Funding for Norwegian nuclear propulsion project
The Marine Nuclear Propulsion System (MarNuPS) Pilot project aims to build and test an integrated nuclear propulsion system, targeting first vessel deployment in 2031/32. The project has secured NOK 20 million (USD 2m) in initial funding from the Research Council of...
Germany exercises option for four more MEKO frigates
Germany's Budget Committee decided on 8 October to procure four additional MEKO A-200 DEU frigates from TKMS. It brings the total order to eight vessels. The first MEKO frigates were ordered after the German Bundestag cancelled the F126 order with Damen. With the four...
Wallenius launches wind-powered shipping research
Wind is set to become one of shipping’s most important sources of energy. To accelerate this, Wallenius Marine, KTH, RISE and AlfaWall Oceanbird are launching a new research project to build new knowledge on how vessels can be designed to make the most of modern wind...
8500 wind and solar systems exposed online
Research by The Hague-based internet intelligence company Modat and the Dutch National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NL) has identified 8547 internet-facing systems in European solar parks and wind farms that should not be reachable from the internet. The systems...
Navigating innovation – Engineering the future fleet: Jiswi Wensink
From the magazine – There was no whirring of CNC machines, the workshops were empty and no team was present. The otherwise lively Dream Hall at the TU Delft was silent. The Dream Teams of the academic year ’25-’26 are celebrating their holidays and new teams had yet...
Roboat sets course for scale-up
Roboat, the Amsterdam-based startup developing autonomy systems for transport over water, plans to scale up operations. Tasked with these plans is new CEO Joshua Jordan, who takes over from Ynse Deinema. Joshua Jordan is the new CEO of Roboat. Roboat was founded in...
BRM under pilotage takes a dive
Strong bridge resource management (BRM) with a pilot on board is often a challenge, but is absolutely necessary to prevent single point failure. The Nautical Institute gives this warning in a new Mars Report, in which a bulk carrier under control of a pilot grounded...
Conoship designs ultra shallow-draught DSV for Zamil Offshore
Zamil Offshore has contracted Conoship International to design a dive support vessel (DSV) with a shallow draught of 2.5 metres. The vessel has been designed in such a way that the limited draught does not compromise operational capabilities or fuel efficiency....
Dutch ports call for clarity on EU Ports Strategy
Five Dutch seaports are calling on European policymakers to swiftly translate the European Ports Strategy into concrete, practical and adequately funded measures. This is necessary to enable investments in sustainable energy, infrastructure and the resilience of...
Afsluitdijk reinforcement completed
Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, Vincent Karremans, officially commissioned the new pumping station and new discharge sluices at Den Oever on 1 October. It marks the completion of the large-scale reinforcement and modernisation of the...
Damen seeks EUR 4.7 billion over cancelled F126 project
Dutch shipbuilder Damen is seeking almost EUR 4.7 billion in damages from the German government following the cancellation of the F126 frigate programme. This has been reported by both German and Dutch media that have seen the letter sent by a lawyer to the German...
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