How dredging rises to the MRV challenge
From the magazine – The EU Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (EU MRV) Maritime Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2015/757) was introduced to assess the maritime sector’s impact on climate change by mandating the collection and reporting of emissions data. As of January...
Safety by design – Engineering the future fleet: Daan Buitenhuis
From the magazine – Engineering a liquid hydrogen-powered powertrain of a foiling boat involves more than designing and building it. Daan Buitenhuis and the powertrain department of the TU Delft Hydro Motion Team are working hard to make it functional in time for the...
Students research CO2 infrastructure in Port of Rotterdam
A multidisciplinary group of students from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (UAS) has concluded a research project for the Value Group. They focused on developing a scalable CO2 barge and hub concept for the Port of Rotterdam. The Value Group consists of Value...
Mind the gap: a PPE incident during chipping on deck
A crew member was assigned to perform chipping on deck near the cargo manifolds crossover area. While chipping, a particle of rust passed through a gap near the nose in his goggles and into the eye. The Nautical Institute describes this incident and the lessons to be...
Boluda inaugurates Rotterdam headquarters
Boluda Corporación Marítima has officially inaugurated its Netherlands headquarters in Rotterdam, located in the city’s historic Maritime Quarter. It will serve as the nerve centre of its operations in Northern Europe through its subsidiaries Boluda Towage and Boluda...
SINTEF develops lightweight emergency towing system
Norwegian research organisation SINTEF and its partners have developed a lightweight emergency towing system designed to make towing disabled vessels faster and safer, particularly in severe weather conditions. The new system has been developed ahead of stricter...
New study identifies gaps in ship recycling rules
European Shipowners|ECSA and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have released an independent study on the key areas of divergence between the EU Ship Recycling Regulation (EU SRR) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Hong Kong Convention (HKC)....
Driving innovation in dredging
From the magazine – With dredging playing a crucial role in maritime and inland waterway infrastructure development, navigability and environmental mitigation, driving innovation has been key to increasing efficiency, cost effectiveness and reducing greenhouse gas...
Eni, Fincantieri to enhance underwater monitoring tech
Fincantieri and Eni are partnering on Clean Sea, Eni’s proprietary technology. Clean Sea is an underwater robotic system designed for monitoring marine ecosystems and subsea infrastructure, including the verification of their in-service integrity. Fincantieri takes...
Heerema, Amphitrite speed up Sleipnir’s Atlantic transit
Heerema Marine Contractors has shortened the North Atlantic transit of its semi-submersible crane vessel Sleipnir by 2.5 days using a data-driven voyage optimisation pilot. The pilot was conducted together with French ocean intelligence company Amphitrite. The...
Complicated procedure leads to uncontrolled launch
In a new Mars Report, The Nautical Institute describes an accident with the launch of a fast rescue craft during a routine test. The complex launch procedure required no less than twenty steps. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and...
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