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Port of Rotterdam launches remote-controlled drone project

Port of Rotterdam launches remote-controlled drone project

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 14, 2023 | Digitalisation, News, Ports, Shipping

For the first time, the Port of Rotterdam Authority has received authorisation to test a drone that is controlled from the Command & Control Centre in the Harbour Coordination Centre of the Harbour Master Division. The actual drone will take off 40 kilometres away...
Scot Carrier and Karin Høj had no lookouts during fatal collision

Scot Carrier and Karin Høj had no lookouts during fatal collision

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 14, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping

At 0327 on 13 December 2021, the UK registered general cargo ship Scot Carrier and the Denmark registered split hopper barge Karin Høj collided resulting in two fatalities. The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has found neither vessel had a...
PortLiner signs berth deal with Port of Rotterdam for charging pontoon

PortLiner signs berth deal with Port of Rotterdam for charging pontoon

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 14, 2023 | Emissions, Energy transition, Inland navigation, Marine fuels, News, Ports, Ship propulsion, Shipping

On Wednesday 13 September, PortLiner signed a contract with the Port of Rotterdam Authority for the berth of the charging and storage pontoon that PortLiner is preparing. This is a pontoon where electrolyte will be charged with electricity to supply power to electric...
Expedition cruise ship Ocean Explorer grounds off Greenland [UPDATED]

Expedition cruise ship Ocean Explorer grounds off Greenland [UPDATED]

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 13, 2023 | Arctic shipping, Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Passenger ships, Shipping

The expedition cruise ship Ocean Explorer ran aground in Alpefjord, in the national park in Northeast Greenland, on Monday afternoon. The Danish Joint Arctic Command reports a first refloat attempt has failed. On Monday afternoon, 11 September, West Greenlandic time,...
Paltry PPU position predictor leads to grounding

Paltry PPU position predictor leads to grounding

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 13, 2023 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

GPS “smoothing” can make a portable pilotage unit (PPU) less accurate. This was one of the contributory factors in a vessel grounding discussed in The Nautical Institute’s latest Mars Report. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime...
Econowind to build a VentoFoil a day by 2027

Econowind to build a VentoFoil a day by 2027

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 12, 2023 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship propulsion, Shipping, WASP

Dutch company Econowind builds “VentoFoils” to reduce ships’ fuel consumption by up to thirty per cent. The Investment and Development Agency for the Northern Netherlands (NOM) and Horizon Flevoland are investing in the scale-up to reach a production...
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