Saildrone to build USVs at Van Der Valk Shipyard
Saildrone is expanding its European footprint, with multiple new manufacturing locations and operation centres. For example, the first European-built 52-metre Saildrone Spectre will be built at Van Der Valk Shipyard in the Netherlands. The expansion also includes the...
Orix tests soft sails on bulk carrier
Orix Corporation and Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine & Engineering (SHI-ME) have begun a feasibility study of utilising wind power on one of Orix’s bulk carriers. For the study, a wing-shaped soft sail will be installed. North Sails Japan (NSJ) will supply the...
Damen brings in Alfa Laval for ASW Frigates
Damen Naval has contracted Alfa Laval Benelux to deliver fuel oil separators, cleaning tables, the oily bilge water separators and ILS deliverables for the Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Frigates for the Royal Netherlands Navy and Belgian Navy. In June 2023, Damen Naval...
Ships are readying for new fuels
The latest update from the Zero Carbon Fuel Monitor shows substantial advancements in the state of ship readiness for new fuels and technologies over the last year. The Lloyd's Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub is responsible for compiling the monitor. The Zero...
VIDEO: Elire Infra reveals modular floating Smart Hubs
Elire Infra has introduced intelligent floating infrastructure to accelerate net zero goals across multiple industries. These "Smart Hubs" are modular, multi-purpose and scalable infrastructure solutions, designed to accelerate decarbonisation across ports, harbours,...
Ship at Borgharen weir pulled free, shipping resumed
On Friday, 18 October, salvors succeeded in pulling the inland vessel Humadivi free from the Borgharen weir, where it had been stuck since 12 October. On Saturday, water levels were sufficiently restored, allowing shipping to resume between Ternaaien and Urmond...
Damen lands new customer for four Combi Freighters
German family-owned shipping company Reederei Bernd Sibum has placed an order with Damen Shipyards for four Combi Freighters (CF) 3850. These vessels, scheduled for delivery in early 2026, are hybrid ready and designed to enhance the sustainability, efficiency, and...
Blue Energy wants to build nuclear power plants at shipyards
Blue Energy, a nuclear power plant company, has secured USD 45 million in funding to further develop its modular nuclear power plant. Their system can be centrally manufactured in existing shipyards. Shipyard manufacturing reduces the cost and build time of deploying...
BRM failure while docking results in a costly bump
Have the bridge team fully engaged with the people doing the manoeuvring, so errors are spotted in time. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report, which describes how a vessel touched bottom resulting in the vessel being off-hire for over two...
NATO exercise kicks off in the North Sea
Naval vessels of the NATO Response Force and the UK Carrier Strike Group are working closely together over the next two weeks. In Scottish waters and the North Sea, they are preparing for a gloomy scenario: maritime warfare. Dutch frigate HNLMS Van Amstel is part of...
SMA orders foiling electric pilot boat
The Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) has ordered an EF-12 Pilot boat from Artemis Technologies. In August, Brabo, a leading provider of pilot and port services in Antwerp, ordered a similar foiling and fully electric pilot boat. SMA is working actively to reduce...
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