CSL OWL SRI launches first subsea rock installation vessel
CSL OWL SRI, a partnership between The CSL Group and Offshore Wind Logistics (OWL), has announced the launch of the methanol dual-fuel MV Rock Star. This is the first of two purpose-built subsea rock installation (SRI) vessels designed to serve the offshore renewable...
TODDIS paves way for data-driven shipping and ship design
The research project TODDIS – Transferring Operational Data into Design Information for Ships – has won the 2025 RAAK Award, the national prize for the best practice-based research, and even secured the audience prize. With this project, the Maritime Innovative...
New cyber-electromagnetic system to protect Dutch navy
The Royal Netherlands Navy is strengthening its cyber security by developing a so-called Cyber Node Operation System (CyNOpS). This system enables the navy to transmit, receive and intercept digital signals. To this end, the Ministry of Defence, TNO, Technolution and...
Arrests at Damen Shipyards for evading sanctions
On 2 December, the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) searched several business premises and homes as part of a sanctions investigation. Two individuals were arrested and have since been taken into custody. Dutch TV programme Nieuwsuur revealed...
Cadeler adds tenth wind turbine installation vessel to fleet
Cadeler has taken delivery of Wind Mover, the tenth vessel to join the company’s growing fleet of next-generation wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs). The vessel is delivered ahead of schedule and will, following its mobilisation, head directly into operations...
Nuclear container ships could eliminate GHG emissions
Nuclear-powered container ships have the potential to eliminate bunker costs, cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and deliver faster transit times, while maintaining safety and economic competitiveness. The findings are drawn from a new Lloyd’s Register and...
Gangway repair job results in injury
While trying to remove a gangway’s torsion tube for repairs, a crew member suffered an injury to his finger. The Nautical Institute describes the incident in a new Mars Report. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses. It then...
MARIN lands funding for new Maritime Innovation Lab
In the second funding round of the Facilities for Applied Research (FTO) scheme, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs has granted EUR 9.6 million for MARIN’s proposal to establish a new Maritime Innovation Lab. Under this proposal, MARIN’s existing Shallow Water...
The Netherlands re-elected to IMO Council
The Netherlands has once again been elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The Council serves as the "executive board" of this UN maritime body and consists of forty of its 176 member states. Council members are elected every two...
Damen launches third electric-ready ferry for BC Ferries
Damen Shipyards Group launched the Island Class 9 for BC Ferries at its Galati shipyard in Romania on November 19. The vessel will be fully electric-ready and is part of a four vessel order. The launch follows another key moment in October, when the yard undertook the...
Next Generation Shipyards introduces welding robot for one-offs
Next Generation Shipyards, based in Lauwersoog, the Netherlands, has taken an innovative step toward further automation of its production process. With the acquisition of an advanced welding robot, the company aims to make its operations not only more efficiënt, but...
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