by Mariska Buitendijk | May 5, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Inland navigation, News, Shipping
The transition to inland shipping that no longer emits climate-threatening CO2 will require a lot of research into new technical solutions, new fuels and a lot of investment in new and/or converted ships and infrastructure. A statement that inland navigation will be...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 28, 2022 | Inland navigation, Maritime research, News, Ports, Ship design, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime
The European Commission has recently made more policies for logistical improvement in international inland navigation. Under the umbrella of NOVIMAR (NOVel Iwt and MARitime transport concepts) project partners aim to improve economic feasibility of waterborne...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 21, 2022 | Inland navigation, News, Offshore wind, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime
SWZ|Maritime’s April issue focuses on inland shipping in view of the Maritime Industry exhibition in May, the most important inland shipping event in the Netherlands. In Europe, inland shipping may not be the most important transport mode, but it is in the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 19, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Inland navigation, News, Ship propulsion, Shipping
Zero Emission Services (ZES) will receive EUR 50 million through the Dutch National Growth Fund for the accelerated implementation of its solution for inland shipping. The investment goes to the development of 75 battery containers (ZESpacks), fourteen docking...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 22, 2022 | Inland navigation, News, Ship propulsion, Shipping
Ebusco, active in the development of electric buses and charging systems, has taken over forty per cent of the share capital of Zero Emission Services BV (ZES). ZES provides all-in concepts for emission-free inland shipping. Ebusco took over the shareholding from...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 21, 2022 | Inland navigation, News, Passenger ships, Shipbuilding
Viking has welcomed eight new river cruise ships to its fleet during a celebration in Paris. Of the eight new Viking Longships, four are built specifically to navigate the Seine River. The other four will sail the Rhine, Main and Danube. The naming of the new river...
