Palfinger to supply remotely operated cranes for Aker BP’s offshore platforms

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...

Port of Rotterdam throughput reaches pre-corona levels in 2021

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...

Fugro to provide vision technologies for Heerema’s offshore operations

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...

DCSA led alliance seeks to standardise electronic bills of lading

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...

VIDEO: Antarctic icebreaker Nuyina is a ‘floating Internet of Things’

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...

Digital platform to measure ship emissions in port of Rotterdam

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...