Rotterdam UAS lands EUR 2M to speed up autonomous shipping
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (UAS) has secured at least EUR 2 million in funding for the Living Lab Green & Autonomous Corridor Rotterdam-Oslo project. At its heart are two innovative hydrogen-powered vessels being developed by Samskip, scheduled to...
Neptune, Ørsted and Goal7 want to power energy hubs with offshore wind
Neptune Energy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ørsted and Goal7 to explore powering new integrated energy hubs in the UK North Sea with offshore wind-generated electricity. Integrated energy hubs have the potential to combine multiple energy systems,...
DFDS to make use of shore power in Rotterdam
By the end of 2023, part of the DFDS ships that dock in Vlaardingen will receive electricity via a shore power installation. Rotterdam Shore Power BV, a joint venture of Eneco and the Port of Rotterdam Authority, will supply this shore power. For now, Jinling...
VIDEO: KNRM rescues over 4000 people in 2022
The Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM) is looking back on a busy and intense year. In 2022, the KNRM fleet sailed out 2524 times for requests for help. That was ten per cent more than the previous year, but twenty per cent less than in 2020, the busiest...
Filipino seafarers could be banned from EU-flagged ships
A European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) audit has found the Philippines does not comply with STCW regulations. As a result, the European Commission is now mulling whether it will still recognise Filipino seafarers' competency certifications. This was reported by the...
IHC to deliver Beagle hopper dredger to Gebr. van der Lee
IHC Dredging has sold a Beagle 4, a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) with a hopper volume of 4000 m3, to contractor Gebr. van der Lee. The Dutch family business was looking for a sustainable TSHD available on short term. The Beagle 4 is a trailing suction hopper...
FSG to build three LNG bunker vessels for Titan
The Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) will build three LNG bunker vessels for Titan, Wesmar and Nordic Hamburg. German Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck granted a EUR 62 million subsidy to have the ships built. FSG will thus continue to be an important...
Viking cruise ship refused access to Australian waters due to biofouling
Viking's cruise ship Viking Orion was refused access to Australian ports after possibly harmful biofouling was discovered on the ship's hull. The company had to send for divers to remove the growth while still at sea. The cruise ship was headed to Adelaide, but ships'...
Damen sells second Amels 80 superyacht
Damen Yachting has sold its second Amels 80. The 80-metre Amels Limited Editions is to be delivered to the unnamed owner in 2026. The Amels 80, which was introduced to the market during the first quarter of 2022, features an exterior design by Espen Øino. Features...
Second IHC rescue close to finalisation
Royal IHC has reached an outline agreement with banks, the government and HAL, reports Dutch newspaper FD. IHC plans to sell IQIP to HAL to pay off its debts with the banks and secure refinancing. It marks a second rescue of the Dutch shipbuilder. In...
150 years Holland America Line: ‘Cruise ship more economical than a car’
Holland America Line's brand new flagship Rotterdam (VII) crossed the Atlantic in October, from Rotterdam to New York, in honour of 150 years of Holland America Line. According to the captain, the ship is more economical than a car. Riekelt Pasterkamp This article was...
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