• Facebook
  • X
SWZ|Maritime
  • Home
  • News
  • Events
  • Subscribe
  • SWZ Archive
  • Newsletter
  • Advertorials
  • Topics
  • Suppliers
    • Supplier directory
    • Products & technology
    • Maritime vacancies
Select Page
Rotterdam UAS lands EUR 2M to speed up autonomous shipping

Rotterdam UAS lands EUR 2M to speed up autonomous shipping

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 15, 2026 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, Maritime education/training/careers, Maritime research, News, Shipping

Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences (UAS) has secured at least EUR 2 million in funding for the Living Lab Green & Autonomous Corridor Rotterdam-Oslo project. At its heart are two innovative hydrogen-powered vessels being developed by Samskip, scheduled to...
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...
MARIN: Remote-controlled ships still require crew

MARIN: Remote-controlled ships still require crew

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 22, 2025 | Digitalisation, Inland navigation, Maritime research, Navigation, News, Shipping

MARIN sees opportunities for safe navigation with reduced crew levels on remotely controlled vessels, but stresses that a qualified person must remain on board to take over control if the data connection fails. This conclusion follows from research conducted by MARIN...
Kongsberg delivers first Reach Remote USV

Kongsberg delivers first Reach Remote USV

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 20, 2025 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Ship design, Shipbuilding

A new era of offshore operations has begun with the delivery of Reach Remote, a 24-metre unmanned surface vessel (USV) designed by Kongsberg Maritime. Its initial mission will be to conduct underwater surveys off the coast of Haugesund, Norway, but its potential...
Fugro adds another Blue Essence USV to its fleet

Fugro adds another Blue Essence USV to its fleet

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 31, 2024 | Autonomous operation, Digitalisation, News, Offshore, Survey

Fugro has expanded its 12-metre Blue Essence uncrewed surface vessel (USV) fleet with the addition of Fugro Vaquita. The latest Blue Essence has earned Category 0 approval from the UK Maritime Coastguard Agency (MCA), the highest level of approval for autonomous...
« Older Entries

PARTNERS

CEDA

SWZ|Maritime is looking for a Treasurer

Are you financially savvy and do you have an active network in the maritime sector? Then we have a great opportunity for you! Read more...


SWZ|Maritime articles

Curious about the articles in SWZ|Maritime? Some of them are published online. Read them here.

Published by SWZ|Maritime
Zeemansstraat 13
3016 CN Rotterdam
T: +31 (0)10 241 74 35
F: +31 (0)10 241 00 95
E: redactie@swzmaritime.nl

About SWZ|Maritime

Subscription

Advertising

Partners

Contact

 

 

Privacy statement
Disclaimer
Cookie Policy

Sign up for our newsletter

Sign up now!

© 2019 - 2025 SWZ|Maritime
Manage Cookie Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
  • Manage options
  • Manage services
  • Manage {vendor_count} vendors
  • Read more about these purposes
View preferences
  • {title}
  • {title}
  • {title}