by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 4, 2022 | Maritime research, News, Ports
In collaboration with the Municipality of Rotterdam, Rijkswaterstaat and Boskalis, the innovative start-up Reefy from Delft will test a modular artificial reef system. The system is to protect the riverbank against large ship waves and stimulates the development of...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 1, 2022 | News, Ports, Shipping
PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and objects in the soil and Covid-19 have pushed back the delivery date of the Terneuzen sea lock. Originally, this was scheduled for March 2023, but the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Mark Harbers has...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 29, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ports, Shipping
The Shaping the Future of Shipping Summit in London convened the largest meeting of industry leaders since COP26 to address shipping’s decarbonisation agenda. CEOs and officials agreed to develop a public/private cross-sectoral platform to take forward the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 27, 2022 | Dredging, Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ports, Shipping
The Port of Rotterdam Authority and Eneco are going to install shore-based power facilities in the Waalhaven. The shore power provision will allow Boskalis’ working vessels moored there to run on green power instead of on fossil fuels. The shore-based power...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 20, 2022 | Classification/inspection, Maritime regulations, News, Ports, Shipping
The Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has published its new performance lists for flag states and recognised organisations. Denmark still tops the list as best-performing flag state, but the Netherlands is now the runner-up, up from fifth place last year. The...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 23, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Maritime regulations, News, Ports, Shipping
New mandatory targets must push ports and ships into using shore power to reduce emissions, says the UK Chamber of Shipping. This forms part of a twelve-part mandatory regulatory framework being recommended by the industry body, to drive widespread adoption of shore...
