Sweden orders four frigates from Naval Group
Naval Group has signed a contract with the Swedish Ministry of Defence for the procurement of four defence and intervention frigates (FDIs) for the Royal Swedish Navy. The signing comes less than four months after Sweden announced its selection of the FDI. The...
Dutch Defence destroys WWII bomb found aboard dredger
The Dutch Defence Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service (DEODS) destroyed a US World War II 2000-pound bomb in the North Sea on 13 November. The aerial bomb was found aboard a dredger on Monday. The explosive, of over a metre long, had ended up in the ship's dredging...
Push for EU investment in clean maritime fuels
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform calls on EU policymakers to create the regulatory conditions to unlock investments in the production of clean maritime fuels in the EU. The Draghi Report estimates that EUR 40 billion in annual investments will be needed between 2031...
First ships to be built with recycled SSAB Zero steel
SSAB’s subsidiary Tibnor is to supply SSAB Zero steel made from recycled steel to Salthammer Båtbyggeri AS in Norway. These will be the first batches of SSAB Zero to be delivered to the shipbuilding industry. SSAB Zero is made from recycled steel and produced with...
‘Seafarer training needs overhaul for decarbonisation’
A comprehensive overhaul of seafarer training is required as the industry transitions to zero and near-zero GHG emission fuels. This follows from over 500 considerations from cross-sector consultations that took place during a series of risk assessment workshops, led...
Jan De Nul and partners create first mangrove island
In the Guayaquil access channel in Ecuador, maritime contractor Jan De Nul and its partners have built their first "AquaForest" mangrove island, using locally dredged material. They developed a blueprint for mangrove restoration worldwide. Mangrove forests are...
New alliance seeks to align ship recycling conventions
BIMCO has launched a Ship Recycling Alliance to help accelerate safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships. The alliance will help facilitate the global implementation of the Hong Kong Convention (HKC), but also seeks legal clarity on the interaction between...
References of ICCAS article in SWZ’s November issue
Our editor Annelinde Gerritsen travelled to Genoa in September to attend the International Conference on Computer Applications in Shipbuilding (ICCAS). In two major articles, the first in SWZ's November issue and the next in December, she reports on all the knowledge...
SWZ|Maritime’s November 2024 issue: Digitalisation and offshore energy
After the celebration of the Maritime Awards Gala with the Ship of the Year Award 2024 for the emission-free ferry built by Holland Shipyards for Riveer's ferry service from Gorinchem, this November issue is again dedicated to the energy transition. Both...
INEOS and Royal Wagenborg to build EasyMax CO2 carrier
In the presence of HM King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands and HM King Frederik of Denmark, INEOS and Royal Wagenborg signed a landmark agreement on 12 November on the delivery of a new build CO2 carrier. This vessel, based on Wagenborg’s award-winning EasyMax...
Guinness World Record for electric Damen tug
Damen Shipyards has landed a Guinness World Records title for the Most Powerful Electric Tugboat. The record was set by measuring the bollard pull of Damen RSD-E Tug 2513 Bu Tinah. With an average high peak pull of 78.2 tonnes, the vessel demonstrated performance...
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