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Pushing boundaries – Engineering the future fleet: Casper Koopman

Pushing boundaries – Engineering the future fleet: Casper Koopman

by Guest author / SWZ editor | May 29, 2026 | Digitalisation, Maritime education/training/careers, Maritime research, News, Offshore, SWZ|Maritime

From the magazine – A different perspective on various topics. Casper Koopman has changed the perspective on boundary conditions and saw it happening with the use of AI. His interest in the offshore sector and hydromechanics brought it all together. Bas Lenferink....
ABB automates quay crane waterside operations with AI

ABB automates quay crane waterside operations with AI

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 22, 2026 | Digitalisation, News, Ports, Shipping

ABB is introducing Waterside Automation, which automates quay crane operations over the vessel and reduces the need for continuous manual control. The solution addresses a key bottleneck in container terminal efficiency and enables a gradual transition toward...
ZeroUSV and Manor Marine partner on UK-built USVs

ZeroUSV and Manor Marine partner on UK-built USVs

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 15, 2026 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding

ZeroUSV, a designer and manufacturer of uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), has made a strategic investment in multidisciplinary shipyard, Manor Marine. The move is to accelerate the production of its high-tech, UK-designed and built, Oceanus class autonomous vessels....
SWZ|Maritime’s May 2026 issue: Always the skipper

SWZ|Maritime’s May 2026 issue: Always the skipper

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 14, 2026 | Digitalisation, Inland navigation, Navigation, News, Ship propulsion, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime, Towage

Indicating your direction on the road is second nature to most motorists. If you don’t, you risk a fine or worse. On inland waterways, indicating your intentions is less common. But it is possible, explains Frank Maas of Cheiron-IT in this edition’s inland shipping...
Ned Marine launches drone and ROV services for NDT

Ned Marine launches drone and ROV services for NDT

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 13, 2026 | Classification/inspection, Digitalisation, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Shipping

Dutch non-destructive testing (NDT) company Ned Marine is expanding its inspection capabilities with NDT drone services. Flying drones and subsea ROVs are to enable faster, safer and more efficient inspections of vessels, offshore installations, industrial assets, and...
AiP for TKMS’ autonomous unmanned watercraft

AiP for TKMS’ autonomous unmanned watercraft

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 11, 2026 | Autonomous operation, Classification/inspection, Digitalisation, Maritime research, News, Ship design

TKMS is developing underwater autonomous unmanned watercraft for which DNV has now granted an approval in principle (AiP). The scalable demonstrator, measuring 25 x 7 metres, is scheduled to set sail for the first time in 2026 and will be tested in specially developed...
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