by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 9, 2022 | Emissions, Navy, News, Ship propulsion
The first Hull Vane for the Royal Netherlands Navy has been delivered in Den Helder. This Dutch invention of the company bearing the same name consists of a submerged transom wing that improves efficiency and seakeeping while reducing noise. This Hull Vane will be...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 27, 2021 | Container loss, Maritime research, News, Shipping
Rolling in waves seems to underlie many of the incidents that involve a loss of containers at sea. This raises the question if container ships are particularly vulnerable in this respect and if there are clear remedies. Could the role of bilge keels for example have...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 29, 2021 | News
Damen Shipyards Group’s has launched its revolutionary Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 at its yard in Antalya, Turkey. In addition to combining different motion-compensating technologies, the ship allows for a new pay per journey business model that reduces crew...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 28, 2021 | News
Over the past three months, it is estimated that container ships on the high seas lost over 2500 containers. That is almost twice as many as the average over the past twelve years. Is this a coincidence or is there more to it? The World Shipping Council, the global...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 18, 2020 | News
Earlier this year, Hvide Sande Shipyard in Denmark won a public tender for the design and construction of a new 64-metre offshore patrol vessel. As the lifecycle costs and seakeeping characteristics are very important for this vessel, the shipyard worked with Hull...
