by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 27, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, Maritime research, News
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) in Singapore has selected DNV to lead an ammonia bunkering safety study. The study aims to define a robust set of safety guidelines and operational envelopes that will establish the basis of a regulatory sandbox...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 27, 2022 | Dredging, Marine fuels, News
On 15 February, Jan De Nul will start dredging and beach replenishment works in Ostend for the Belgian Public Maritime and Coastal Services Agency (MDK). The trailing suction hopper dredger Alexander von Humboldt will bring some 600,000 cubic metres of dredged sand to...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 27, 2022 | News
Palfinger will develop a new series of rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) for the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM). The twelve RHIBS will be built at Palfinger’s production facility in Harderwijk, the Netherlands, with the first to be delivered...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 27, 2022 | Arctic shipping, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime
This January edition is another fine example of the knowledge the editorial staff of SWZ|Maritime can collect and the network our colleagues represent. Thanks to these qualities, Björn von Ubisch collected a mass of knowledge about all the relevant developments in...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 26, 2022 | News, Ports, Shipping
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands officially opened the IJmuiden sea lock on Wednesday afternoon, 26 January. The opening marks the commissioning of the largest sea lock in the world. The lock will be taken into use in mid-2022. The new, larger sea lock...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 26, 2022 | News
For the debt-laden Dutch shipping company Vroon Shipping in Breda it all comes too late, but many fellow shipowners have made so much money in the past year that they can both pay off their debts and invest in new ships with more sustainable propulsion. However,...
