Transcend expands river cruise vessel order with Den Breejen
Transcend Cruises has ordered two additional purpose-built luxury river cruise ships with Den Breejen Shipyard, expanding Transcend’s fleet to four vessels under construction in the Netherlands. The contract was signed during a Dutch maritime trade mission event...
Pioneering Spirit delivers decommissioned Valhall platform facilities
Allseas' Pioneering Spirit is back in Stord, Norway, to deliver multiple decommissioned platform facilities removed from the North Sea’s Valhall field complex, offshore Norway. It follows last month’s removal and subsequent delivery to the Aker Solutions disposal yard...
Drewry: Seafarer costs to accelerate on rising officer shortfall
Seafarer wage rates are set to accelerate in the face of worsening officer supply/demand imbalance. Sustained fleet growth will lead to the highest shortfall of officers to crew the world’s merchant fleet in over a decade by 2027, according to Drewry's latest Manning...
Construction of first new Dutch Mine Countermeasure Vessel kicks off
With the welding of a coin, construction of the first new Dutch Mine Countermeasure Vessel was ceremoniously started on Tuesday, 14 June. After laying the keel in Lanester, France, HNLMS Vlissingen will take further shape in the coming period. First the hull of the...
Fugro: Carbon capture and storage can be combined with offshore wind
The Netherlands’ Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy had Fugro assess whether areas of the North Sea could simultaneously be used for offshore wind farm developments as well as carbon capture and storage (CCS) solutions. Based on the evaluation of current...
‘More focus on shipping and waterways in climate policy’
'We are concerned about the impact of ship emissions on our climate, but we should also start worrying about the effect of climate change on shipping.' This statement was made by professor Mark van Koningsveld in his inaugural speech held at TU Delft on Friday 10 June...
‘Hydrogen at risk of being the great missed opportunity of the energy transition’
Hydrogen has a crucial role in decarbonising the world’s energy system, but uptake will be too slow. Governments need to make urgent, significant policy interventions, according to a new report by DNV. In Hydrogen Forecast to 2050, DNV predicts the amount of hydrogen...
Tata Steel to develop hydrogen-powered ship with Van Dam Shipping
Tata Steel has entered into a partnership with Van Dam Shipping of Spijk, Groningen, to develop a hydrogen-powered vessel. The steel company wants to use the ship to reduce the CO2 emissions caused by the sea transport of steel coils. The vessel to be developed is a...
Dutch start-up in wind-ship logistics EcoClipper raises € 200,000
With its offer to investors to become co-owners of a future fleet of sailing cargo and passenger ships, the start-up EcoClipper has raised over 200,000 euros. The investment will be used for the first ship, the Tukker, which is currently undergoing a refit, and the...
Optiwise project to rethink ship design with wind propulsion
A consortium led by Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has initiated the project Optiwise. This EU funded research and innovation project aims to improve and demonstrate energy savings using wind propulsion and hydrodynamic improvements in propulsion....
ECA Group opens factory to manufacture drones for Belgian and Dutch Navies
ECA Group has opened its new factory in Ostend, Belgium, which will be dedicated to the production and support of Mine Warfare Drones. The hundreds of drones contracted by the Belgian and Dutch navies for their new Mine Countermeasure Vessels will be manufactured...
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