Ned Marine starts aluminium production at DSR
Ned Marine has relocated and rebranded its aluminium manufacturing division to a new production facility at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam (DSR) in the Botlek area. The division was formerly known as MTQ Products. Operating under its new name, Ned Marine Alucon, the...
Shell enters into partnerships to develop maritime fuel cells and liquid hydrogen carrier
Shell has entered into two different partnerships this week. On the one hand, the energy company will work on the development of maritime fuel cells with South Korean Doosan Fuel Cell. On the other, Shell has joined forces with French GTT to work on a liquid hydrogen...
Jooren propeller design wins 8th place in Dutch Innovation Top 100
With the Green Propeller Edge (Groene Schroefrand), the propeller of Jooren Scheepsschroeven from Dordrecht, the Netherlands, uses less fuel than other propellers. It landed the company the eighth place in the Dutch Chamber of Commerce's Innovation Top 100. The Green...
VIDEO: Antarctic icebreaker Nuyina is a ‘floating Internet of Things’
Antarctic icebreaker and research vessel RSV Nuyina is bristling with sensors that capture all kinds of environmental information, from the atmosphere to the deep ocean. There are so many data collecting sensors that Australian Antarctic Division "big data" scientist,...
The importance of an unobstructed deck: Small trip on lanyard leads to repatriation
A clean and unobstructed deck is a safe deck. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report, which describes how a crew member had to be repatriated after tripping on a lanyard. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and...
Damen Maaskant delivers Beam Trawler Avanti to Belgian fishing fleet
Beam Trawler Z-26 Avanti is designed for great hauling power with less fuel consumption and better seagoing properties due to reduced drag in the water. The 38-metre long fishing vessel was officially handed over to the Depaepe family of the Devan Shipping Company on...
World’s largest hospital ship Global Mercy coming to Rotterdam this month
The largest hospital ship in the world, the Global Mercy, operated by international medical aid organisation Mercy Ships, will soon be mooring in Rotterdam for a two-week visit. On Saturday 26 February, the brand new ship will be festively welcomed in Rotterdam, right...
Digital platform to measure ship emissions in port of Rotterdam
Port of Rotterdam Authority and BigMile are developing a digital platform to identify transport-related emissions in the port. Data, including from AIS, a system that registers all vessel movements, is combined with a TNO calculation model, enabling a precise...
MOL designed hard sail system to be installed on bulk carrier
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Oshima Shipbuilding have completed the hard sail system jointly developed under the “Wind Challenger” project at the Oshima shipyard. The hard sail will be installed on a bulk carrier currently under construction at Oshima Shipbuilding...
Damen’s latest Fast Crew Supplier design nears completion
The last phase of the commissioning of the first of Damen’s Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 class – the Aqua Helix - is now underway with its Ampelmann gangway installed and integrated with the ship’s systems. The Aqua Helix is now in the final stages of its sea trials,...
Maersk vessels supply weather data to meteorologists
A.P. Moller-Maersk has installed automated weather stations (AWS) on fifty of its vessels creating an oceanic web of weather and climate observations. All collected data is transmitted live to the National Meteorological Service of Germany, Deutscher Wetterdienst...
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