IMO approval clears path for ammonia-fuelled ships
New safety guidelines for the use of ammonia as fuel on gas carriers have been approved at the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 111). It marks a significant step towards the commercial deployment of ammonia-fuelled vessels....
Dutch Parliament to debate submarine replacement contract
Last week, rumours surfaced that the billion-dollar contract for new Dutch submarines is likely to go to French Naval Group. It would most likely mean less involvement for the Dutch maritime industry. Dutch Parliament now wants to debate the issue before a winning...
Inmarsat and Aramco to trial world’s first over water 5G network
Inmarsat Maritime has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Aramco, a global integrated energy and chemicals company, to undertake a 5G “mesh” network trial. The trial aims to provide high-bandwidth connectivity for Aramco’s offshore work in the Arabian...
Ship-to-ship bunkering blunder
A mooring master displayed poor coordination of vessels’ manoeuvring during a ship-to-ship bunkering operation. It resulted in lines snapping and a broken bunker hose. The Nautical Institute discusses the incident in its latest Mars Report. The Nautical Institute...
Steel cut for Samskip’s first zero-emission short sea SeaShuttle
Samskip and Cochin Shipyard Ltd. India have begun the construction phase of their next generation zero-emission short sea container vessel, the Samskip SeaShuttle. It is the first of two contracted vessels, and will also be the first short-sea container ship in the...
Netherlands donates vessels to Ukraine
The Netherlands is providing Ukraine with fast and manoeuvrable vessels. It involves fourteen rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIBs), eight militarised river patrol boats and CB90 combat boats. The boats stem from the country's own resources as well as from industry. In...
How the Netherlands can stay safe from sea level rise
There are many ways to keep the Netherlands safe from rising sea levels even in the distant future. New research has mapped all the major spatial options that may be necessary in the long term to deal with sea level rise. Picture: The Afsluitdijk in the North of the...
First installation of Bound4blue’s eSAILs on roro vessel
Bound4blue has installed three 22-metre-high eSAILs on the ro-ro Ville de Bordeaux, from French shipowner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs. According to the company it marks the first-ever fixed suction sail installation on a ro-ro ship. Following installation of eSAIL...
New project to facilitate R&D of world’s largest floating solar plant
The Nautical Sunrise project is set to support the world's largest offshore floating solar power installation. The EUR 8.4 million project, supported with EUR 6.8 million of the Horizon Europe programme, kicked off in December 2023 to execute research and development...
Moonen launches 37.8-metre Martinique yacht Lumière
Dutch yacht builder Moonen Yachts has launched Lumière, a new 37.8-metre Martinique at the its yard in the Netherlands. The yacht will be delivered to its Australian owners before the summer and is expected to spend its first season in the Mediterranean. Moonen has...
New Dutch frigate contract headed for Damen and Thales
The Dutch Ministry of Defence has announced what will be its largest project to date: the replacement of its four air defence and command frigates by four new ones. Where earlier this week rumours appeared that Damen would miss out on the Dutch submarine contract,...
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