by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 1, 2022 | Container loss, Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Offshore wind, Shipping
After the MSC Zoe incident, the Dutch government has investigated whether Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) could help prevent such accidents. The result is that VTS will be introduced north of the Wadden Islands. In addition, Vessel Traffic Monitoring will be established...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 1, 2022 | News, Ports, Shipping
Covid-19 and per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and objects in the soil have pushed back the delivery date of the Terneuzen sea lock. Originally, this was scheduled for March 2023, but the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Mark Harbers has...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 30, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ship conversion/refit, Ship propulsion, Shipping, WASP
Berge Bulk will equip its 210 DWT Newcastlemax bulker Berge Olympus with four BAR Tech WindWings of Yara Marine Technologies. The solid wing sails will measure up to 50 metres in height and will be capable of reducing CO2 emissions by up to thirty per cent through a...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 29, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine fuels, News, Ports, Shipping
The Shaping the Future of Shipping Summit in London convened the largest meeting of industry leaders since COP26 to address shipping’s decarbonisation agenda. CEOs and officials agreed to develop a public/private cross-sectoral platform to take forward the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 28, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Maritime research, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipping, WASP
Building on the Oceanbird concept developed by Wallenius Marine, Wallenius Wilhelmsen is currently taking the concept forward and creating the detailed design of the vessel’s features. Knud E. Hansen has now joined the project as naval architects. The Swedish,...