On board Fast Raiding Interception and Special forces Craft (FRISC), vertical accelerations up to about 15 g can occur. To put this into perspective: pilots of fighter jets are exposed to accelerations of up to...Read more
A prototype deep-seabed mining robot that had become uncoupled from a cable connecting it to a surface vessel has been successfully recovered from the floor of the Pacific Ocean. The Patania II, GSR’s purpose-built prototype...Read more
In a landmark feat of modern engineering, rock-like nodules, rich in nickel, cobalt, manganese and copper, have been collected by an underwater robot during a scientific trial in the deep Pacific Ocean. The pre-prototype nodule...Read more
Building a carbon-neutral ferry is possible today. After a study into the application of alternative fuels on existing vessels, ship design company Conoship International says that bio-methanol is the most cost-effective option for low draught...Read more
The European innovation project Flagships will deploy the world’s first commercial cargo transport vessel operating on hydrogen, plying the river Seine in Paris. The zero-emission ship is scheduled to start operations before the end of...Read more
Carbon Collectors has received an approval in principle from Bureau Veritas for its CO2 barge-push tug combination including an offshore single point mooring system. This indicates the concept of CO2 transport and storage meets all...Read more
Seaqualize is developing the Delta600p. This active heave compensation tool dampens the movement of a load hanging in the hook of a heaving ship. As a result, wind turbine installation can be performed by floating...Read more
The greening of shipping needs much more R&D, not only in finding alternative fuels, but also for the design of completely new ship concepts. In his latest opinion piece, SWZ|Maritime’s editor-in-chief Antoon Oosting argues that...Read more
After extensive research and development to explore how carbon capture and storage (CCS) can be developed and scaled in maritime, Wärtsilä says that CCS on ships is technically viable for the sector to pursue. To...Read more
Europeans are eating more and more seaweed. At present, almost all seaweed in Europe comes from Asia and domestic cultivation is practically non-existent. By making use of offshore wind farms in the North Sea, locally...Read more
Marine paints can be a major source of microplastics. In a new study, environmental geochemists of the University of Oldenburg say that ships leave a kind of “skid mark” in the water. They found that...Read more
Politicians and governments invent ever stricter measures to reduce the use of climate-threatening fossil fuels. However, as SWZ|Maritime’s editor-in-chief Antoon Oosting argues in his latest opinion piece, what lacks is clear market-based incentives for investing...Read more
Bakker Sliedrecht will start research to determine whether biodegradable oil can be used in the submersible motors that the company has supplied for equipment of Van Oord. If this is applicable, the international marine contractor...Read more
Svitzer A/S, Kongsberg Maritime and American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) have signed a deal to jointly develop the Recotug. This is to be the world’s first commercial tug to be fully operated from a remote...Read more
Jumbo has developed a machine to remove persistent flash rust caused by the removal of temporarily welded securings on board its heavy-lift vessels. The device removes flash rust faster than the existing methods, improves working...Read more
A new project will investigate a tanker that can use both methanol and ammonia as a fuel. The Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) will design the ship concept, while classification society RINA...Read more
Sustainable Marine is to deliver the world’s first floating tidal energy array. Construction of the 420-kW PLAT-I 6.40 platform was recently completed at A.F. Theriault & Son Ltd. in Meteghan, Nova Scotia, and it was...Read more
Energy storage specialist Corvus Energy is set to start development and production of sustainable, large scale maritime-certified hydrogen fuel cell systems. Production will be located in Bergen, Norway, with Toyota as a key partner and...Read more
Along the quay of the Hutchison Ports ECT Delta terminal on the Maasvlakte, the Port of Rotterdam Authority has installed a smart bollard as part of a trial. By measuring the strain on the mooring...Read more
Wärtsilä has joined research project CHEK led by the University of Vaasa in Finland, which seeks to reduce the environmental impact of shipping. The project will design two concept vessels: a bulk carrier, which will...Read more
