by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 16, 2021 | Marine fuels, News
Shell has decided to build an 820,000-tonnes-a-year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam, the Netherlands, formerly known as the Pernis refinery. Carbon produced during the manufacturing process is to be captured and stored in an empty...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 10, 2021 | News, Project cargo, Shipping
An arch bridge measuring two hundred metres long, twenty metres wide and forty metres high sailed through the centre of Rotterdam in the night from Sunday to Monday. The object is on its way to the Maasvlakte, where it will be placed as a temporary bridge next to the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 8, 2020 | News
A total of eight crew members on four Dutch naval vessels are infected with the coronavirus. According to the Ministry of Defence, contact investigations are being carried out on all ships and, where necessary, military personnel have been quarantined. The ships...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 21, 2020 | News
Kotug International, Rotortug, and Captain AI have demonstrated the first boat in the world that sails the most optimal route without human intervention. Tug RT Borkum autonomously sailed on the river Nieuwe Maas in Rotterdam using the Captain AI Route Planner and...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 16, 2020 | News
Cruise ships Amsterdam, Maasdam, Rotterdam and Veendam will be leaving the Holland America Line fleet. The ships have been sold in pairs, with the S-Class Maasdam and Veendam transferring to one undisclosed company in August 2020. The R-Class Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
