{"id":4154,"date":"2022-11-25T20:00:31","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T20:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circularports.vlaanderen-circulair.be\/?p=4154"},"modified":"2026-04-03T13:19:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:19:38","slug":"worlds-1st-circular-ship-dismantling-yard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.sidekick.be\/circularports\/worlds-1st-circular-ship-dismantling-yard\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s 1st circular ship dismantling yard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dutch startup Circular Maritime Technologies (CMT)\u00a0has received a cheque for the \u20ac1.7 million grant from the\u00a0Kansen voor West<\/a>\u00a0subsidy program<\/strong>,\u00a0which is largely financed by the European Regional Development Fund.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>
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The company said that the financing would be used for the first steps of CMI\u2019s test and demonstration phase.<\/p>\n

CMT aims to become the world\u2019s first circular ship dismantling yard by developing and integrating technologies to automate the shipbreaking process while taking out the human element to secure a high standard of safety.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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With this project, we will test and advance CMT\u2019s core technologies together with our strategic suppliers. The subsidy, therefore, enables the critical first steps towards circular, safe and competitive ship dismantling.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>

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As disclosed previously, the central technologies will be tested and improved in 2023, such as the wire-cutting technology with\u00a0Huisman\u00a0and the automated block processing with\u00a0Grimbergen Industrial Systems.<\/p>\n

The startup is being set up by ASECO Europe and engineering company KCI, which focuses on the oil and gas industry and the renewables sectors. The venture is part of the\u00a0THRUST<\/a>\u00a0program based in the Netherlands, which stands for Towards Hydrogen-based Renewables Used for Ship Transportation.<\/p>\n

Other partners of the project include Damen Shipyards, Enviu, Fluor, Grimbergen Industrial Systems, Huisman Equipment, Jansen Recycling Group, Sea2Cradle, Sojitz Corporation and Stork.<\/p>\n

The CMT project aims to launch soon its proof-of-concept prototype in the Netherlands, after which the goal is to set up yards with international partners and attract business from shipowners by matching the price paid by South Asian competitors.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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This article by Jasmina Ovcina Mandra appeared first in Offshore Energy News<\/a> on January 27, 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n

Image credit: CMT<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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