Police drone catches inland tanker degassing while in transit
A 73-year-old inland skipper from Gorinchem, the Netherlands, was caught degassing his cargo tanks on the Waal river near Tiel. With an upcoming European ban, and strict measures already in place in the Netherlands in...Read more
Dutch satellite to monitor emissions from individual seagoing vessels
Is it possible to measure whether an individual ship is emitting too many pollutants into the atmosphere? The Netherlands Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) is conducting research to answer this question. In it, a...Read more
Foreship deploys drones for draught surveys
According to Foreship draught surveys employing drones improve the accuracy of readings as well as the speed and safety of the survey process. Following successful trials, the marine engineering company has added the method to...Read more
Trinidad and Tobago government experts say FSO Nabarima is stable
A team of experts of the government of Trinidad and Tobago has visited the FSO Nabarima to assess its condition. Venezuelan officials explained to them the reasons for its listing in September and the team...Read more
Hempel launches underwater hull inspections with ROVs
Coatings manufacturer Hempel has launched an underwater Hull Inspection service using Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs). The ROVs can provide complete hull coating inspections while a vessel is at port or anchorage.Read more
New sulphur-sniffing drone checks shipping emissions in Danish waters
Over the next four months, a new drone is tested in the airspace over the Great Belt. The drone will check the sulphur content in the emissions from ships sailing on the busy shipping lane...Read more
Dutch flag rises on Port State Control performance list
The Dutch fleet moves up from 6th to 4th place on the Performance List of the Paris MoU. This list is based on the total number of Port State Control inspections and detentions in the...Read more
RINA performs first statutory and class surveys with remote technology
RINA has carried out its first statutory and associated class intermediate surveys with the use of live streaming remote technologies. The ship involved was the bulk carrier Cielo di Gaspesie, owned by the d’Amico Group. On...Read more
Video: Drone inspects FPSO oil tank using artificial intelligence
A drone has successfully inspected a 19.4-metre high oil tank on board the Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) Petrojarl Varg as part of a test project. The video shot by the drone was...Read more
Charges against master APL England after losing containers off Australia
Charges have been laid against the master of the APL England, which lost about fifty containers off the coast of Sydney. The offences relate to pollution and/or damage of the Australian marine environment as a...Read more
Dutch ILT will not yet deploy a sulphur sniffing drone
The “sulphur sniffing” drone the Dutch Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) wanted to purchase will not be available for some time to come. The drone was to be used to monitor ships’ sulphur emissions...Read more
KVNR: Investigation into lashing of containers raises questions
The Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KNVR) is critical of the report published by the Dutch Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) on Thursday 14 May. It revealed that shipping companies make lots of mistakes...Read more
Container ships caught at violating safety rules
Despite the MSC Zoe disaster in the Dutch Wadden Sea at the beginning of last year, shipping companies still massively violate international rules on safety for large container ships. This follows from a major inspection...Read more
Dredging companies not careful enough with radiation
Inspections at 25 dredging companies showed that these companies need to do more to protect workers against the dangers of radiation. The Dutch Inspectorate SZW found 34 violations, some of which already came to light...Read more
Bureau Veritas to conduct remote vessel surveys from Rotterdam
The ability to deliver Bureau Veritas classification services without a surveyor being physically present on the ship is now a reality. The organisation’s first remote survey centre is part of the marine operations team in...Read more