 icebreaking bulk carrier—the MV Arvik I. This new state-of-the-art vessel will replace the 43-year old MV Arctic. The Canadian-flag, Arvik I will …
May 5, 2021 / Vessels

Wan Hai Lines Confirmed Orders For 12 New Vessels

After its last order of 8 container ships from Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) back in November 2018, Wan Hai Lines again contracted twelve new-build 3,013Teu ships with JMU/Nihon Shipyard Co Ltd. (NSY) on Wednesday (Jan 27).This new series of …
Jan 29, 2021 / Vessels

Fugro wins three site investigation contracts for IJmuiden Ver offshore wind farm zone

Fugro has been awarded three geotechnical investigation contracts for IJmuiden Ver, the largest offshore wind farm (OWF) zone to be developed in the Dutch part of the North Sea.The investigations for IJmuiden Ver are the most extensive the …
Dec 11, 2020 / Vessels

Remediation of Averijhaven awarded to Van Oord

Rijkswaterstaat, the executive agency of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, has awarded Van Oord the contract to design and carry out the removal of silt from the Averijhaven depot in IJmuiden. After the removal of the …
Oct 14, 2020 / Curious

NYK and JMU Introduce Shipbuilding Contract that Guarantees Propulsion in Actual Sea Conditions

NYK Line and Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) have agreed to introduce a new shipbuilding contract that guarantees propulsion performance* in actual sea conditions.BackgroundShipbuilding contracts typically guarantee ship speed by confirming the …
Sep 28, 2020 / Vessels

Joint R&D Starts for Use of Ammonia in Marine Transportation to Reduce GHG Emissions

On August 6, NYK Line, Japan Marine United Corporation, and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) signed a joint R&D agreement for the commercialization of an ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier (AFAGC) that would use ammonia as the main fuel, in addition …
Aug 13, 2020 / Curious

Transhipment in North Sea Canal ports down by more than 10 percent due to coronavirus crisis

Transhipment in the seaports in the North Sea Canal region - Amsterdam, IJmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanstad - fell by 10.7% to 48.7 million tonnes (2019: 54.6 million) in the first six months of this year. The impact of the global coronavirus crisis on …
Aug 10, 2020 / Curious

Titan LNG Completes First LNG Bunkering at Port of IJmuiden

In a joint effort between the Port of IJmuiden, the OD IJmond and Titan LNG, the first bunkering of LNG to the Werkendam, a LNG powered crane vessel, owned by Paans Van Oord, was completed.“This first for the Port of IJmuiden is another important …
Nov 7, 2019 / Curious