TU Delft gets defence innovation centre
The Dutch Ministry of Defence has opened a new innovation centre on the TU Delft campus: the MIND Tech Centre, short for Military Innovation by Doing. Operational since 1 July, the centre brings together Defence, startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
Largest Dutch naval ship Karel Doorman out of action for rest of the year
Cracks have been found in the transformers of the diesel-electric propulsion system of HNLMS Karel Doorman that could cause short circuits. Repair of the transformers is not possible, so they have to be replaced. The Joint Support Ship will not be deployable for the...
Canopée makes first Atlantic crossing for Bolloré
Bolloré Logistics has organised the door-to-door transport of a satellite and its various components from the customer's site in Toulouse to the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou. The cargo was carried by the Canopée on its first transatlantic crossing. Weighing 42 tonnes...
René Berkvens re-elected as Chairman of SEA Europe
SEA Europe’s General Assembly has re-elected René Berkvens, former CEO of the Damen Shipyard, as its Chairman. In addition, a new Chairman’s Committee was appointed and SEA Europe’s Board of Directors confirmed the urgent need for a maritime industry act. René...
Heerema wins IMCA Award for reducing noise in piling operations
Heerema Marine Contractors' pioneering project on reducing noise pollution in piling operations has landed the company an IMCA Award in the Environmental Sustainability category. Other winners were ADNOC, MMA Offshore and P&O Maritime Logistics. The winners of the...
SolarDuck to install floating solar plant in Malaysia
SolarDuck will install a 780kW offshore floating solar (OFS) plant off the coast of Malaysia as a research project to assess technical and economic feasibility of OFS in Malaysia. The installation is targeted to be completed by 2025. To this end, TNB Renewables and...
ICS welcomes adoption of High Seas Treaty
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has welcomed the United Nations' adoption of the High Seas Treaty. This follows the breakthrough in March 2023 when nearly 200 nation states took part in the discussions and came to an agreement in finalising the text of the...
Maersk to pioneer container ship conversion to methanol dual-fuel engine
As the first in the shipping industry, Maersk will retrofit an existing container ship to a dual-fuel methanol powered vessel. This first engine retrofit is scheduled for mid-2024 and Maersk plans to replicate the process on sister vessels when going for special...
VIDEO: Zero-emission E-Pusher 1 now sails on Dutch waters
Cargill is currently operating Kotug's E-Pusher and E-Barges, the world's first zero-emission pusher and barge combination in the world. The solution is used to transport cocoa beans from the Port of Amsterdam to Cargill's cocoa factory in Zaandam. True to maritime...
X-Press Pearl wreck removal delayed for Monsoon again
X-Press Feeders, former operators of the fire-stricken container ship X-Press Pearl, have said that salvage works on the wreck have been suspended for the arriving southwest monsoon season. The aft section of the wreck was already removed in January. The fore section...
Van Oord lands first phase of Yangtze Canal project
After the summer, a consortium of Van Oord, Hakkers and De Klerk will commence construction of a tug quay in the Port of Rotterdam's Yangtze Canal. The work involves constructing 500 metres of quay wall with space for twelve tugs to berth. The consortium and the Port...
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