On April 23rd the workboat Coastal Crown was launched at Bijlsma Wartena. This Friesian shipyard is building the 36-metre-long workboat for Acta Marine. The hybrid DP2 Multicat will be fitted with Tier III engines and a 300 kW battery pack, making it the most sustainable workboat at the moment. We have been involved in the basic en detailed design for this vessel. The vessel will be delivered this summer.
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Vega Reederei’s CIP3800 Eco‑coaster fleet is growing fast, with six vessels already active. Based on a future‑proof, efficient design, the series marks a strong return to European short sea shipping.
The data from the first year of operation of the cable recovery vessel ‘Maasvliet’ is in, showing an overall fuel reduction of 53.6%. compared to traditionally powered craft. In concrete financial terms, this translates to an approximate saving of 600 metric tonnes of MGO and $1,000,000 in operating costs in just one year.
Traditional beaching is an environmental and humanitarian dead end. To deliver a viable alternative, Conoship International and Elegant Exit Company (EEC) have completed the concept design for a 250-meter floating dry dock. Engineered across three critical vessel lifecycles—Shipbuilding, MRO, and Green Ship Recycling—the platform delivers full environmental containment, worker safety, and Panamax-scale operational capacity.