ZeroUSV autonomously deploys surface drones from USV
ZeroUSV has achieved a world first by demonstrating the autonomous deployment of multiple autonomous surface drones (ASVs) from a 12-metre Oceanus class uncrewed surface vessel (USV). It proves the payload flexibility of the Oceanus class USV platforms. During trials...
Optimarin supplies ballast water treatment for ASW Frigates
Optimarin will supply its ballast water treatment system (BWTS) for four newbuild Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigates ordered at Dutch shipyard Damen Naval. Two of these are for the Royal Netherlands Navy, the other two for the Belgian Navy. The contract scope covers...
Bakker Sliedrecht to supply underwater motors to Royal IHC
Bakker Sliedrecht has just signed the second major contract with Royal IHC for oil-filled underwater motors this year. The company will deliver three high-performance motors, each weighing 60 tonnes, along with high-voltage cables for a hopper dredger. Bakker will...
Feadship reveals superyacht concept design C
Feadship has unveiled its latest concept design at the Monaco Yacht Show. Much more than a rendering, this 75-metre design named C showcases innovative technologies such as methanol-powered fuel cells within special exterior design and forward-looking interior...
New protocol targets methane cuts in shipping
The Methane Abatement in Maritime Innovation Initiative (MAMII) has opened a new protocol for consultation to encourage methane reductions in shipping. The Methane Measurement Protocol (MMP) is the first industrywide effort to establish a universal method for...
Alarm fatigue: Up to 74 alarms on the ship’s bridge per hour
Digitalisation of maritime operations has led to the number of bridge alarms increasing by 197 per cent in less than two decades up to sometimes 74 alarms per hour. This often creates critical alarm flooding leading to poor decision making, reveals new Lloyd's...
Jumbo equips heavy-lift vessel with Econowind sails
Last week, the installation of two Econowind mechanical sails was completed on Jumbo's heavy-lift vessel Jumbo Jubilee. For Econowind it is the first time that its Ventofoils are placed on a heavy-lift vessel. Along with new anti-fouling measures on the propellers,...
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...
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