Concordia Damen has completed the build of the hull of the latest addition to the fleet of A-Rosa Flussschiff, one of Europe’s leading river cruise operators. The hull will now be transported by the heavy-lift...Read more
Heerema Marine Contractors’ large vessels such as the Sleipnir and Thialf will soon use the shore power installation on the Rozenburg Penisula in the port of Rotterdam. The ships will be able to switch off...Read more
Bakker Sliedrecht will electrify the crane vessels Thialf and Sleipnir of Heerema Marine Contractors so that they can be powered by green shore power. The shore power connection allows the vessels to turn off their...Read more
Crane vessel Thialf arrived next to the Sleipnir at the Landtong Rozenburg on Saturday 5 December. The semi-submersible crane ship is in the Netherlands for maintenance.Read more
Dutch and Belgian ports will set up a single shore-based power system for inland shipping and the river cruise industry. The Port of Rotterdam Authority has published a European call for bids to find a...Read more
The City of Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are jointly earmarking 125 million euros to make port operations more sustainable. The money will go to projects for shore power for seagoing vessels, a...Read more
Stena is developing a new type of energy storage, similar to very large powerbanks, which will be essential for the quick charging of electric ferries in the future. The project is part-financed by the EU...Read more
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered five Damen Ferries 2306 E3 to Arriva Denmark in Copenhagen. The ships are equipped with an auto-mooring system and charging the battery packs takes just seven minutes.
Arriva operates the vessels...Read more
The Dutch Government’s organisation for public works Rijkswaterstaat has taken delivery of its first MPV-30, the Merwestroom, but with a deeper draught than intended. The project was characterised by delays once it became apparent the...Read more
Passenger vessels in the South Korean Port of Incheon will soon be able to plug into the local power grid. ABB will install the shore-to-ship power solution – a first in South Korea – which...Read more
