LR issues first guidance for onboard hydrogen generation
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has published the maritime industry’s first dedicated Guidance Notes for onboard hydrogen generation. The Notes are to provide clarity on the safe design and integration of hydrogen generator technologies on ships. The new Guidance Notes respond...
Zero-emission ferries in Zuid-Holland from 2022
The concession for the "waterbus" connection between Rotterdam and the Drecht Cities in the Netherlands will change hands as of 1 January 2022. From then on, a joint venture of Aqualiner and Swets ODV Maritiem BV will carry out the service with a new fleet of...
RH Marine automation for Dutch Navy’s new Combat Support Ship
RH Marine will supply and install all energy distribution, automation and bridge systems for the new Combat Support Ship (CSS) Den Helder. Due to the growing impact of digitalisation and automation, cyber security is an integral part of the contract. The electrical...
Crowdfunding campaign for developing world seafarers
A charity crowdfunding campaign seeks to raise funds for developing world seafarers and their families that have been severely impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic. All funds raised go to the International Seafarers’ Welfare and Assistance Network, a UK registered...
Do you regularly inspect the solenoid valve on your ship?
Solenoid valves can control and regulate fluids and gases on board a ship. But when do they need to be inspected or changed? In a recent Mars Report, a tanker was confronted with a malfunctioning solenoid valve for which there was no guidance on how to maintain it....
Shipowners provide plan for crew changes worldwide
An alliance of shipowners has come up with a plan for safe crew changes in identified key ports, including Rotterdam. Due to travel restrictions, over 100,000 seafarers are stuck on ships putting enormous strain on their wellbeing and global supply chains. The...
MSC back online after malware attack
The website and customer platform of the second largest container carrier in the world was offline from Thursday 9 April up to 15 April. The company has now announced the cause was 'a malware attack based on an engineered targeted vulnerability.' The attack was said...
Rotterdam throughput may drop by twenty per cent in 2020
Throughput in the Port of Rotterdam in the first quarter was down by 9.3 per cent (112.4 million tonnes) compared to the same period last year. Over 2020 as a whole, this may well become minus twenty per cent due to the corona crisis, says Allard Castelein, CEO of the...
Thecla Bodewes: ‘Hydrogen will become the norm for ships’
Thecla Bodewes, owner and CEO of Thecla Bodewes Shipyards, has been named Port Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 Port of Zwolle. Winning the award is important for the region, according to Bodewes, which heavily relies on cooperation. She expects Dutch shipbuilding to...
IMO asks member states to accept delayed ships under ‘old’ regulations
When delays occur in shipbuilding, a ship may have to comply with new regulations not taken into account in the design. As the corona pandemic classifies as an unforeseen circumstance, IMO says member states can still accept ships under the regulations that applied...
ABB works on megawatt-scale fuel cells for large ships
ABB and Hydrogène de France seek to jointly manufacture megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to this effect. The agreement envisages a close collaboration on the assembly...
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