Damen unveils first Waterbus 2907 Electric
Damen Shipyards Group has completed construction of the first Waterbus 2907 Electric. The fully electric vessel is designed to provide sustainable public transport in urban areas, operating with extremely low levels of wash and zero emissions. The shipbuilder has...
Port of Rotterdam trials water injection dredging
The Port of Rotterdam Authority is examining whether it would be realistic to expand its dredging activities in Rotterdam with water injection dredging. The study fits within the Port Authority’s PRISMA research programme, which looks into new dredging methods and how...
Wagenborg concludes Canadian Arctic sailing season
Dutch shipping company Wagenborg has finished sailing the Arctic route via Canada for the year. The company from Delfzijl speaks of a successful season in which it completed 5 Northwest Passages. Wagenborg, which first stuck a toe in the water on the icy route 4 years...
Coastwise and NG Shipyards to build second Monomaran
Coastwise Offshore Services and Next Generation (NG) Shipyards on Lauwersoog have signed a contract for a second Monomaran, type Endurance class NG 2727. The crew tender design provides the stability of a traditional catamaran and the speed and fuel efficiency of a...
Moonen Yachts reveals new superyacht design
Dutch superyacht builder Moonen Yachts has introduced a new design, the 33.87-metre Moonen 110. The yacht was developed in collaboration with exterior designer René van der Velden, and naval architects Diana Yacht Design. The Moonen 110 takes into consideration the...
World’s first LPG-fuelled very large gas carrier completes sea trials
The BW Gemini is the world’s first very large gas carrier (VLGC) to be fuelled by LPG and has concluded its sea trials. The use of LPG as fuel reduces emissions of sulphur oxides (SOx) by some 97 per cent. The BW Gemini is owned and operated by BW LPG and was built in...
Maersk captain briefly released after collision with minesweeper
The Greek captain of the container ship Maersk Launceston, which last week rammed the Greek minesweeper Kallisto, has been temporarily released for the transfer of his ship to a replacement captain. The Maersk Launceston has been docked in the port of Pireaus since 27...
Dutch satellite to monitor emissions from individual seagoing vessels
Is it possible to measure whether an individual ship is emitting too many pollutants into the atmosphere? The Netherlands Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) is conducting research to answer this question. In it, a satellite is used to assess emissions...
Tharsis Shipping orders new type of eConowind wind-assist installation
Tharsis Sea-River Shipping will have NG Shipyard install two eConowind TwinFoil units on their 88-metre, 2364-DWT diesel-electric general cargo vessel MV Tharsis. The TwinFoil is a further innovation for eConowind next to their previously designed VentiFoils. 'We...
Dutch government to act as launching customer in zero-emission ships plan
The Dutch "Master plan for a zero-emission maritime sector" aims for 30 zero-emission ocean-going and inland ships in 2030. Central to the plan is the financing and development of the needed technologies. Both the Ministry of Defence and Rijkswaterstaat will be acting...
‘Use of wind-assisted ship propulsion will double year-on-year’
Wind-assisted propulsion will not be the full answer to making ships emission free, but it could provide about 30 per cent of the propulsive power. This makes finding a zero-emission solution for the other 70 per cent an 'easier nut to crack', says Gavin Allwright,...
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