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Ship grounds under Svinesund Bridge in Sweden

Ship grounds under Svinesund Bridge in Sweden

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 16, 2025 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Salvage, Shipping

Shortly after 1 am on Thursday, a ship ran aground under the Svinesund Bridge on the Swedish side of the border with Norway in dense fog. There are no signs yet that oil has leaked into the water, and no one has been injured. The Swedish Coast Guard is on site with...
UK trials autonomous vessels ‘reading’ navigational data

UK trials autonomous vessels ‘reading’ navigational data

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 9, 2025 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, Maritime research, Navigation, News

The UK has launched world-first research to enable Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASSs) to read, interpret, and act upon official navigational information. Ths information was previously only usable by human mariners. The research programme is being conducted by...
Rotterdam’s nautical chart now shows terminal and berth info

Rotterdam’s nautical chart now shows terminal and berth info

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 26, 2025 | Digitalisation, Navigation, News, Ports, Shipping

The Port of Rotterdam Authority is constantly working on Port Call Optimisation: ensuring that ship visits run as safely and efficiently as possible. From departure from the previous port until leaving the Port of Rotterdam. An important step in this process is the...
UK trials ‘voice’ for uncrewed vessels

UK trials ‘voice’ for uncrewed vessels

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 5, 2025 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, Maritime research, Navigation, News, Shipping

The UK Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) and Plymouth-based Marine AI have launched a world-first research project to give uncrewed vessels the ability to communicate naturally – like a human operator – with other ships. The programme, which began...
One grounding not enough to warrant attention

One grounding not enough to warrant attention

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 12, 2025 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

A RoRo passenger vessel got into trouble after losing the GPS signal and relying solely on ECDIS. It resulted in a triple grounding and environmental pollution. A new Nautical Institute Mars Report describes the incident. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of...
Pilotage risk management: To a precautionary approach

Pilotage risk management: To a precautionary approach

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 24, 2025 | Navigation, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

From the magazine – Nowadays, there is zero tolerance by the public for accidents in ports that involve loss of life and damage to critical infrastructure. The two most recent examples of the potential catastrophic consequences of maritime pilotage accidents are...
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