Autonomous Roboat ready for trials on the Amsterdam canals
Soon, an autonomous boat will sail the canals of Amsterdam, transporting goods or people, collecting waste or serving as a floating platform and bridge. The first large “Roboat” will be tested around the Navy grounds...Read more
At the forefront of innovation: SWZ|Maritime’s November issue
Shipyards are struggling with their order books drying up. For the Dutch shipbuilding industry, it is now a must to show they have the know-how and experience to build the best innovative and green ships....Read more
New tool merges marine engineering and hydrodynamics in the towing tank
Hardware in the Loop (HIL) in the towing tank opens up a new direction of combined marine engineering and hydrodynamic research. HIL open water tests in fact allow to study the performance of any propulsion...Read more
Hydrogen powered drone rises vertically from sailing ship
Together with the Netherlands Coast Guard and the Royal Netherlands Navy, researchers from Delft University of Technology have developed a drone that flies on hydrogen, can stay in the air for hours and can take...Read more
IQIP and TU Delft to reduce underwater noise of pile driving
IQIP’s Blue Piling Technology reduces underwater noise levels by creating a gentler blow, when compared to conventional impact hammers, to install offshore monopiles. Small-scale and model tests by IQIP and the Delft University of Technology...Read more
Port of Rotterdam trials water injection dredging
The Port of Rotterdam Authority is examining whether it would be realistic to expand its dredging activities in Rotterdam with water injection dredging. The study fits within the Port Authority’s PRISMA research programme, which looks...Read more
Composite ship section passes test with almost double design load
A dedicated team of TNO experts have concluded a series of large-scale tests on a representative composite ship structure. The spectacular ultimate test reached a load of 800 tonnes, which is almost twice the design...Read more
New MARIN facility kicks off with research into ships’ cryogenic fuel tanks
MARIN’s latest research facility “The Atmosphere” has officially been opened. In this 15-metre long autoclave with a diameter of 2.5 metres variables like temperature, pressure, gas composition, humidity and liquids can be controlled. Its first...Read more
MOL to test algorithms aimed at autonomous ship collision avoidance
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is researching collision avoidance algorithms. The goal is to develop a navigation support system that will lead to autonomous collision avoidance, using rule-based artificial intelligence and a deep reinforcement learning algorithm.Read more
Dutch Navy considers green methanol as fuel for its support vessels
Within the Green Maritime Methanol project the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has extensively studied the use of green methanol as a ship fuel for its support vessels. According to the navy, it has the potential...Read more
Van Oord places oyster reefs at Dutch offshore wind farm
Van Oord, as part of Two Towers, is conducting research relating to the restoration of European flat oyster beds. To investigate methods for the development of oyster reefs at offshore locations, a total of eight...Read more
Minister allots €1.5 million to development of green marine engines
Minister Van Nieuwenhuizen (Infrastructure and Water Management) is allocating 1.5 million euros to boost the development of sustainable shipping engines for inland navigation. With the money, the Minister will support the manufacturers of ship engines...Read more
MARIN to kick off ZERO JIP
In October, MARIN will kick off the ZERO JIP initiative focused on the maritime energy transition. In this Joint Industry Project, project partners will design, build and test prototypes of the “Engine Room of the...Read more
Video: Composite patrol vessel hull is taking shape
A 6-metre high composite hull section for an 85-metre offshore patrol vessel has successfully been produced at Damen Shipyards in Vlissingen. The hull has been created fully in accordance with SOLAS and class rules as...Read more
Norwegian grocery distributor plans to use autonomous RoRo vessels
Kongsberg Maritime and Massterly have signed contracts with Norwegian grocery distributor ASKO to equip two new vessels with autonomous technology, and to manage their operations at sea. The fully electric ships are to replace 2...Read more
K Line to demonstrate small-scale CO2 capture onboard ship
K Line announces it will deploy a small-scale, marine-use demonstration plant for CO2 capture onboard a vessel. At the same time, the shipping company will conduct research and development on compact facility design together with...Read more
ProZero joins EU funded automated shortsea vessel project
Danish workboat manufacturer ProZero International has joined the MOSES shortsea shipping project. One of the innovations the company will be working on is an autonomous system for manoeuvring and docking ships.Read more
How to handle low-powered ships in harsh weather
Motivated by an expected decrease in installed power on future vessels, MARIN, supported by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, developed tools to describe the handling of a low-powered ship in adverse weather....Read more