The harder half of remote pilotage
From the magazine – This February, the bulk carrier MS Viikki worked its way through ice toward the port of Raahe. Several hundred kilometres south, colleagues in Turku watched it on a wall of screens. They could have been piloting the vessel from shore. They weren’t,...
Stork to work on Offshore For Sure project
World Class Maintenance (WCM) has selected Stork to conduct de-risking and performance improvement activities for five offshore renewable energy innovations within the Offshore For Sure (O4S) project. They encompass tidal energy generation, wave energy, energy...
Monkey’s fist knocks on office window
A monkey's fist can be a serious projectile. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report. In this report, a monkey's fist, even without added weight, struck an office window. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and...
Maritime Master Plan subsidy scheme announced
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management has published the Maritime Master Plan subsidy scheme in the Government Gazette. The scheme offers financial support to companies and organisations committed to developing pioneering maritime technologies and...
RWE receives €124.9 million grant for Eemshydrogen project
The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has granted RWE a funding commitment of EUR 124.9 million for its Eemshydrogen project. Eemshydrogen is a project to build a 50-MW electrolysis plant at RWE's site in Eemshaven to produce green hydrogen. RWE plans to operate the...
Damen launches electric tug for Port of Antwerp-Bruges
On 12 April, Damen Shipyards Group launched the second of its fully electric RSD-E Tugs 2513 at Damen Song Cam Shipyard. The tug is being built for the Port of Antwerp-Bruges, together with five conventional RSD Tugs 2513. When delivered later this year, it will be...
Pioneering Spirit contracted for largest wind farm in Baltic Sea
Allseas has been contracted for the transport and installation of two major substations for the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. The company will deploy its heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit for the project. Located 15 kilometres off the German...
Onboard ammonia cracking tech receives AiP
H2Site’s Ammonia to H2Power technology for ammonia cracking on board has received approval in principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register (LR). The technology is an onboard containerised solution that produces fuel-cell-quality hydrogen using ammonia. This hydrogen can then...
Poor situational awareness leads to collision
There is no substitute for keeping a sharp lookout by all available means. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report, in which a fishing vessel repeatedly bumped into a cargo vessel after not seeing it. The Nautical Institute gathers reports...
Electrical retrofit allows crew transfer vessel to charge offshore
Replacing diesel engines with a zero-emission Volvo Penta solution is to create the world’s first retrofitted electric crew transfer vessel (E-CTV). Volvo Penta will supply its Inboard Performance System (IPS). New charging infrastructure will allow the vessel to...
EU shipowners welcome production benchmark for clean fuels
European shipowners strongly welcome the inclusion of clean fuels for shipping, including advanced biofuels and e-fuels, in the list of net-zero technologies adopted under the Net-Zero Industry Act on 25 April. The new law introduces a benchmark for the Commission and...
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