Familiar place, but a sad sight with all the Bourbon Offshore boats in layup:
A lot of them are for sale, if anybody is interested:
A lot of them are for sale, if anybody is interested:
BRAM TITAN is a AHT built in 2015 by ESTALEIRO NAV SHIP - NAVEGANTES, BRAZIL. Currently sailing under the flag of Brazil. It’s gross tonnage is 8643 tons. Seen arriving in Macae Photo : Jacob Adrianus Blauw ©
This is what a Jack-up rig on location look like. (Minus water):
Jacking test at Keppel FELS Shipyard, Singapore.
NORMAND MAXIMUS and NORMAND SERENADE, seen in Mekjarvik 23 December 2020. Both vessels sailed the same evening. NORMAND MAXIMUS for Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico and NORMAND SERENADE for Mongstad. Photo : Facebook: World Wide Shipping / Øystein Berge ©
SEVEN SEAS at the anchorage in Guanabara Bay, Rio De Janeiro Brazil. Photo : Sten William Ch. Engineer o/b Geoholm ©
the Chinese Satelite tracking vessel YUAN WANG 5 inbound for Jiangyin Photo : Hans Semeins o/b Coral Acropora
Practical solution to seasonal use of ships in domestic trade limited by ice conditions.
The small Canadian company Nunavut Eastern Arctic Shipping (NEAS) provides maritime transport services for the remote Canadian Arctic with a fleet of five Canadian-flagged cargo vessels. All of them have been acquired from the Spliethoff group which operates the vessels during the winter months when the Arctic navigation period is closed, albeit under the Dutch flag. This led SINAA (ex EGELANTIERSGRACHT-2019) to sail from St. Catherine to Leixoes and onward to the Baltic, as spotted Jan 3rd in Kiel when docking for bunkers, carrying monopile components to Oskarshamn. She is one of 9 vessels of the Spliethoff 12,760 tdw E-class built at 4 four Dutch shipyards in 1994/95. Photo : Martin Lochte-Holtgreven ©
PS> Works in Canada but not possible in Alaska.
Trust the Dutch to name a ship after a ditch 
From Maasmond News Clippings today:
The latest acquisition of Boskalis - the offshore construction vessel “TOPAZ TIAMAT” - arrived from Kopervik (Norway) in the Port of Rotterdam. She went to the Damen Verolme shipyard in the Botlek for maintenance and possible modifications. She anyhow will be renamed and get a new livery being the traditional Boskalis grey. Boskalis announced that the new “BOKA TIAMAT” will be deployed on offshore wind projects in Taiwan. This Boka Tiamat was built by Vard Brattvåg and delivered by the shipyard in 2019. The vessel has a 98.1 metre length, 20 metre beam, a 1000 m2 deck and can accomodate 82 persons. Boskalis will have it retrofitted with a 1300 kW SeaQ Energy Storage System. This will reduce fuel consumption and emissions during DP operations, the company states. In harbor and emergency mode the battery pack will also have a significant impact on reducing emissions to the environment.The vessel will join the fleet of offshore wind vessels also including the transportation and installation vessel BOKA Lift 1. Source: Boskalis LinkedIn Photo top : Leen van der Meijden below : Cees van der Kooij ©
Parcel Tanker Stolt Capability blt. in Denmark 1998:
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=3240027
Probably 10-15 years ahead of most ships built in the 1990s. Liberian flag.
She is IMO: 9111436 Pioneer, Refined sugar bulk carrier.
Yes that is right. M/V Pioneer - IMO # 9111436.
But she is not only a Bulk Carrier, she is a BIBO.
