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‘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)...
Dutch Defence Strategy prioritises unmanned systems

Dutch Defence Strategy prioritises unmanned systems

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 30, 2026 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, Maritime research, Navy, News

Drones and other unmanned systems form a key part of the new Dutch Defence Strategy (Defensienota). Within five years, these are expected to account for more than half of operational capabilities. The Dutch Ministry of Defence has outlined plans to strengthen the...
Second Boskalis vessel links to Remote Operations Center

Second Boskalis vessel links to Remote Operations Center

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 26, 2026 | Digitalisation, News, Offshore

Boskalis recently announced its first deployment of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) from its new Remote Operations Center (ROC) in Aberdeen. Now, a second vessel, the diving support vessel BOKA Da Vinci, is also connected to the ROC. From the onshore center,...
Dutch ship repair yards call for more space

Dutch ship repair yards call for more space

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 22, 2026 | Digitalisation, Emissions, News, Ship repair/maintenance

Dutch ship repair yards have called on policymakers to provide more room for ship maintenance, repair and decarbonisation activities. The message was central to a meeting organised by Maritime & Offshore NL at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam on 17 June. According to...
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