DNK launches anti-jamming programme for vessels
Den Norske Krigsforsikring for Skib (DNK) has launched an innovative programme to provide members access to Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (A-PNT) services. These services can counter the growing risk of jamming and spoofing. The initiative allows...
University of Nottingham leads research effort for ships using green ammonia
The University of Nottingham is leading a new project to investigate the potential of ammonia to fuel and decarbonise the long-haul shipping industry. The £ 5.5 million (about € 6.44 million) EPSRC-funded project MariNH3 aims to develop new and disruptive engine...
MOL trials device that collects microplastics while car carrier is underway
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Miura have developed a centrifugal-type microplastic collection device, which can continuously collect microplastics while a vessel is underway. The new device was installed on the MOL-operated car carrier Emerald Ace last month for a...
‘Wind direction shifts in a crowded anchorage can change the risk scenario’
Collisions are possible even when both vessels are at anchor. A vigilant anchor watch is therefore always advisable, says The Nautical Institute in its latest Mars Report. In this report, a tanker was hit by another vessel in an anchorage after the wind shifted,...
MARIN is testing E-buoy for charging ships at sea
As part of the Horizon 2020 MAGPIE project, MARIN is presently undertaking model tests to evaluate an E-buoy for charging vessels at sea. Foreseen applications are the provision of hotel load to ships in waiting areas outside ports to allow these to switch off their...
How to best prevent blackouts and loss of propulsion on passenger vessels
Blackouts represent a major accident hazard for the passenger ship industry. A new DNV guidance paper “Managing the risks of blackouts” addresses the prevention and mitigation of blackouts to support safe operations as the sector finds its feet again following the...
‘There’s just ten years to go for shipbuilding in Europe’
If European politicians and governments don’t act now against the unfair competition of the big Asian shipbuilding nations China and South Korea, there will be just ten years left before shipbuilding in Europe will be gone. And without the ability to build ships,...
Shell to build Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant in Rotterdam
Shell Nederland and Shell Overseas Investments, subsidiaries of Shell plc, have taken the final investment decision to build Holland Hydrogen I in Rotterdam. This will be Europe’s largest renewable hydrogen plant once operational in 2025. The 200-MW electrolyser will...
Alewijnse fits dredger Krakesandt with extensive automation package
Systems integrator Alewijnse has completed the comprehensive electrical and automation installation on board the newbuild trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Krakesandt. The innovative vessel is one of the only diesel-electric TSHDs that specialises in sand and...
Port of Rotterdam abandons NAP after 200 years
The Normal Amsterdam Water Level (NAP) has been used as the basis for Vessel Traffic Services in the Port of Rotterdam for some 200 years. On 1 July, the Port of Rotterdam Authority replaced NAP by the Approximate Lowest Astronomical Tide (ALAT) as a reference for...
Acta Marine charters Acta Auriga to French offshore wind farms
Acta Marine will charter its construction support operations vessel Acta Auriga to Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy. The vessel will perform commissioning activities of 71 offshore wind turbines at the Fécamp offshore wind farm and 64 offshore wind turbines at the...
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