Flat plank w/Lego brick house:
The ROTRA MARE inbound for the Ijmuden Locks Photo : Peter Maanders Port Towage Amterdam ©
The gantries are to stow second tire of windmill blades or transition pieces on deck
Any nostalgic memories of this very typical US tug??:
BIG AL with barge AEC from Turks and Caicos Islands for survey and repairs in the A-dock at Damen shiprepair at Curacao. Photo : John Smit ©
From Maasmond News Clippings today:
China Navigation’s HIGHLAND CHIEF was sailing from Kaohsiung to Tianjin between 6 and 9 January 2021 where they encountered this remarkable weather condition. Said Sujeewa Kannangara, Master: “Some of our seafarers come from Papua New Guinea and have never seen such ice and snow this way before. They got really excited!” “As we were well aware of the conditions we were going to encounter, we planned our passage carefully. Safety was of utmost importance. We also tapped on the knowledge and experience of those who had sailed in similar conditions. We recorded wind speeds as high as 50 knots. Temperatures dipped to -15c at night. Sea ice greeted us when we arrived in Tianjin. We are glad to have completed the voyage successfully and safely!”
PS> In 1968 we had a crew of Kanakas on a trip to the Philippines on the Slidre…
No ice, but quite an experience for them (and us).
It was AFAIK the first time anybody had taken a Kanaka crew outside the Melanesian area and Australia/NZ.
Volstad’s Grand Canyon III finished her duties east of Island of Rugen in the Baltic and passed the Kiel Canal westbound back to Northsea photo’s : Frank Behling ©
ROV and Trenching Plough ready on deck for the next assignment in the oil & gas or Offshore wind farm segment:
AHTS FMS Endurance:
FMS ENDURANCE moored in Port Fourchon. Photo : Fred Mos ©
FMS ENDURANCE - Freedom Marine Services
(https://www.freedom-marine.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/FMSEndurance.pdf)
Apparently still in operation:
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2074613
4-men cabins??
Is that still legal in 2021?
In these Superbowl days:
The 2005 built 5060 TEU MP THE BRADY (ex Maersk Daesan – ex Agnes Rickmers ) inbound for Antwerp Photo : Henk de Winde ©
United States Navy Ready Reserve Fleet crane ship SS GOPHER STATE taking on fuel at the Gibraltar anchorage. Containers aboard the latter are marked " US Department of State Diplomatic Pouch". Photo : Daniel Ferro ©
What kind of (embarrassing??) secrets may those container hold?
The AHTS CBO ENDEAVOUR which is currently moored at Steinshamn in Norway. The CBO ENDEAVOUR was built in 2010 as FAR SHOGUN for Farstad Supply As. In 2017 she was sold and DOF was the operator of the vessel. They renamed her Skandi Bergen Last autumn she was sold by the owners to the Brazilian company CBO. Currently operated by Remøy Shipping As. The vessel is intended to be operating in Brazil once ready. The vessel is currently moored at the small harbor Steinshamn on the island Harøy. North of Aalesund. She is doing maintenance at I.P Huse As who delivered the anchor handling winches to the vessel back in 2010. I.P Huse As is one of the market leaders when it comes to building the biggest anchor handling winches in the world.+500.tons. Photo : Sten William - Chief Engineer ©
New built yacht being launched:
Royal Huisman Project 400 – SEA EAGLE II , 81m
Veteran yacht arriving for maintenance:
The SHERAKHAN inbound for Rotterdam-Merwehaven Photo : Jan Oosterboer ©
Built 1965 as Trainings vessel PRINSES MARGRIET:
I know which one I like. What about you??
If you can afford it for a week or two:
https://www.sherakhan.com/movies/sherakhan
The ALP DEFENDER made a short stop at Damen Shiprepair in Amsterdam for some maintenance Photo : Arie Boer ©
The tug DEMI-K spotted last week with a barge loaded with 5 tanks on its way to Antwerp, outbound Stellendam
Photo : Flying Focus Aerial Photography www.flyingfocus.nl ©
Specialised Maritime Aerial Photographer since 1985. Photographed almost 10.000 ships so far. Working from Texel Airport, The Netherlands, mainly in the North Sea area, but a few times a year further away from Polar Circle to the Atlantic Ocean. Operating a fleet of 3 customized photo-aircraft, all equipped for maritime operations. Well known because of the storm flights over the North Sea with winds up to Beaufort 10! Publishing photobooks and calendar.