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Supervision of historic sailing fleet still inadequate

Supervision of historic sailing fleet still inadequate

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 3, 2023 | Classification/inspection, Maritime accidents, News, Shipping

The supervision of the historical sailing fleet in the Netherlands, the so-called “brown fleet”, is still inadequate. The Dutch Safety Board draws this conclusion in an investigation following two accidents in 2022. In the meantime, the Dutch Public...
Dutch sailing ship with students grounds off Norway

Dutch sailing ship with students grounds off Norway

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 23, 2023 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Shipwreck

On 22 March, at round 2.30 am, the Frisian sailing ship Noorderlicht, owned by Swan Expeditions, ran aground in a Norwegian fjord. The ship received assistance from the Norwegian Coast Guard in relocating its passengers. The Noordelicht, also known under the name...
EcoClipper announces first sail liner ferry service

EcoClipper announces first sail liner ferry service

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 8, 2023 | Emissions, News, Passenger ships, Ship propulsion, Shipping

This week, a group of cargo brokers and travel agents announced their cooperation in a new sail liner ferry service between Amsterdam and Porto, also calling at ports in the United Kingdom and France. This will be shipping company EcoClipper’s first sustainable...
Dutch start-up in wind-ship logistics EcoClipper raises € 200,000

Dutch start-up in wind-ship logistics EcoClipper raises € 200,000

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 14, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Shipping, WASP

With its offer to investors to become co-owners of a future fleet of sailing cargo and passenger ships, the start-up EcoClipper has raised over 200,000 euros. The investment will be used for the first ship, the Tukker, which is currently undergoing a refit, and the...
Approval in Principle for Canopee’s Oceanwings wind propulsion system

Approval in Principle for Canopee’s Oceanwings wind propulsion system

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 16, 2021 | News

Ayro has received an Approval in Principle for its Oceanwings 3.6.3 wind assisted propulsion system for ships from DNV GL. This wind propulsion component will be used on the Canopee vessel designed to transport rocket parts for the Ariane 6 space vehicle. As incoming...
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