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VIDEO: Reefy installs artificial reef in Meuse for shoreline protection

VIDEO: Reefy installs artificial reef in Meuse for shoreline protection

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 15, 2023 | Hydraulic engineering, Maritime research, News

Rijkswaterstaat, the Municipality of Rotterdam, Boskalis and Reefy are testing the Reefy artificial reef system to support nature restoration and conservation efforts in the tidal area of the river Meuse. It is part of the “Groene Poort” or “Green Gate” project. After...
Failing to question the pilot results in vessel grounding

Failing to question the pilot results in vessel grounding

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 19, 2022 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime, Tankers

A different pilot boarding area than planned and not sufficiently questioning the pilot’s actions resulted in a tanker grounding. The incident is described in The Nautical Institute’s latest Mars Report, in which the institute stresses the importance of...
Fog and single-point failure lead to allision with bridge support

Fog and single-point failure lead to allision with bridge support

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 24, 2021 | Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Shipping

A container vessel left port despite heavy fog. The pilot did not share his departure plan with the crew on the bridge. A loss of spatial orientation subsequently led to an allision with a bridge support. An accident that could have been prevented, according to the...
What is your plan if a person falls into the water from the pilot ladder?

What is your plan if a person falls into the water from the pilot ladder?

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 29, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News

In its latest Mars Report, The Nautical Institute describes an incident in which a pilot fell into the water and was rescued by the chief officer who jumped in after him. Although there was a happy ending in this case, the Institute stresses jumping into the water...
Subsidy for first offshore green hydrogen project

Subsidy for first offshore green hydrogen project

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 26, 2021 | Offshore, Offshore wind

The first offshore green hydrogen project Poshydon has received a 3.6 million euro subsidy from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency. Now that the subsidy has been granted, the pilot project can begin. Poshydon integrates three energy systems in the North Sea: offshore...
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