Wagenborg chooses De Boer Marine for fleet IT
Royal Wagenborg has selected De Boer Marine for a multiyear, phased rollout of onboard connectivity, IT and cybersecurity across its fleet of general cargo vessels. The programme will support secure ship-to-shore communications, stronger onboard digital infrastructure...
Maritime Security Award for dark vessel research
This year's Maritime Security Award went to Bas van Berkel for his pioneering research on the detection of "dark vessels" in the Baltic Sea. Using innovative methods of combining AIS data and visual information, Van Berkel helped identify suspicious vessel activity,...
Royal Bodewes documentary lands Maritime Achievement Award
Royal Bodewes and VPRO Tegenlicht were awarded the Maritime Achievement Award for the documentary "Headstrong shipbuilders (Dwarse Scheepsbouwers). The jury praised their portrayal of the Dutch maritime sector, which was focused on entrepreneurship and innovation. The...
Fanny Rebiffe bags Maritime Talent Award with AI Sail
With an open innovation project, Fanny Rebiffe (MARIN) demonstrated that machine learning can teach itself to control maritime assets, with much of the process done in a simulation environment. It landed her the Maritime Talent Award. The award was presented during...
Seaqualize wins Maritime Innovation Award 2024
Seaqualize has taken home the Maritime Innovation Award for its Heave Chief 1100. This is the world's largest and most advaced inline Active Heave Compensator, designed in the Netherlands, which enables offshore contractors to safely and efficiently hoist heavy wind...
Gorinchem XII declared Ship of the Year 2024
Tonight, 4 November, at Studio 21 in Hilversum during the Maritime Awards Gala, the ferry Gorinchem XII was declared the winner of the Ship of the Year Award 2024 (formerly KNVTS Ship of the Year Award). The Gorinchem XII is an innovative and lightweight ferry, built...
VIDEO: World’s first electric hydrofoil ferry sets sail in Stockholm
The world’s first electric hydrofoil ferry has begun its service. The Candela P-12 “Nova” sets out to eliminate emissions from Stockholm’s public transport while halving commute times. 'This is a paradigm shift for urban transport and a revival of our waterways,' says...
Maersk secures more methanol supply for container ships
Maersk has entered into a long-term bio-methanol offtake agreement with LONGi Green Energy Technology. LONGi will deliver bio-methanol produced at a facility in Xu Chang, Central China. The first volumes are expected in 2026. LONGi Green Energy Technology is a global...
AiP for ammonia dual-fuel container ship
Lloyd’s Register and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have signed a joint development project for approval in principle (AiP) for a 15,300 TEU ammonia-powered dual-fuel container ship. Under the agreement, HHI has developed a twin skeg design for an ultra large...
Ørsted and Van Oord install oyster structures in North Sea
Ørsted and Van Oord’s initiative Ocean Health have installed innovative Droppable Oyster Structures in the Borssele 1 & 2 offshore wind farm in the North Sea. They are easily portable reef structures that have adult oysters attached to them. The adult oysters...
Klaveness orders eSAILs for CABU III newbuild
A subsidiary of Klaveness Combination Carriers will install two Bound4blue eSAILs on the third of its CABU III newbuildings for delivery in Q3 2026. It will be one of the first tanker/dry bulk vessels to feature Bound4blue’s suction sails, while the two installed...
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