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Baltic Workboats delivers biomethane/battery workboat

Baltic Workboats delivers biomethane/battery workboat

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 18, 2026 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Workboats

Estonia has completed a 38-metre multi-purpose workboat powered by compressed biomethane (CBM) and battery-electric propulsion. Built by Baltic Workboats for the Estonian State Fleet, the vessel combines low-emission propulsion with the versatility of a modern state...
Estonia puts €25M into green retrofitting of ships

Estonia puts €25M into green retrofitting of ships

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 6, 2025 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship conversion/refit, Ship propulsion

Estonia has launched a EUR 25 million government grant designed to encourage the reconstruction and greening of passenger and cargo ships, tugboats and other port and auxiliary vessels in Estonian ports. It makes Estonia one of the few countries in Europe offering...
SWZ|Maritime’s September 2023 issue: Yacht building is versatile and innovative

SWZ|Maritime’s September 2023 issue: Yacht building is versatile and innovative

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 20, 2023 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, SWZ|Maritime, Yachts

If there is one thing that Dutch yacht building as an industry excels in, it is its versatility and innovativeness. Again, that is my first impression of the articles in SWZ|Maritime’s yacht building special compiled by our editor Sander Klos. Whereas yacht...
‘Exposed bedrock could have caused holes in MS Estonia’s hull’

‘Exposed bedrock could have caused holes in MS Estonia’s hull’

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 1, 2021 | Maritime accidents, Maritime research, News, Passenger ships, Survey

In July, Stockholm University conducted a survey of the MS Estonia wreck site and documented the conditions of the sea floor. The report states, among other things, that exposed bedrock has been identified next to where the two major holes in the ferry’s hull...
Investigations into the sinking of the Estonia so far

Investigations into the sinking of the Estonia so far

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 12, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News

The ro/pax ferry M/V Estonia sank in September 1994. Since then, several investigations have taken place to find the cause of the accident. An overview of the investigations and their findings so far. The Estonia sank on 28 September 1994 during a heavy storm in the...
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