Strait of Hormuz disruption drives Panama Canal transits
In this week’s “Shipping number of the week” from BIMCO, Shipping Analysis Manager, Filipe Gouveia, looks at the number of Panama Canal transits, which has risen due to closure of the Strait of Hormuz. This disruption has contributed to a rise in US energy exports to...
Clean Energy Marine Hubs to address shipping’s future fuels conundrum
The Shaping the Future of Shipping Summit in London convened the largest meeting of industry leaders since COP26 to address shipping's decarbonisation agenda. CEOs and officials agreed to develop a public/private cross-sectoral platform to take forward the development...
Sailing freighter Canopée for Ariane 6 rockets hits the water
The Canopée was launched today, 28 June, at the Partner Stoczina shipyard in Szczecin, Poland. Dutch Neptune Maritime Projects won the contract to build the sailing cargo ship, which will transport Ariane 6 rockets, in January 2021. The 121-metre-long ship will be...
Sweden to trial Candela’s electric ‘flying’ ferry for public transport
The Candela P-12 Shuttle is set to hit Stockholm’s waters next year. The innovative hydrofoiling electric ferry will reduce emissions and slash commuting time. Stockholm hopes the ferry will make waterborne public transport more attractive than trains, buses, and...
Knud E. Hansen signs up for world’s first wind-powered RoRo vessel Orcelle Wind
Building on the Oceanbird concept developed by Wallenius Marine, Wallenius Wilhelmsen is currently taking the concept forward and creating the detailed design of the vessel’s features. Knud E. Hansen has now joined the project as naval architects. The Swedish,...
SWZ|Maritime’s June 2022 issue: European shipbuilding – Let the data speak for themselves
The end of May is traditionally the period that the various national shipbuilding associations announce their results from the previous year. Our editor Gerrit de Boer has compiled a detailed overview of the ships delivered last year with a map that shows where in the...
Port of Rotterdam and Eneco to provide shore power for Boskalis’ ships
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Eneco are going to install shore-based power facilities in the Waalhaven. The shore power provision will allow Boskalis' working vessels moored there to run on green power instead of on fossil fuels. The shore-based power...
Royal Netherlands Navy decommissions minehunter HNLMS Urk
The Royal Netherlands Navy has bid farewell to HNLMS Urk. The mine countermeasure vessel was ceremoniously removed from service last week after more than 35 years of loyal service. The ship belonged to the Alkmaar class, which still counted fifteen ships in 1989. Now...
HAL officially launches public offer for Boskalis’ shares
Investor HAL has officially launched its offer to acquire all issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Royal Boskalis Westminster. As previously communicated, HAL offers EUR 32.50 per share and intends to turn Boskalis into a private company. At the beginning of...
HNLMS Karel Doorman to receive anti-aircraft missiles and 76-mm cannon during maintenance
HNLMS Karel Doorman is being subjected to a smart maintenance plan. This means that instead of a Midlife Update, the ship receives the updates during regular maintenance. The first update sees the ship equipped with anti-aircraft missiles and a new cannon. The Dutch...
Bilge water separators – where are we now?
Ships over 400 gross tonnage now need to have an oily water separator with an oil content monitor and a bilge alarm to make sure polluted bilge water is not discharged overboard. Yet, the progress has been dogged by issues such as weak guidelines, non-conformities,...
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