ABB automates quay crane waterside operations with AI
ABB is introducing Waterside Automation, which automates quay crane operations over the vessel and reduces the need for continuous manual control. The solution addresses a key bottleneck in container terminal efficiency and enables a gradual transition toward...
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...
ICS: Shipping frustrated by IMO rejection of R&D Fund to catalyse decarbonisation
Governments at the meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 78) last week have rejected plans for an R&D Fund that could speed up decarbonisation in the shipping industry. The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) calls it a wasted...
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems acquires MV Werften
Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) will take over the shipyard location of MV Werften in Wismar. With this move, one of the most traditional shipbuilding locations in Germany once again has a long-term outlook. Depending on orders, tkMS could produce submarines in...
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