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Eni, Fincantieri to enhance underwater monitoring tech

Eni, Fincantieri to enhance underwater monitoring tech

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 30, 2026 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, News, Offshore

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, Amphitrite speed up Sleipnir’s Atlantic transit

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 29, 2026 | Digitalisation, Navigation, News, Offshore, Shipping

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...
The harder half of remote pilotage

The harder half of remote pilotage

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 23, 2026 | Digitalisation, Maritime research, Navigation, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

From the magazine – This February, the bulk carrier MS Viikki worked its way through ice toward the port of Raahe. Several hundred kilometres south, colleagues in Turku watched it on a wall of screens. They could have been piloting the vessel from shore. They weren’t,...
Dutch pilots to train on customised VSTEP simulator

Dutch pilots to train on customised VSTEP simulator

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 10, 2026 | Digitalisation, Maritime education/training/careers, Navigation, News, Shipping

The Dutch Pilotage Service Organisation has commissioned a customised VSTEP NAUTIS simulator to train crews involved in pilot transfer operations. The simulator has been specifically configured to replicate the handling characteristics and bridge layout of the...
Dutch Navy trials uncrewed systems in the North Sea

Dutch Navy trials uncrewed systems in the North Sea

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 9, 2026 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, Navy, News

The North Sea has recently served as the testing ground for integrated operations involving both crewed and uncrewed systems. During the Maritime Uncrewed Sea Trials (MUST) 2026, the Royal Netherlands Navy operated aerial, surface and underwater drones together around...
A new era of digital ship design?

A new era of digital ship design?

by Guest author / SWZ editor | Jul 7, 2026 | Digitalisation, Maritime research, News, Ship design, SWZ|Maritime

From the magazine – Ship design is engineering in its purest form; a balance of physics, economics, and practical considerations. For decades, the process has relied on applied science and empirical models, refined through experience. But while the industry has...
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