News
13 June 2024
Theory results in fanatic race during the Maritime Engineering Design Day
Around 55 first-year students in the Maritime Engineering bachelor programme introduced their parents and other interested parties to the department and its programme during Design Day. After an opening session where the parents accompanied by students were briefed on the theory, they were soon able to roll up their sleeves and get to work. They even had the opportunity to build their own floating structure!
15 April 2024
Lindert van Biert at NPO Radio 1
What is more polluting: travelling by boat or plane?
07 March 2024
Rudy Negenborn in BBC News about autonomous shipping
Autonomy, robotics and remote operation, along with artificial intelligence, will transform all transport sectors. In this article, Rudy Negenborn talks about the development and use of robot ships.
31 October 2023
Sustainable shipping: are auxiliary sails a solution?
TU Delft is launching a new research programme on 31 October to explore the possibilities of wind-assisted propulsion for cargo vessels. The aim is to reduce fuel consumption by 30%.
05 September 2023
ERC Starting Grant for developing adaptive transport systems with self-learning capabilities
Bilge Atasoy, associate professor at the Department of Maritime & Transport Technology, has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant to develop adaptive transport systems. She will work on a holistic adaptive modelling framework that considers the interactions between supply and demand to make transport more efficient, sustainable and user-centric.
14 August 2023
Gifted children introduced to Marine Technology
The faculty building, which had been somewhat empty during the summer holiday, was enlivened by the visit of 40 enthusiastic children of above-average intelligence. The group was given an interactive introduction to the world of Marine Technology.
21 July 2023
In memoriam - Cees van Rhee (1959-2023)
It is with sadness that we learned of the passing of our dear colleague Cees van Rhee on Saturday 15 July 2023 during his holiday in France. Cees was professor of Dredging Technology at the Department of Maritime & Transport Technology at TU Delft since 2007.
26 June 2023
Jeroen Pruijn in various media
20 March 2023
Rudy Negenborn in various media
07 March 2023
Rudy Negenborn’s vision on autonomous ships in Nature
Nature published an article ‘Autonomous ships are on the horizon: here’s what we need to know’ about autonomous ships that highlights research gaps in six key areas. Rudy Negenborn and his co-authors touch upon critical challenges in the development and deployment of autonomous ships in practice, that are not receiving sufficient attention in research and innovation.