by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 21, 2021 | Marine fuels, News, Ship conversion, Shipping
The Central Commission for the Navigation of the Rhine has recommended that Future Proof Shipping’s motor cargo vessel Maas receives an exemption from the Rhine Vessel Inspection Regulations. The exemption is to allow the use of hydrogen as a fuel for propulsion and...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 15, 2021 | Container loss, Maritime research, News
Recent dramatic losses of containers have raised public and political concerns on the safety and environmental impact of modern container ships. MARIN has launched a Joint Industry Project focused on drastically reducing the numbers of containers lost overboard and...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 24, 2021 | Inland navigation, Maritime regulations, News
New ships need not be fitted with a Stage V engine until 1 January 2022. The European Parliament has agreed to this postponement as a concession for inland navigation vessels currently under construction that have suffered delays in their completion due to the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 23, 2021 | News, WASP
MARIN and ABS have kicked off the WiSP2 Joint Industry Project to help facilitate the broad uptake of wind propulsion as an important tool to decarbonise shipping. The aim is to prove the level of fuel savings ship owners can expect, enabling them to make informed...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 17, 2021 | Maritime regulations, Ports
The Dutch fleet moves down from fourth to fifth place on the Performance List of the Paris MoU. Both the lists of best performing flag states and worst performing flag states got smaller, causing the so-called “Grey List” in between to grow. The lists are...
