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,...
Record high revenue for Van Oord
Van Oord concluded 2023 with strong results: revenue reached record high and profits more than doubled. Compared to last year, the contractor saw revenue growth across both its Dredging & Infra and Offshore Energy business units, which resulted in a significant...
The hurdles for use of ammonia as a marine fuel
The safe use of ammonia and its surrounding regulatory framework remains a critical factor for its adoption as a marine fuel. A new Lloyd’s Register report has highlighted the need for industry-wide understanding of the operational and safety challenges surrounding...
Damen Yachting unveils Xplorer 80
Damen Yachting has introduced the 80-metre Xplorer 80. It is the latest design to join their range of luxury expedition yachts formerly known as SeaXplorer. The Xplorer 80 is the latest addition to the Xplorer range which includes the Xplorer 60 and Xplorer 105. This...
VIDEO: Methanol-fuelled ships require new fire-fighting systems
Existing fire-fighting methods used to extinguish machinery space spray and pool fires on conventionally fuelled vessels are inadequate when dealing with methanol-based fires. Survitec says this after conducting a new fire safety study. This follows extensive...
‘Ports are not ready to handle onboard captured carbon’
A new study on offloading onboard captured carbon dioxide identifies low port readiness as key barrier to large-scale commercialisation. The study was commissioned by the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD), in collaboration with Lloyd’s Register and...
Bad hose blanking practice results in oil spill
Poor practices after a ship-to-ship transfer between to tankers resulted in an oil spill. The Nautical Institute describes the incident in its latest Mars Report. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses. It then publishes these...
Fincantieri and Saipem join forces to protect underwater infrastructure
Fincantieri and Saipem have signed a memorandum of understanding with the aim of evaluating commercial and industrial opportunities for cooperation in subsea robotics for surveillance and control of critical underwater infrastructure. The focus will be on autonomous...
13% of seaborne trade under attack from Houthis and Somali pirates
Since November 2023, the threat to shipping has increased as the Houthis started attacking ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Simultaneously, piracy activity off the East coast of Somalia has risen. In 2023, thirteen per cent of seaborne trade transited these...
‘Keep European ports out of Chinese hands’
From the magazine - It took a while, but the European Parliament too has passed the stage of naivety. On 17 January, the European Parliament overwhelmingly adopted a resolution instructing the European Commission to develop a comprehensive European Ports Strategy....
SWZ|Maritime’s March 2024 issue: Ports, dredging, and strategy
Many people probably never visit them, but ports really are of great strategic importance for a nation's prosperity, well-being and security. Entire wars have been and are being fought over them (Crimea, South China Sea, Red Sea, Arabian Gulf) to control free access...
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