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1478 containers lost at sea in 2025, above three-year average

1478 containers lost at sea in 2025, above three-year average

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 1, 2026 | Container loss, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping

The World Shipping Council (WSC) has released its annual Containers Lost at Sea Report, showing that an estimated 1478 containers were lost at sea in 2025 out of approximately 280 million transported globally. This is equivalent to 0.0005 percent of global containers...
Major subsidy for SolarDuck/MARIN floating power hub

Major subsidy for SolarDuck/MARIN floating power hub

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 30, 2026 | Maritime research, News, Offshore, Renewables

SolarDuck and the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) have been awarded a EUR 3.2 million subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) for the Steady Seas research programme. The project will advance the foundational design of SolarDuck’s Offshore...
ALERT JIP researches unattended navigation spaces

ALERT JIP researches unattended navigation spaces

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 1, 2026 | Digitalisation, Maritime research, Navigation, News, Shipping

Can we improve overall safety, efficiency, and the work-life balance for the bridge watchkeeper by introducing periodically unattended navigation spaces? It is the central question of the MARIN coordinated ALERT Joint Industry Project (JIP) that officially started...
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...
SWZ|Maritime’s May 2026 issue: Always the skipper

SWZ|Maritime’s May 2026 issue: Always the skipper

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 14, 2026 | Digitalisation, Inland navigation, Navigation, News, Ship propulsion, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime, Towage

Indicating your direction on the road is second nature to most motorists. If you don’t, you risk a fine or worse. On inland waterways, indicating your intentions is less common. But it is possible, explains Frank Maas of Cheiron-IT in this edition’s inland shipping...
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