Magazine for maritime professionals | Volume 142, March 2021 | www.swzmaritime.nl 3 C 30 C 90 M 20 M 45 Y 10 Y 0 K 40 K 15 A piece of the zero-emission puzzle WIND-ASSISTED PROPULSION LNG & A leader in Hydrograaf methane slip offshore H 8021 Progress Edward Heerema First Expeditionary made, but receives OTC Survey Boat for the still an issue Heritage award Dutch navy IN THIS EDITION 14 Wind assisted ship propulsion is back on the agenda The comeback of Wind assisted ship propulsion (WASP) could be one of the pieces to solve shipping’s zero-emission sails in shipping puzzle. Read all about it in our WASP special. A couple of years ago practically nobody, except for some die-hard enthusiasts, would have believed that big cargo ships would use sails again for their propulsion. But with the necessity to ban climate-threatening fossil fuels from shipping, the use of sails, perhaps not as a main energy 37 Reders moeten CO2-knoop nu source, but at least as wind assisted ship propulsion doorhakken (WASP), becomes more realistic by the day. Om de CO2-emissies met gemiddeld veertig pro- The Dutch Ventifoil sails of eConowind that can be very easily cent per schip te laten dalen in 2030 en met vijftig stowed away in containers on deck are an example of a very procent voor de sector als geheel in 2050, moeten simple solution for the application of WASP on existing and reders nu knopen doorhakken over de bouw van newbuild shortsea ships. The models for much bigger cargo emissieloze schepen. ships like the Swedish Oceanbird project of a car carrier of 32,000 displacement look wonderful. And in the UK, Windship Technologies recently presented its “Tesla of the seas”, a fairly LNG fuel and methane slip realistic model of a mid-size cargo liner with sails and solar 40 technology. We are also anxiously awaiting more news on the plans our own Guus van de Bles of Conoship presented to the The main non-economic reasons for IMO in the autumn of 2019 for a zero-emission ship with WASP. using LNG are reduced emissions. And perhaps the beautiful model of Dykstra Naval Architects for Yet, it also has a disadvantage: the a 11,850 deadweight cargo ship with sails already launched six so-called methane slip, the leaking years ago can now become reality. Of course, we must not for- get that this year, the Dutch yard Neptune Marine in Hardinx- of methane, a very strong green- veld-Giessendam will start building a 121-metre ship with WASP house gas (GHG). for a French shipowner that intends to transport Ariane rockets with this Canopée from Europe to French Guyana. In Scandinavia and Germany in particular, shipowners re-dis- Contents covered the almost 100 years old technology of the Flettner ro- tor that is now placed on several newbuild ro-ro ferries, tankers 4 Dutch news and other cargo ships. In short, using wind power for sailing is MARCH 2021 5 Global news not just a hobby anymore, but serious business that can help 6 Markets make shipping more sustainable and with that can improve the 8 Maritime monthly image of shipping, very important in the ever fiercer battle 14 WASP puts the sail back into sailing against climate change. So plenty of reasons for the editorial MARITIMESWZ • 19 WASP answers to high end of EU forecasts for staff of SWZ|Maritime to take a closer look at these interesting 2030 developments. Our colleague Sander Klos, a skipper himself that regularly sails the replica of the Hanze-Kogge of Kampen 22 Latest WASP plans on the North Sea and into the Baltic, took on the coordination of 24 Enkhuizer Zeevaartschool begint WASP-cursus this WASP special. And in such a special one cannot do without 26 Wellicht betere tijden voor moderne viermaster a contribution of Mr. WASP himself, Gavin Allwright, Secretary- 28 Human factors and wind-powered vessels general of the International Windship Association. 31 Retrofitting ships with wind propulsion 32 Magnus does the trick 34 De Flettner-rotor was zijn tijd ver vooruit 44 Nieuwe uitgaven Antoon Oosting 45 Mars Report Editor-in-Chief 47 Verenigingsnieuws KNVTS [email protected] Cover: de Frisian Sea is hier begin maart benoorden Texel gefotografeerd onderweg naar Noorwegen. De unit levert een brandstofbesparing van zes à acht procent. 