1478 containers lost at sea in 2025, above three-year average
The World Shipping Council (WSC) has released its annual Containers Lost at Sea Report, showing that an estimated 1478 containers were lost at sea in 2025 out of approximately 280 million transported globally. This is equivalent to 0.0005 percent of global containers...
World’s largest battery-powered vessel under construction
Incat Tasmania is building the world’s first zero-emission Ro-Pax ferry for South American Buquebús. With an overall length of 130 metres, it will be the largest ever vessel of its type, while it is also the world’s first zero-emission, lightweight catamaran. Wärtsilä...
‘And now we could also lose short sea shipbuilding to Asia’
The renewal of Europe's ageing short sea fleet finally seems to be really taking off. Scandinavian and, over the last year in particular, German shipowners are investing heavily in newbuild dry cargo vessels for short sea. In addition to our Northern Dutch shipyards...
In SWZ|Maritime in August 2023: Dossier of the 125 years of KNVTS symposium
You want to celebrate your 125th anniversary as a knowledge network, so what do you do? Right, you organise a symposium at which not yet widely known new, possibly ground-breaking knowledge for the future is exchanged. Judging by the reactions of those present, the...
VIDEO: How Huisman built the 1600mt Leg Encircling Crane for DEME’s Sea Installer
In August 2021, DEME Group announced it would upgrade its installation jack-up Sea Installer with a 1600mt Huisman Leg Encircling Crane. In a timelapse video, Huisman now shows how the crane, which was recently delivered, was built. The Sea Installer vessel was built...
Close quarters between ferries
Make sure you have an accurate picture of the traffic situation before departure. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report in which two ferries came very close to collision. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and...
Newcleo, Fincantieri and RINA look into feasibility of nuclear marine propulsion
Newcleo has signed an agreement with Fincantieri and RINA to carry out a feasibility study for nuclear applications for the shipping industry. The study includes newcleo’s lead-cooled small modular reactor (SMR) technology. Newcleo is a nuclear technology company...
Dutch government wants Inmarsat to move to Greece to make room for 5G
The Dutch town of Burum is home to Inmarsat's satellite ground station used for maritime satellite communications. The Dutch Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy wants the company to move to Greece to make way for 5G. Inmarsat, however, says its needs more...
Damen Yachting delivers SeaXplorer 58 Pink Shadow
Damen Yachting’s latest SeaXplorer 58 superyacht has been delivered to its owner. Named Pink Shadow, it is the third yacht delivered from the Dutch yacht builder’s range of luxury explorer yachts. Measuring 58-metres in length, the basis of the exterior design was...
International naval exercise in North Sea kicks off
From 21 August to 1 September, the Netherlands will host the international mine action and port protection exercise Sandy Coast 23. The exercise takes place in the North Sea above the Wadden Islands and in the port of Delfzijl (Groningen Seaports). By practising...
VIDEO: Pyxis Ocean sets sail with two WindWings fitted
Mitsubishi Corporation’s Pyxis Ocean, chartered by Cargill, is the first vessel to be retrofitted with two WindWings - large wing sails measuring up to 37.5 metres in height. The WindWings were designed by BAR Technologies and Yara Marine. WindWings can be fitted to...
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