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Concordia Damen converts inland vessel into dredger

Concordia Damen converts inland vessel into dredger

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 20, 2023 | Dredging, Inland navigation, News, Ship conversion/refit

Concordia Damen recently delivered a special project: the conversion of a Dutch barge into a Nigerian dredger. The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Sayonara has now arrived and is at work on the Lagos lagoon. Three years ago, the Werkendam shipyard came into...
PortLiner signs berth deal with Port of Rotterdam for charging pontoon

PortLiner signs berth deal with Port of Rotterdam for charging pontoon

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 14, 2023 | Emissions, Energy transition, Inland navigation, Marine fuels, News, Ports, Ship propulsion, Shipping

On Wednesday 13 September, PortLiner signed a contract with the Port of Rotterdam Authority for the berth of the charging and storage pontoon that PortLiner is preparing. This is a pontoon where electrolyte will be charged with electricity to supply power to electric...
‘Working group should focus on decarbonisation pathways for inland navigation’

‘Working group should focus on decarbonisation pathways for inland navigation’

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 25, 2023 | Emissions, Energy transition, Inland navigation, Maritime research, News, Shipping

In January 2021, the PIANC Task Group (TG) 234 “Infrastructure for the Decarbonisation of Inland Waterway Transport” was set up. In its latest report, TG 234 recommends that PIANC set up a working group that focusses on pathways and decision making for...
How Hebo will salvage the sunken inland vessel Jogo 2

How Hebo will salvage the sunken inland vessel Jogo 2

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 15, 2023 | Inland navigation, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage

On Monday, 7 August, the 50-metre inland vessel Jogo 2 sank off the Zijdijk in Grembergen, Dendermonde, Belgium. The vessel has now been located and Dutch maritime service provider Hebo has been contracted to salvage the vessel this week. On board the vessel were one...
Putting the energy efficiency of zero-emission X-Barge to the test

Putting the energy efficiency of zero-emission X-Barge to the test

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 14, 2023 | Autonomous operation, Emissions, Energy transition, Inland navigation, Maritime research, News, Ship design

Zulu Associates and Flanders Hydraulics will investigate and validate the energy efficiency of the X-Barge in confined and shallow waters. This study is necessary to optimise the X-Barge’s hull shape, especially in the European canals and rivers, and at low...
Container xChange warns for low water levels Rhine

Container xChange warns for low water levels Rhine

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 6, 2023 | Inland navigation, News, Shipping

The Rhine river, a vital lifeline of transportation and trade in Europe, is currently grappling with the pressing challenge of falling water levels. Barge transports passing through the measuring point at “Kaub” are particularly impacted due to draught...
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