World’s largest battery-electric ship enters service
The world's largest battery-electric ship has officially entered into commercial passenger service in South America. Incat Tasmania constructed the 130-metre China Zorrilla for Buquebus. The China Zorrilla has now completed its maiden commercial voyage between Buenos...
BIMCO and ICS report warns of future officer shortage
The Seafarer Workforce Report 2026 from BIMCO and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) forecasts that given the growing demand for STCW certified officers, there will be a need for an additional 113,735 officers by 2030 to operate the world merchant fleet. The...
Retrofitting at scale: The first methanol mega ship conversion
From the magazine – The retrofitting of a 20,000-TEU container vessel to run on methanol was successfully completed in China in 2025. With valuable lessons already learned, this can pave the way for further conversion of the global fleet to low-greenhouse gas (GHG)...
How dredging rises to the MRV challenge
From the magazine – The EU Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (EU MRV) Maritime Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2015/757) was introduced to assess the maritime sector’s impact on climate change by mandating the collection and reporting of emissions data. As of January...
Safety by design – Engineering the future fleet: Daan Buitenhuis
From the magazine – Engineering a liquid hydrogen-powered powertrain of a foiling boat involves more than designing and building it. Daan Buitenhuis and the powertrain department of the TU Delft Hydro Motion Team are working hard to make it functional in time for the...
Students research CO2 infrastructure in Port of Rotterdam
A multidisciplinary group of students from Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (UAS) has concluded a research project for the Value Group. They focused on developing a scalable CO2 barge and hub concept for the Port of Rotterdam. The Value Group consists of Value...
Mind the gap: a PPE incident during chipping on deck
A crew member was assigned to perform chipping on deck near the cargo manifolds crossover area. While chipping, a particle of rust passed through a gap near the nose in his goggles and into the eye. The Nautical Institute describes this incident and the lessons to be...
Boluda inaugurates Rotterdam headquarters
Boluda Corporación Marítima has officially inaugurated its Netherlands headquarters in Rotterdam, located in the city’s historic Maritime Quarter. It will serve as the nerve centre of its operations in Northern Europe through its subsidiaries Boluda Towage and Boluda...
SINTEF develops lightweight emergency towing system
Norwegian research organisation SINTEF and its partners have developed a lightweight emergency towing system designed to make towing disabled vessels faster and safer, particularly in severe weather conditions. The new system has been developed ahead of stricter...
New study identifies gaps in ship recycling rules
European Shipowners|ECSA and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have released an independent study on the key areas of divergence between the EU Ship Recycling Regulation (EU SRR) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Hong Kong Convention (HKC)....
Driving innovation in dredging
From the magazine – With dredging playing a crucial role in maritime and inland waterway infrastructure development, navigability and environmental mitigation, driving innovation has been key to increasing efficiency, cost effectiveness and reducing greenhouse gas...
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