Sagar, LR join forces on certification of autonomous systems
Lloyd’s Register (LR) and Sagar Defence Engineering Limited (SDEL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help create practical pathways for the certification, assurance and regulatory acceptance of autonomous and remotely operated maritime systems. As...
Multraship opens simulator centre in Terneuzen
Novatug, the R&D department of Multraship Towage & Salvage, has launched a new simulator and training centre using technology from Wärtsilä. The centre is to promote safer operations and strengthen the preparedness of its crew for complex towage, vessel...
RINA Maritime Innovation Award for Eco Boss Cap
EcoNavis Solutions’ founder Dr Batuhan Aktas has been awarded the prestigious Royal Institution of Naval Architects’ Maritime Innovation Award. He receives the prize for developing and commercialising the energy efficient Eco Boss Cap propeller hub. Eco Boss Cap...
Wattlab launches battery system for inland shipping
Rotterdam-based Wattlab is introducing WEstack: a standardised battery system for inland shipping that can be installed on board within a single working day. With WEstack, Wattlab aims to remove two key barriers to applying battery systems: the high cost and long...
Damen announces expansion of Combi Freighter series
Damen Shipyards Group is expanding its Combi Freighter (CF) series. Based on the CF 5000, the new CF 6000 and CF 7000 vessels feature an extended midship section. With the extension of their hulls, the CF 6000 and CF 7000 are capable of carrying twenty per cent and...
Dieseko reveals Offshore Pile Upending System
Dieseko Group introduces OPUS, a new Offshore Pile Upending System developed to reduce reliance on scarce and costly installation vessels. The patented concept combines the storage, transport, upending and vibro-installation of foundation piles into a single...
Van Oord provides nature enhancement in Scheur River
Rijkswaterstaat has commissioned Van Oord to build almost 4 kilometres of longitudinal dams and create approximately 31 hectares of tidal area in the Dutch Scheur river. In doing so, it will support the objectives of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). The...
VIDEO: Heesen reveals its largest steel yacht to date
Dutch yacht builder Heesen has unveiled YN 21872 Project Ananda, a 72-metre steel smart custom superyacht. Developed in collaboration with Sinot Yacht Architecture & Design, this vessel represents the inaugural build under the shipyard’s new strategic direction....
Dutch MoD deploys additional ship for military transport
On 5 June, the Dutch Ministry of Defence commissioned an additional transport ship. This Spliethoff vessel, known as the Trica, is capable of transporting containers, vehicles and helicopters. The Trica enables the Ministry of Defence to send more equipment abroad....
Cruise ship Hondius leaves Port of Rotterdam
After a stay of almost three weeks, the m/v Hondius left the Port of Rotterdam on Saturday evening. The expedition ship made global headlines after an outbreak of hantavirus was detected on board. The ship came to Rotterdam because, as the flag state, the Netherlands...
VIDEO: First ever ethanol bunkering in Rotterdam port
During the weekend of 23 May, the container ship Eco Levant, operated by X-Press Feeders, was bunkered with ethanol in the Port of Rotterdam. It is one of the first times worldwide, and the first time in Rotterdam, that a bunker vessel supplied ethanol to a sea-going...
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