From ‘Circular opportunities for maritime’ to action! Pro-active maritime players are fully engaged in creating circular movement by taking on a number of compelling cases in the following areas:
???? Remanufacturing of a 20-year-old tunnel thruster by AEGIR-Marine B.V. together with Bureau Veritas | Marine & Offshore among others and the Maritime Remanufacturing Network which has an even bigger ambition!
???? Radically reducing the use of cables on board ships with Alewijnse, TKF B.V. (Twentsche Kabelfabriek), Damen Shipyards and Bureau Veritas | Marine & Offshore.
???? Longer and more sustainable sailing with seagoing vessels by virtue of sustainable retrofitting with Royal Roos B.V. and Mana Engineering B.V.
???? Conversion of inland vessels for sustainability and lifetime extension with KOTUG International.
???? Life span extension of seagoing tankers.
In recent months, we have been working together with BlueCity (010) to bring this group of “maritime circular pioneers” together with relevant supply chain partners and stakeholders. And come up with an action plan. In the interview below (in Dutch) you can read more about these cases, the players who are sticking out their necks and how we will continue.
Circularity can be an important flywheel for challenges in our sector. As far as we are concerned, the Netherlands will therefore build not only the most sustainable ships in the future, but also the best recyclable ones!
If you want to read the full report click here. Or do you want to get started with circularity? Get in touch here.
Photo credits Daniel Verkijk (Verkijk B.V.)