Tag: Netherlands

On 25 May, Dutch shipping company Future Proof Shipping (FPS) officially launched the first hydrogen-powered zero-emissions inland container ship, H2 Barge 1, in Rotterdam.

Dutch police has arrested a 22-year-old suspect of involvement in a false bomb threat on the 4,870 TEU MSC Lorena, which took place on 22 December, before it arrived in Antwerp.

A joint venture between Vattenfall, BASF and Allianz invited contractors to bid for the removal of the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind turbine foundation, which was damaged after the bulker "Julietta D" hit it earlier this year.

After Singapore, the Netherlands has also accepted amendments to the Convention on the IMO, which will expand the size of the Council, extend the term of its Members, and recognize three additional language texts as authentic versions of the Convention. 

The UK made a major pledge alongside the US, Norway, and the Netherlands to roll out green maritime links between countries at this year’s COP27 conference in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt.  

The issue of green Guarantees of Origin for hydrogen in the Netherlands has started as of October 2022. Netherlands is the first country in Europe with such a system.

The Netherlands will release an additional €7.5 million for salvage operations to secure the FSO Safer, the floating oil storage vessel off the coast of Yemen.

Uniper and Vesta signed a Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate the feasibility of refurbishing and expanding an existing storage facility with the aim to create the first green ammonia hub ‘Greenpoint Valley’ in North-West Europe.

Study conducted by DNV on behalf of the NGO Clean Air Task Force (CATF) shows that replacing existing grey hydrogen production with low carbon or green hydrogen alone could meet 60% of the Dutch industrial emissions target, but requires the acceleration of policy support.

Shell, ENGIE, Vopak and Anthony Veder will cooperate to produce, liquify and transport green hydrogen from Portugal to the Netherlands.