Liquid hydrogen as the fuel of choice
From the magazine – Our March issue launches a new regular SWZ|Maritime feature: Engineering the future fleet. In these articles, young maritime talent will tell us what they are up to. Kicking off the series is Pépé Becx, Team Manager of the TU Delft Hydro Motion...
Tanker hits buoy after bridge team loses situational awareness
One bridge team member should be tasked with overall situational awareness at all times, but especially when in congested waters and under close manoeuvring. The Nautical Institute gives this advice after a tanker crew lost sight of a buoy causing the ship's propeller...
Vopak expands storage capacity for production of biofuels in port of Rotterdam
Large tank storage company Vopak is going to build sixteen new storage tanks in the port of Rotterdam. Waste based feedstocks are to be stored in them for the production of biofuels such as biodiesel. In this way, Vopak wants to respond to the increasing demand for...
Another Maersk ship loses containers in harsh weather
Maersk has announced that the Maersk Eindhoven experienced an engine stop in harsh weather near Japan on the 17th February 2021, while en route from Xiamen, China, to Los Angeles, California. As a result, several hundred containers have been lost overboard. All crew...
‘EU should set targets for fuel suppliers to decarbonise shipping’
The European Commission should require fuel suppliers to include low- and zero carbon fuels in their offering by introducing sub-targets, says the European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA). 'As with the uptake of all new fuels, the chicken-and-egg dilemma can...
Maersk plans to operate carbon neutral liner vessel by 2023
Seven years earlier than Maersk initially planned, the company will operate a carbon neutral container ship. The methanol-fuelled feeder vessel is to hit the water in 2023. The container liner says all its future newbuildings will have dual-fuel technology, enabling...
Boskalis: Kincardine is a prelude to more floating wind projects
Approximately 15 kilometres off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland, Grupo Cobra is working on the Kincardine project, one of the first commercial floating wind farms in the world. Boskalis is involved in the project as a transport and installation contractor. Managing...
Damen Yachting sells 55-metre Yacht Support Gene Chaser
Amels and Damen Yachting have sold the 55-metre Yacht Support Gene Chaser. The name of the yacht was unveiled during a private ceremony held at the Dutch builder’s shipyard in Vlissingen. Complete with custom fleet colours and a research laboratory, the Yacht Support...
Maersk sees four alternatives to fuel oil
Maersk has now identified four alternative fuels with which the Danish container shipping company wants to realise its ambition of being CO2 neutral by 2050. They are ammonia, methanol, biodiesel and lignin. The latter fuel is made from biomass such as rice. The...
Approval in Principle for Canopee’s Oceanwings wind propulsion system
Ayro has received an Approval in Principle for its Oceanwings 3.6.3 wind assisted propulsion system for ships from DNV GL. This wind propulsion component will be used on the Canopee vessel designed to transport rocket parts for the Ariane 6 space vehicle. As incoming...
Jumbo develops device to remove flash rust from its heavy-lift vessels
Jumbo has developed a machine to remove persistent flash rust caused by the removal of temporarily welded securings on board its heavy-lift vessels. The device removes flash rust faster than the existing methods, improves working conditions for the crew and has a...
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