Ecocoast launches Ecoreef nature-based mooring block
Ecocoast has launched Ecoreef, a new eco-engineered mooring block designed to help regenerate marine ecosystems, increase coastal resilience, and support the protection of coastlines and critical marine infrastructure. Launched on World Oceans Day 2026, Ecoreef...
Damen uses 3D model to obtain class approval
Bureau Veritas has reviewed a 3D design of a 2500-m3 hopper dredger from Damen Shipyards. The pilot project for 3D model-based class approval is meant to pave the way towards using 3D computer designs as standard procedure to achieve class notation for seagoing...
Maersk and MSC’s 2M alliance comes to an end
Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have agreed to terminate, effective in January 2025, the present 2M alliance. According to Drewry, it is Maersk in particular that will be left 'in a tight spot' when the cooperation ends. 2M is a container shipping line...
MAR-ICE support for chemical spills at sea extended
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) and the Centre for Documentation, Research and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution (Cedre) have extended the MAR-ICE service until the end of 2027. Under this service,...
‘Maritime sector is good for our economy and jobs’
Last year's rejection of the Maritime Master Plan for thirty zero-emission ships by 2030 shows that the Dutch government is still not fully behind the industry. However, the Maritime Monitor 2022 shows once again that the combined Dutch maritime sector, that is,...
SWZ|Maritime’s January 2023 issue: Maritime sector has much to offer
The first issue of SWZ|Maritime of the new year includes an education special intended to provide insights into new developments in maritime education. After all, there are plenty. New developments require investment in educational materials. For education, especially...
UK boosts its shipbuilding industry with naval support ship order
Team Resolute, a consortium comprising BMT, Harland & Wolff and Navantia UK, has won a £ 1.6 billion contract to manufacture three vessels that will provide munitions, stores and provisions to Royal Navy ships. The contract sees naval shipbuilding return to...
‘Shipping needs certainty and quota when it comes to renewable fuels’
The fuel industry has joined with NGOs to press the European Union’s legislators to provide the clarity and certainty they need to make long term investments in renewable fuels for the energy transition. They say lawmakers must maintain a quota system for renewables...
Deadly man overboard while rigging pilot combination ladder
A seaman went down an accommodation ladder without putting his lifejacket and safety harness on, without unlookers speaking up about this unsafe act. He lost his balance and fell overboard. Reason for The Nautical Institute to call on seafarers to look after...
Damen in talks with Irish navy for multi-role vessel
The Irish Naval Service is looking to buy a new multi-role vessel and has shown interest in a smaller version of the Dutch navy's Joint logistic Support Ship Karel Doorman, built by Damen Shipyards. This was reported by Dutch naval news website marineschepen.nl. In...
Another net loss for Royal IHC, 2023 will be a crucial year
Royal IHC has published its delayed Annual Report 2021 and reports a net loss of € 63.4 million. Although a significant improvement to 2020 and with a restructuring programme underway, it now all comes down to the shipbuilder being able to land new orders for large...
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