US and Core Power want to build nuclear ships from 2028
The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) and Core Power have launched a first-of-a-kind federal-private cooperation framework to accelerate the commercial, industrial and regulatory pathway for US-flagged nuclear-powered merchant ships....
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...
Court ruling could result in major payout for CMB
CMB has announced that most claims by FourWorld Capital Management regarding the takeover of Euronav were rejected by the Market Court in Belgium. At the same time, FourWorld is happy that the court agrees that the share price paid was too low and could result in an...
VIDEO: Inland container ship hits Willemsbrug in Rotterdam
An inland container ship collided with the Willemsbrug in Rotterdam around 08:45 on Wednesday morning, 11 September. Five containers fell into the water of the Nieuwe Maas and sank. A salvage operation took place the same day to recover them. The vessel was...
First Dutch boosts Shipping Technology with investment
Shipping Technology, a Rotterdam-based upcoming player specialised in developing supportive tools for the shipping industry, has secured a significant investment from First Dutch in combination with the founders of Platform Zero. The hardware and software of Shipping...
Jumbo Javelin completes job at Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm
Jumbo Offshore has completed installing eighty transition pieces for the Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan. The company deployed its DP2 heavy-lift crane vessel Jumbo Javelin for the project. The contract was awarded by Yunneng Wind Power. Prior to undertaking the...
PARTNERS
