Germany ready to order four MEKO frigates with TKMS
The German Bundestag’s Budget Committee has approved the procurement of four MEKO A-200 DEU-class frigates as an alternative to the failed F126 project. The approval includes an option for additional vessels. It clears the way for the formal signing of the contract....
How ABB powers Samskip’s new hydrogen-fuelled container ships
ABB will deliver a comprehensive power, propulsion and automation system for two newbuild short sea container ships of Samskip Group headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The vessels will be among the world’s first of their kind to use hydrogen as a fuel. Built...
Feadship presents new concept with fuel cells running on green methanol
The 2023 Monaco Yacht Show features the debut of Feadship’s latest Concept Design Dunes. This concept showcases how intelligent exterior design can significantly – and passively – reduce a superyacht’s energy needs, and at the same time capture wind and solar energy...
CMA CGM and Maersk join forces on decarbonisation
A.P. Moller-Maersk and CMA CGM have decided to join forces on several areas relating to decarbonisation. Both companies feel that joint action will help accelerate the green transition in shipping, learning from each other to go further and faster. CMA CGM and Maersk...
IHC to maintain three Dutch navy vessels
The Department of Material Maintenance (DMI) and Royal IHC have signed a contract for the execution of dock-related maintenance on the HNLMS Snellius, HNLMS Luymes and HNLMS Mercuur. The contract covers five docking periods spread over five years. During the docking...
Conoship to design autonomous zero-emission short sea vessel Zulu Mass
Zulu Associates, an innovator in the Belgian maritime industry, has contracted Conoship International to advance the design of the Zulu Mass. This 200 TEU short sea container vessel will be powered by zero-emission propulsion technology. The vessel concept, which...
Relationship government and maritime industry leaves much to be desired
It is great that with the appointment of Delft mayor and former Minister of Education Marja van Bijsterveldt as envoy for the maritime manufacturing industry the Dutch government has put the sector on the political agenda. However, the outcomes of the sector agenda...
SWZ|Maritime’s September 2023 issue: Yacht building is versatile and innovative
If there is one thing that Dutch yacht building as an industry excels in, it is its versatility and innovativeness. Again, that is my first impression of the articles in SWZ|Maritime's yacht building special compiled by our editor Sander Klos. Whereas yacht building...
Concordia Damen converts inland vessel into dredger
Concordia Damen recently delivered a special project: the conversion of a Dutch barge into a Nigerian dredger. The trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Sayonara has now arrived and is at work on the Lagos lagoon. Three years ago, the Werkendam shipyard came into...
MOSES autonomous shipping demo takes place at MARIN
Last week, MARIN held a MOSES pilot demonstration. This involved an autonomously sailing zero-emission container feeder making a roundtrip between two ports in MARIN's Seakeeping and Manoeuvring Basin. MOSES (autoMated vessels and supply chain Optimisation for...
Amasus disregards Eemslift Hendrika recommendations
In 2022, the Dutch Safety Board published its report on the accident with the Dutch cargo vessel Eemslift Hendrika. In it, three recommendations were made to the ship's operator, Amasus, to improve safety. Based on Amasus' response, the Board now concludes that the...
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