Netherlands to join OCCAR for defence equipment
The Dutch Ministry of Defence will increasingly collaborate with other European countries on the development and procurement of vehicles, weapons, ammunition and other military equipment. The Netherlands is joining OCCAR, a partnership currently comprising six...
Wärtsilä and Hycamite to produce hydrogen from LNG on ships
Wärtsilä has partnered with Finnish startup Hycamite TCD Technologies, which specialises in the development of a pioneering technology for producing clean hydrogen and solid carbon from methane. Together, they seek to develop cost-effective production of hydrogen from...
Damen and NIBC increase financing fund that enables vessel lease
NIBC Bank NV and Damen Financial Services have extended their cooperation, which increases the financing facilities, including lease options, for Damen vessels. The partners hope that the facilities will accelerate emission reductions in the maritime industry....
Warning: Colregs also apply when drifting
In a recent Mars Report, a drifting vessel collided with a fishing vessel. In this case, the drifting vessel was the "give-way" vessel under the Colregs (International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea). So, The Nautical Institute warns that crew should...
Windcat and Damen to build hydrogen-powered CSOVs
Offshore personnel transfer company Windcat has ordered a series of Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) with Damen Shipyards. The vessels will be powered by hydrogen and are to be delivered from 2025. The “Elevation Series” CSOVs have been designed by...
AI-Sail: Can a computer sail an Optimist?
MARIN has kicked off a pilot project of its Data Science and Artificial Intelligence team on machine learning: AI-Sail. The challenge: Can the engineers learn a computer/robot how to sail an Optimist, using data driven and machine learning techniques? The idea for...
Heerema installs first wind turbine using floating installation method
Heerema Marine Contractors has installed the first out of 27 Vestas V174 9.5-MW turbines at the Arcadis Ost 1 wind farm. Semi-submersible crane vessel (SSCV) Thialf installed the turbine using the RNA method, a unique floating installation method, for the first time....
International hazardous substances maritime accident compensation fund step closer
The Dutch government has agreed to a bill to implement an international convention on the carriage of hazardous and noxious substances by sea (HNS Convention). This brings the establishment of an international damage fund for major maritime accidents involving...
Damen, Caterpillar and Pon Power to develop methanol-powered tugs
Damen Shipyards, Caterpillar Inc. and Pon Power have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the joint development of a series of dual-fuel methanol/diesel-powered tugs. The aim is to have the vessels series production-ready in 2026. The Dutch shipbuilder wants...
EST-Floattech signs deal with Rolls-Royce to supply ten ships with batteries
EST-Floattech announces a new major order. Its German office has signed a long-term framework contract with Rolls-Royce Power Systems for the Green Orca 1050 battery module on board of ten newbuild vessels. The first order of the new partnership concerns 33 lithium...
Dutch maritime industry outraged that Spanish yard will build new NIOZ ship
Much to the dismay of the Dutch maritime industry, the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) announced last week, that the Spanish shipyard Astilleros Armon will build the Anna Weber-van Bosse. This oceangoing research vessel will replace NIOZ’s flagship...
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