by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 11, 2022 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, Heavy lift, Maritime research, News, Offshore
Palfinger has won a ten-year framework agreement to develop and implement remotely operated cranes. In total, the company will supply six electric cranes for four platforms of Aker BP in Norway. Palfinger is to equip Aker BP’s new installations with state-of-the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 1, 2022 | Digitalisation, Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ports
Throughput in the Port of Rotterdam in 2021 matched the pre-pandemic level of 2019. Almost all goods types were up on last year. The increase in total throughput was 7.3 per cent compared to 2020 and a record number of 15.3 million TEU containers were handled, up 6.6...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 25, 2022 | Digitalisation, News, Offshore, Offshore wind
Fugro has signed a four-year agreement with Heerema Marine Contractors for survey and positioning support services on board Heerema’s heavy lift crane vessels. Survey geo-data and positioning support will assist Heerema in identifying seabed structures and debris...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 18, 2022 | Digitalisation, News, Shipping
The Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA), a non-profit group seeking digitalisation of container shipping technology standards, and its nine member carriers have formed the Future International Trade (FIT) Alliance. Together, they want to collaborate on the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 9, 2022 | Arctic shipping, Digitalisation, Maritime research, News
Antarctic icebreaker and research vessel RSV Nuyina is bristling with sensors that capture all kinds of environmental information, from the atmosphere to the deep ocean. There are so many data collecting sensors that Australian Antarctic Division “big...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 8, 2022 | Digitalisation, Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ports, Shipping
Port of Rotterdam Authority and BigMile are developing a digital platform to identify transport-related emissions in the port. Data, including from AIS, a system that registers all vessel movements, is combined with a TNO calculation model, enabling a precise...