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Wattlab launches battery system for inland shipping

Wattlab launches battery system for inland shipping

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 10, 2026 | Inland navigation, News, Ship propulsion

Rotterdam-based Wattlab is introducing WEstack: a standardised battery system for inland shipping that can be installed on board within a single working day. With WEstack, Wattlab aims to remove two key barriers to applying battery systems: the high cost and long...
Van Oord provides nature enhancement in Scheur River

Van Oord provides nature enhancement in Scheur River

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 9, 2026 | Hydraulic engineering, Inland navigation, Nature restoration, News

Rijkswaterstaat has commissioned Van Oord to build almost 4 kilometres of longitudinal dams and create approximately 31 hectares of tidal area in the Dutch Scheur river. In doing so, it will support the objectives of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). The...
De Jong Shipping acquires stake in TransMatch

De Jong Shipping acquires stake in TransMatch

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 1, 2026 | Inland navigation, News, Shipping

De Jong Shipping Group has acquired a minority stake in inland shipping company TransMatch with retroactive effect from 1 January 2026. The move strengthens the group’s inland shipping activities and marks its first structural presence in the Belgian market....
GEFO acquires seven gas tankers from Unigas

GEFO acquires seven gas tankers from Unigas

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 21, 2026 | Inland navigation, News, Shipping, Tankers

As part of an asset deal, the GEFO Shipping Group is acquiring the gas tanker activities of Unigas Shipping Swiss AG. The transaction is scheduled to close in June/July 2026 and involves a total of seven inland gas tankers. Three of the vessels, measuring 135 metres...
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...
Multraship and Herbosch-Kiere raise sunken Sola Gratia

Multraship and Herbosch-Kiere raise sunken Sola Gratia

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 4, 2026 | Heavy lift, Inland navigation, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage

On Sunday 3 May, Multraship Salvage and Herbosch-Kiere successfully raised the sunken inland vessel Sola Gratia from the bottom of the Scheldt. The salvage operation began at 13:00 on Sunday 3 May and lasted several hours. The 86-metre-long inland vessel sank during...
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