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MOL, Hitachi to convert ships into floating data centres

MOL, Hitachi to convert ships into floating data centres

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 31, 2026 | Maritime research, News, Ship conversion/refit

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), Hitachi, and Hitachi Systems want to develop, operate and commercialise a floating data centre (FDC) converted from a second hand vessel. The companies signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect. Based on this MoU, the...
Second dual-fuel methanol CSOV delivered to Acta Marine

Second dual-fuel methanol CSOV delivered to Acta Marine

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 31, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Offshore wind, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding

Acta Marine has taken delivery of Acta Hercules, its latest Walk-to-Work (W2W) DP2 construction service operation vessel (CSOV). It was built at Tersan Shipyard in Turkey and is the second vessel in a series of four newbuilds. Acta Hercules represents a further step...
Next Generation launches Port of Amsterdam’s Neo Orbis

Next Generation launches Port of Amsterdam’s Neo Orbis

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 30, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding

Neo Orbis, the new innovation vessel for the Port of Amsterdam, was launched earlier this month at Next Generation Shipyards in Lauwersoog. Neo Orbis (meaning “new world”) is the first electric vessel in the world capable of producing hydrogen on board from a solid...
Speed limits Nieuwe Maas river from 1 April 2026

Speed limits Nieuwe Maas river from 1 April 2026

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 30, 2026 | Inland navigation, Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Ports, Shipping

As of 1 April 2026, all shipping traffic in the Erasmusbrug area of Rotterdam will be subject to speed limits. Within this Erasmusbrug zone, stretching from the Waterbus jetty at Willemskade to the radar tower at Boompjes, the maximum speed limit will be 20 kilometres...
Heerema completes first jacket for Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm

Heerema completes first jacket for Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 30, 2026 | Engineering, News, Offshore wind

Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG) has completed the first of two jacket substructures for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm. This first jacket, Link 01, stands 54 metres tall and will support one of the project’s offshore converter stations (OCSs). HFG was selected...
Liquid hydrogen as the fuel of choice

Liquid hydrogen as the fuel of choice

by Guest author / SWZ editor | Mar 27, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, Maritime education/training/careers, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, SWZ|Maritime

From the magazine – Our March issue launches a new regular SWZ|Maritime feature: Engineering the future fleet. In these articles, young maritime talent will tell us what they are up to. Kicking off the series is Pépé Becx, Team Manager of the TU Delft Hydro Motion...
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