‘Build 1000 inland vessels suitable for low water levels’
Low water levels on the Rhine have prompted HKG Shipping to call for a long-term fleet renewal programme for European inland waterway shipping. The company proposes mobilising investment in up to 1000 modern, energy-efficient vessels optimised for shallow-water...
World’s first ship-to-ship ammonia transfer at anchorage
The world’s first ship-to-ship transfer of ammonia using vessels at anchorage in a working port environment has been completed. The companies involved feel that the transfer is a significant step towards realising ammonia as a shipping fuel and enable bunkering...
Burning tanker Sounion towed to safe location
Under protection of EUNAVFOR Aspides, the burning tanker MV Sounion has been towed to a safe area without any oil spill. While private stakeholders complete the salvage operation, Aspides will continue to monitor the situation. On August 21, the Sounion came under...
SEA Europe urges more support for sustainable inland fleet
Sustainable, digital, and high-tech solutions for the inland waterway fleet need to be prioritised in the European Commission's revised state aid rules. SEA Europe writes this in its formal contribution to the EC's public consultation on the draft rules. Currently,...
Autonomous Wadden Sea ferry project kicks off
The launch of the Ferry Go! project marks an important milestone in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and (semi-)autonomous ferry traffic on the Wadden Sea. During the official kick-off on the ferry from Harlingen to Terschelling on 12 September, the...
World first of wind-assist for LNG carrier
For the first time, Wind Challengers, hard sail wind-assisted ship propulsion systems, will be installed on an LNG carrier. The project is being carried out by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Chevron Shipping Company. MOL and Oshima Shipbuilding together developed the...
ROS orders Kotug E-Pusher for emission free sand transport
Kotug has received an order from Rotterdam-based sand handling and transport specialist ROS for the delivery of a fully electric pusher tug. The E-Pusher, model M, will be deployed in combination with barges for emission-free sand transport between the Maasvlakte and...
Shipowners and fuel producers launch Clean Maritime Fuels Platform
Access to clean maritime fuels is a top priority for the decarbonisation of the shipping sector. The new Clean Maritime Fuels Platform is a bottom-up industry initiative aiming to enhance communication between the shipping sector and fuel producers. The recently...
Royal Navy hunts down narco-sub filled with cocaine
Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Trent has seized EUR 213 million of cocaine from a "narco-sub" in the Caribbean Sea. It was the first narco-submarine the Royal Navy has ever intercepted. In eight drugs busts in seven months, the Portsmouth-based patrol ship has stopped...
PortXL welcomes 10 start-ups and scale-ups
Dutch maritime start-up accelerator PortXL presented its 2024 cohort at the RDM on 11 September. Ten start-ups and scale-ups presented themselves and were connected to partners, mentors and members of the Rotterdam and Dutch innovation ecosystem, that will assist them...
Dutch firms to land EUR 1 billion in submarine orders
Naval Group will build four new submarines for the Royal Netherlands Navy. In the mandatory industrial cooperation agreement (ICA) between the Dutch government and the shipyard, the financial value ending up in the Netherlands during the production phase is already...
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