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DNV, Fassmer to cooperate on autonomous naval vessels

DNV, Fassmer to cooperate on autonomous naval vessels

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 11, 2026 | Autonomous operation, Classification/inspection, Digitalisation, Navy, News

DNV and Fr. Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop and classify autonomous and remotely operated vessels and systems for naval and governmental customers. The signing took place at the SMM Trade Fair in Hamburg...
EU is raising taxes, whilst Chinese industry reaps the real profits

EU is raising taxes, whilst Chinese industry reaps the real profits

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 28, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

From the magazine – Efforts to make international shipping carbon-neutral are stalling. Now that the IMO’s Net Zero Framework (NZF) has been scuppered by the Trump administration and the major oil- and gas-producing nations, it remains to be seen whether it will be...
Retrofitting at scale: The first methanol mega ship conversion

Retrofitting at scale: The first methanol mega ship conversion

by Guest author / SWZ editor | Aug 10, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine engines, Marine fuels, News, Ship conversion/refit, Ship propulsion

From the magazine – The retrofitting of a 20,000-TEU container vessel to run on methanol was successfully completed in China in 2025. With valuable lessons already learned, this can pave the way for further conversion of the global fleet to low-greenhouse gas (GHG)...
EU funding for offshore vessel charging pilot in Denmark

EU funding for offshore vessel charging pilot in Denmark

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 21, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Maritime research, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Shipping

An international consortium led by Stillstrom by Maersk has secured EUR 5 million from the EU’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. The funding will be used for project SPARK, to develop and demonstrate offshore charging infrastructure for...
AiP for TKMS’ autonomous unmanned watercraft

AiP for TKMS’ autonomous unmanned watercraft

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 11, 2026 | Autonomous operation, Classification/inspection, Digitalisation, Maritime research, News, Ship design

TKMS is developing underwater autonomous unmanned watercraft for which DNV has now granted an approval in principle (AiP). The scalable demonstrator, measuring 25 x 7 metres, is scheduled to set sail for the first time in 2026 and will be tested in specially developed...
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