New study: Containers crucial for Dutch economy
Sixty years after the introduction of the container, many Dutch people are still unaware of how much we rely on container transport. This is revealed by new research commissioned by the Port of Rotterdam Authority and conducted among more than 1500 respondents....
NWO grant for TU Delft project using ammonia as fuel for ships
Ammonia, combined with fuel cell and internal combustion engine technologies, could be used to fuel large ships and heavy road transport to reduce emissions. The TU Delft's multi-organisational interdisciplinary project AmmoniaDrive researches such solutions and was...
Boskalis lets shareholders decide on price offered by HAL
In March, investor HAL made a bid for Boskalis with the intention of making it a private company. Boskalis now reports it has reached agreement on the non-financial terms of the offer, but says the offer price per share is not sufficiently convincing. As such, the...
SBM Offshore’s CTO Philippe Barril becomes new Heerema CEO
In May, it was announced Heerema Marine Contractors' chief executive officer (CEO) Koos-Jan van Brouwershaven would leave the company by the end of the same month. A successor has now been found in SBM Offshore's current chief transition officer Philippe Barril. With...
European shipowners and fuel suppliers: FuelEU Maritime lacks ambition
ECSA, EWABA, eFuel Alliance, the Advanced Biofuels Coalition and GoodFuels feel the European Commission's proposed FuelEU Maritime regulation is crucial in promoting the uptake of clean fuels in shipping. Yet, the organisations also say that as it stands now, the...
Dutch Bachelor’s degree programme of Marine Technology under the microscope again
The curriculum of the Bachelor's degree programme of Marine Technology at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), i.e. all the material and knowledge that a student must master at the end of the programme, is being revised. Subjects will be adjusted and changes...
Tanker lightly touches buoy to avoid outbound vessel
In its latest Mars Report, The Nautical Institute points to the fact that in some jurisdictions, pilots can disembark before the vessel has actually exited the port. In the report, a meeting of a tanker and another vessel at a narrow port entrance resulted in the...
Lloyd’s Register ‘Silk Alliance’ project seeks to create green corridor for container ships
The Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and eleven cross-supply chain stakeholders are launching ‘The Silk Alliance’. Goal of the alliance is to develop a Green Corridor Cluster beginning with intra-Asia container trade. Initiated by the Lloyd’s Register...
Hapag-Lloyd acquires container liner business of German Africa specialist DAL
Hapag-Lloyd has closed the acquisition of the container liner business of German carrier Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL), after having signed the framework agreement back in March. In advance, the transaction had been approved by all responsible antitrust authorities....
Wärtsilä opens Sustainable Technology Hub to accelerate marine decarbonisation
Wärtsilä Corporation hasopened its new technology centre, the Sustainable Technology Hub, in Vaasa, Finland. The new centre will contribute to efforts to advance the global decarbonisation of marine and energy by fostering innovation, collaboration, and the...
Concordia Damen offers historical training vessel to Dutch museum
The training vessel Prinses Beatrix for inland shipping deckhands and skippers will get its own berth at the harbour of the "Binnenvaartmuseum" (Inland Shipping Museum) in the Dutch city of Dordrecht. Shipyard Concordia Damen will lend out the ship to the inland...
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