Tag: Belgium

The Belgian Ministry of Mobility and Transport announced that a new sensor was installed in Zeebrugge this week to monitor ship emissions.

Multiple industry organizations have underscored the importance of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) technologies by signing the Oslo Declaration.

Five northern European countries, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Sweden, have established arrangements allowing cross-border transport and storage of captured CO2, advancing a European infrastructure for carbon capture and storage.

Kongsberg Maritime successfully completed a live trial of the autonomous operation of vessel Zulu 4 in Bornem, Belgium. 

Royal Belgian Shipowners Association applauds the historic move by the UN, to finalize High Seas Treaty, the international treaty for the protection of high seas biodiversity, after years of negotiations. Also, the Association acknowledges Belgian government’s active role in the development and finalisation of the agreement.

ENGIE and Equinor have decided to sign a joint development agreement (JDA), in order to progress the 1 GW H2BE hydrogen project to the next development phase and further mature toward concept selection in 2023.

On 27 October, the HYDROTUG 1 arrived in the port of Ostend. There, the first hydrogen-powered tugboat will be further finished with the hydrogen system. Ostend was chosen because the tug can use the hydrogen bunkering facilities of CMB.TECH's Hydrocat 48. 

Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander De Croo proposed a revision of the country’s federal hydrogen strategy during a visit to the Port of Antwerp-Bruges.

Belgium's Federal Bureau for the Investigation of Maritime Accidents (FEBIMA) published its report regarding the mts "CENTRAL PARK", onboard which a mist of sulphuric acid came into contact with the AB. The seafarer suffered second degree burns on his back, on the back of his neck, on his arms and his face.

Belgium's Federal Bureau for the Investigation of Maritime Accidents (FEBIMA) published its investigation report into the fire that broke out on board TSHD UILENSPIEGEL, that caused minor damage to the engine room.