by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 7, 2021 | Inland navigation, News, Shipping
Zero Emission Services (ZES) has started sailing the Alphenaar. It is the first Dutch inland navigation vessel that uses exchangeable energy containers for its propulsion. The Alphenaar will sail between Alphen aan den Rijn and Moerdijk for Heineken brewery, the first...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 15, 2021 | News, Ship design, Shipbuilding
Holland Shipyards Group has officially handed over the new build, fully electric ferry Sandøy to Brevik Fergeselskap. The vessel will operate within the waters of Eidangerfjorden, Norway, connecting Brevik with Sandøya and Bjørkøya. The Sandøy is a fully electric...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 22, 2021 | News, Ship design, Shipbuilding
Damen Shipyards Group has reached a milestone in the construction of its first fully-electric Reversed Stern Drive tug by installing the batteries. The shipbuilder is constructing the RSD-E Tug 2513, named Sparky, for New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland at its Song Cam...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 15, 2021 | News, Ship design, Shipbuilding
Construction of the world’s first fully electric passenger fast ferry at the Fjellstrand shipyard on the west coast of Norway has started. It will be equipped with two electric motors and a 1.5 MWh capacity battery with charging power of more than 2 MW. The vessel has...
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by Mariska Buitendijk | May 19, 2021 | Autonomous operation, Dredging, News, Survey
After the successful deployment of its first unmanned (autonomous) survey vessel last year, Van Oord has ordered a second one. The first vessel is mainly used in inland water, but for the second vessel, the company is researching deployment in near-shore operations....
