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Maritime Security Award for dark vessel research

Maritime Security Award for dark vessel research

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 5, 2024 | Digitalisation, Maritime awards, Maritime events, Maritime research, Navy, News

This year’s Maritime Security Award went to Bas van Berkel for his pioneering research on the detection of “dark vessels” in the Baltic Sea. Using innovative methods of combining AIS data and visual information, Van Berkel helped identify suspicious...
Dutch Ministry wants clearer regulations for water taxis

Dutch Ministry wants clearer regulations for water taxis

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 24, 2024 | Inland navigation, Maritime accidents, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping

It must become clearer what regulations water taxis have to comply with. To achieve this goal, the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management is adapting the Inland Shipping Regulations. This is one of the ways in which the Ministry is following up on the...
Ships collide in daylight and good visibility

Ships collide in daylight and good visibility

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 25, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Beware of small vessels not using AIS and keep a sharp lookout. The Nautical Insitute gives this warning in its latest Mars Report in which a cargo ship collided with a fishing vessel, with the latter not using AIS to conceal prawn fishing grounds. The Nautical...
EU seeks to tackle illegal ship-to-ship transfers and abuse of AIS

EU seeks to tackle illegal ship-to-ship transfers and abuse of AIS

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 30, 2023 | Maritime regulations, News, Shipping

In a new package of sanctions against Russia, the European Union (EU) wants to address ship-to-ship transfers and ships that manipulate or turn off their navigation tracking system in order to avoid sanctions. Ships suspected of such actions will be banned from...
MARIN and Netherlands Coast Guard continue cooperation

MARIN and Netherlands Coast Guard continue cooperation

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 17, 2022 | News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Shipping

The Netherlands Coast Guard and MARIN have agreed that the Coast Guard will continue to provide MARIN with AIS data for the scientific research which MARIN carries out concerning shipping safety. The agreement is a reaffirmation of a valuable collaboration over many...
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