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...
Green steel programme receives final approval
On 12 February, the Growing with Green Steel programme received official approval for a grant of more than EUR 100 million from the Dutch National Growth Fund. The programme aims to develop scientific knowledge and technology for sustainable steel production. Steel...
Ship-to-ship mooring fatality
While moored under pilotage for a ship-to-ship transfer of cargo, a crew member lost his life after being hit by a mooring line as it snapped tight. The Nautical Institute discusses the incident in its latest Mars Report and warns of the dangers of snapback zones. The...
Deltaflume tests world’s longest self-closing flood barrier
In early February, Deltares' Deltaflume carried out wave tests to investigate the strength of a self-closing flood barrier that will be built along the renewed Scheldt quays in Antwerp. The self-closing flood barrier is hidden underground and rises only in cases of...
AiP for performance prediction for wind-assisted ships
RINA has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) for Blue Wasp Marine's Pelican performance prediction software for wind-assisted ships. With this, Pelican has become the first software of its kind to have received class recognition. Pelican, the product of over ten...
ABB powers first hybrid-electric polar cruise ship built in South America
Astilleros y Servicios Navales S.A. (ASENAV) shipyard in Chile has contracted ABB for a power and propulsion system for Antarctica21’s newbuild boutique expedition ship Magellan Discoverer. It is the first hybrid-electric polar cruise ship featuring Azipod propulsion...
China is a systematic rival for European dredging companies
From the magazine - European dredging companies are more concerned than ever about Chinese competition in the global market and in particular in the European home market of the four largest European dredging contractors, Boskalis, Van Oord, Jan De Nul and DEME. In...
SWZ|Maritime’s February 2024 issue: Dredging, a strategic industry
Where would the Netherlands be without dredging companies, or, with a fancier name, hydraulic engineering companies?! Nowhere, because who builds our ports, canals and dykes, keeps our waterways at depth, reinforces the coast, restores beaches and dunes that have been...
EST-Floattech wins EUR 4 million in funding to further electrify shipping
Developer of maritime battery systems EST-Floattech will receive an investment of EUR 4 million. The company will use the contribution to grow both nationally and internationally and will also focus on larger vessels. The investment is being provided by the Energy...
How Tymor develops an AI draught survey app
Tymor Marine in Aberdeen has been awarded funding from Scottish Enterprise to further develop an app-based version of its draught survey technology. DRFT MRKS software uses artificial intelligence (AI) with deep learning applied to video capture to provide an accurate...
Rotterdam throughput drops in 2023, focus on transition
Although throughput fell by 6.1 per cent in 2023, the Port of Rotterdam's financial results were stable. Last year saw major investment decisions that are contributing to making the port and the logistics chain to and from Rotterdam more sustainable. Total cargo...
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