3 DUTCH NEWS SWZ’S EDITORS 150 million for sustainable recovery of Dutch mobility sectors The Dutch R&D scheme for the mobility nificantly reduce their emissions in the sis. In concrete terms, this means that co- sectors maritime, automotive and aviation foreseeable future and operate emis- operation throughout the chain will be ad- has become a reality. On Friday 12 March, sion-free to comply with national and inter- dressed with the government playing a role the Dutch Cabinet approved a 150-million national targets. The technical challenges as launching customer. The various devel- euro scheme for innovative projects in in the maritime energy transition are huge; opment paths must lead to cost-effective these sectors. The scheme is intended as the required power for ships is very high and workable solutions that will be applied co-financing for companies that want to (many megawatts) and the necessary to at least thirty emission-free and digital invest in research and development, linked range very large (many days to weeks). The ships in 2030 and will then be widely adopt- to sustainability and digitisation. For the systems for this kind of high power are still ed by the market itself. The budget made maritime sector, this means that knowledge under development and use fuels that are available by the government for the R&D development will lead to new innovations not yet widely available or applicable. scheme makes it possible for companies to and bring about the next step in the transi- This is why the sector has drawn up the actually start developing new techniques. tion towards zero-emission shipping. Master Plan under the banner of maritime Think for example of offshore and work Investment in the development and appli- umbrella organisation Nederland Maritiem ships, passenger ships, dry cargo ships, cation of new technologies is necessary to Land. The purpose of this Plan is to make a tankers and of course ships for the govern- ensure that Dutch ships will be able to sig- sustainable difference after the corona cri- ment fleet. Allseas’ President Edward Heerema receives OTC heritage award Allseas’ President Edward Heerema, who launched the company in 1985, will receive the OTC Heritage award for his ‘long-term continuous, distinguished service in man- In 2016, Heerema realised a lifetime vision agement and leadership of offshore instal- with the launch of the world’s largest lation for the deepwater industry’. construction vessel Pioneering Spirit (photo Heerema’s contributions to offshore marine Allseas). construction have been paramount. He de- veloped the concept of dynamically posi- Moreover, in 2016, Heerema realised a life- The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) tioned subsea pipelay with the introduction time vision with the launch of the world’s is where energy professionals meet to ex- of Allseas’ first vessel Lorelay. In 2007, largest construction vessel Pioneering change ideas and opinions to advance sci- Solitaire set the world record for ultra- Spirit, which has since revolutionised the entific and technical knowledge for off- deepwater advanced pipeline installation offshore heavy lift industry through single- shore resources and environmental in 9100 ft (2774 m) of water. lift technology. matters. MARCH 2021 Support for Damen’s ballast water treatment solution InvaSave The EU and Dutch government have joined Development Organisation (SNV) and En- SWZ MARITIME • MARITIMESWZ • Damen Shipyards to fight invasive species trepreneurial Development Bank (FMO). in ballast water. Climate Investor Two has Climate Fund Managers, the manager of approved an investment that could amount CI2, as well as the DFCD, is pleased to an- to 24.5 million euros to support the lease of nounce the signing of this Development Damen’s portable ballast water treatment Funding Agreement of 2.8 million euros to solution InvaSave to customers in Africa, finance the start of this project with Damen Asia, and Latin America. Financial Services, the newly founded de- Climate Investor Two (CI2) is a financing partment within Damen Shipyards Group. The Damen containerised ballast water treatment facility mandated to invest in water, sanita- The Damen containerised ballast water system InvaSave offers a port-based solution to ships tion and ocean infrastructure projects in treatment system InvaSave offers a port- ill-equipped to treat their ballast water. emerging economies. It enjoys cornerstone based solution to ships ill-equipped to treat support from the EU and the Dutch Fund for their ballast water or wishing to supple- which is responsible for the implementa- Climate and Development (DFCD). The con- ment their existing treatment capabilities to tion of the BWM convention. During the sortium that manages the 160 million DFCD meet higher standards. In addition, the sys- commercial phase, it is estimated that the also includes the World Wide Fund for Na- tem is currently the only one to be certified systems will treat up to 36,000 m3 of ballast ture Netherlands (WWF-NL), Netherlands by the International Maritime Organization, water per day. 4 GLOBAL NEWS IR WILLEM DE JONG, [email protected] Scrubbers paid off in 2020 Pure hydrogen gas engine According to BIMCO, the world’s largest organisation for Misubishi Heavy Industries is conducting tests on a pure shipowners and charterers, 47 per cent of the bulk carriers hydrogen gas engine based on its four-stroke diesel and gas delivered in 2020 were fitted with a scrubber.