On October 14 the new flagship of the Holland America Line made her maidencall to the city of Rotterdam. The impressive cruisevessel MV Rotterdam, delivered by the shipyard in July 2021, is the seventh ship with that same name.
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Van Oord has ordered a new offshore installation vessel to further strengthen its market position in offshore wind. The jack-up vessel can operate on methanol and install up to 20 MW wind turbines at sea with a very low CO2 footprint. The investment is in line with the increasing global demand for offshore wind farms.
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GE Renewable Energy and ACTA MARINE announced today the signature of a supply contract for the chartering of a Service Operations Vessel (SOV) for the commissioning activities of 80 Haliade 150-6MW turbines at the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm (“Parc éolien en mer de Saint-Nazaire”).
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Last year Boomsma Shipping said farewell to mv Frisian Lady, this summer Boomsma Shipping is proud to welcome a new lady to the fleet: mv Frisian Octa (ex-Beauforce).
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In the first week of August, subsea-support vessel VOS Sugar (flying the Dutch flag) and Bluestream Offshore celebrated the significant milestone of 100 days employment for their 2021 IRM (Inspection, Repair and Maintenance) campaign.
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On July 30 Holland America Line took delivery of Rotterdam (registered in the Netherlands), officially making it the 11th ship in the fleet. A handover ceremony took place at Fincantieri's Marghera shipyard in Italy the evening of July 29.
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On July 27, Thun Empower was launched and named by Godmother Katharina Stanzel, Managing Director at Intertanko. Thun Empower completes the series of E-class vessels being built by Scheepswerf Ferus Smit B.V. Thun Empower (registered in NL) and will operate for Thun Tankers within the Gothia Tanker Alliance.
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On 21 July 2021 Lady Habarka (registered in the Netherlands) was delivered to Wijnne Barends from the yard in India. She is the fifth of six new vessels, with a deadweight capacity of about 4,200 tons and a length of 98 metres, designed to meet the increased environmental requirements.
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On June 30 the naming ceremonies for two hybrid water injection vessels took place at the Van Oord head office jetty in Rotterdam.
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