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Jul 29, 20266 min readBy Louis-Robert Cool

Low Water on the Rhine: The Fairway Is Not the Only Variable

Payload is set by the river. Time and fuel are not. An opinion on why the response to structural low water has to move beyond the water itself.

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In the News

One Week, Two Rooms: Antwerp Asks How, Charleroi Asks What Next

The Autonomous Summit in Antwerp and the NavAuWall closing in Charleroi, three days apart. Four outlets, two regions, one gap.

Sep 18, 20266 min
Insight

MARIN Mapped the Safety Risks of Remote Controlled Sailing

Rijkswaterstaat asked MARIN what can go wrong when an inland vessel is navigated from shore. Eleven risk areas, and one hard condition.

Sep 4, 20267 min
Insight

Maritime Crew Training on Recorded Experience, Not on Memory

Training runs on what an instructor happens to remember. We record what voyages actually contain, and use that record to prepare people for situations before they meet them.

Aug 20, 20268 min
In the News

De Tijd: A Skipper at the Office, and What the Drought Really Exposes

De Tijd visited our Remote Operations Center in Antwerp. Low water means more voyages and more sailing hours, drawn from a pool of skippers that is already too small.

Aug 14, 20264 min
In the News

HGK Shipping Wants 1,000 New Inland Vessels by 2035

Up to 1,000 new inland vessels before 2035, at some 12.5 billion euros. The fleet is one variable; the crew to sail it is the other.

Aug 13, 20265 min
Guide

Remote Vessel Operations vs Track-Keeping (TGAIN): What Is the Actual Difference?

One is an assistance function on a conventionally crewed vessel. The other changes who is navigating, and therefore what crewing the vessel may sail with.

Aug 5, 20269 min
Guide

What Is Remote Vessel Operations in Inland Shipping?

How shore-based navigation actually works, how it differs from autonomous shipping, and where it is permitted in Europe today.

Aug 3, 202614 min
In the News

Seafar Welcomes NRW Transport Minister for a First-Hand Look at Remote Vessel Operations

On 17 July 2026, Oliver Krischer, Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation and Transport of North Rhine-Westphalia, visited Seafar's Remote Operations Center during a port tour hosted by Port of Antwerp-Bruges.

Jul 17, 20266 min
Guide

Traditional, Remote-Controlled and Autonomous Vessels

There are three ways to operate an inland vessel. This guide sets out how each works, where each stands today, and how they connect on a single roadmap.

Jul 1, 202612 min
Insight

The Inland Shipping Crew Shortage Is Structural, Not Cyclical

Why the shortage of qualified captains is a permanent shift in maritime crew management, and what it means for how professional fleets are run.

Jul 1, 20269 min
In the News

The Waterway Is Going Digital From Both Sides

Flows names Seafar a smart shipping pioneer as De Vlaamse Waterweg digitises the inland network. The network and the vessel are going digital together.

Jul 1, 20265 min
In the News

Six Fleets, 500 Vessels: Make Haste With Remote Sailing Rules

Six fleets representing 500 vessels warn of a 25 to 30 percent capacity loss within seven years, and ask for a framework rather than permission.

Feb 24, 20265 min
In the News

KPMG: Tanker Safety Is Structurally Under Pressure From the Crew Shortage

Inexperienced boatmasters, language barriers on deck and too few safety advisers: KPMG finds the crew shortage has become a safety problem.

Dec 17, 20256 min

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