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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...
‘Eyes on site’ support Port of Dover fender maintenance

‘Eyes on site’ support Port of Dover fender maintenance

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 7, 2026 | Digitalisation, News, Passenger ships, Ports, Shipping

The Port of Dover has installed an advanced monitoring system with integrated Meteor MRC cameras to collect data on ferry berthing and fender performance. This is to help optimise maintenance and identify significant berthing impacts. The Port of Dover, the UK’s...
DEME orders dredger ready for methanol and autonomous ops

DEME orders dredger ready for methanol and autonomous ops

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 3, 2026 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, Dredging, Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding

DEME has ordered a new 22,000-m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), which is to strengthen its long-term competitiveness in capital and maintenance dredging, land reclamation, and offshore seabed preparation. The new vessel will combine a structurally lower cost...
TU Delft gets defence innovation centre

TU Delft gets defence innovation centre

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 2, 2026 | Digitalisation, Maritime manufacturing industry, Navy, News

The Dutch Ministry of Defence has opened a new innovation centre on the TU Delft campus: the MIND Tech Centre, short for Military Innovation by Doing. Operational since 1 July, the centre brings together Defence, startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
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