Orca AI extends situational awareness to 360° view
Maritime AI company Orca AI has launched the next generation of its AI-based operational platform, delivering a 360° field of view (FOV) around a vessel. This forms a foundation for advanced collision avoidance and autonomous navigation. Demand for full-surround...
Deep Dig-It buries cables 5.5 metres in the seabed for Dutch wind farm
TenneT is building the Hollandse Kust (zuid) offshore grid to connect new offshore wind farms. The connecting cables will have to be buried more than 5.5 metres into the seabed to cross the busy shipping route Rotterdam Maasmond. Installation has now started using Van...
BIMCO: Sharp rebound in shipping unlikely
At the Project Cargo Summit, taking place on 23 and 24 September, Peter Sand of BIMCO presented his outlook for project cargo, heavy lift and breakbulk shipping. He sees 'an industry under pressure'. Yet, there are opportunities in offshore wind and he advises...
DNV GL: Limited role for hydrogen in decarbonising shipping
'The grand challenge of our time is finding a pathway towards decarbonisation,' says Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO of DNV GL-Maritime. According to the organisation's new Maritime Forecast to 2050 it all comes down to the choice of fuel. 2050 could see a variety of...
The sea battle of Artemision | Part 2
The KNVTS has a proud tradition to connect its vision on the future with a view on the historic past of shipbuilding practice. Time for the chair of the KNVTS Ship of the Year Committee Rien de Meij to take a step back and reflect on the idea of “vision”. Here is part...
Premature brake release spills two crew into water
Unsafe practices can soon become the norm and deviating from established procedures can increase risk. This is the advice given by The Nautical Institute after two crew members of a Ro-Ro ferry fell into the water during a rescue boat drill. The Nautical Institute...
Video: Last section multipurpose vessel EasyMax 2 leaves building hall
At the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard, Royal Wagenborg has transported the aft ship section of the EasyMax 2 from the construction hall to the quay side. It is now aligned with the rest of the ship, ready to be joined. Yard number 851 for Royal Wagenborg and...
Boudewijn Siemons becomes port of Rotterdam’s new COO
Boudewijn Siemons (56) has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Port of Rotterdam Authority as of 1 October 2020. He succeeds Ronald Paul in this role. As such, Siemons will also be joining the Port Authority’s Executive Board. 'The...
Minister launches Dutch Smart Shipping forum SMASH!
Dutch Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen of Infrastructure and Water Management has given the go-ahead in Rotterdam for the Dutch Smart Shipping Forum or SMASH!. In this forum, companies, knowledge institutes and government bodies will work together on a large scale on...
Hempel launches underwater hull inspections with ROVs
Coatings manufacturer Hempel has launched an underwater Hull Inspection service using Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs). The ROVs can provide complete hull coating inspections while a vessel is at port or anchorage. The service is being rolled out at key ports across...
Damen and TCS win innovation award for their Connected Vessel Platform
Damen Shipyards Group and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have received the CIO Magazine Innovation Award 2020 from ICT media. The award was given for the Connected Vessel Platform Triton. This integrated, collaborative IoT platform collects data from Damen vessels....
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