Stena Line plans to furlough 600 employees and make 150 redundant across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The...Corona crisis forces Stena Line to also cut jobs in UK and Ireland
Semi-submersible heavy lift vessel Hua Hai Long has loaded what will be the world’s most powerful cutter suction dredger, the...Semi-submersible takes world’s most powerful cutter dredger to Poland
The Damen Shiprepair shipyard in the port of Amsterdam has lost many foreign customers due to the corona crisis. Yet,...More orders from Dutch shipowners for Damen Shiprepair
Rijkswaterstaat is looking at options to bring maritime projects forward
In light of the corona crisis, trade organisation Netherlands Maritime Technology called on the Dutch government to speed up fleet renewal and maintenance projects for Rijkswaterstaat amongst others. According to a spokeswoman of the latter,...Read more
27 ferry passengers missing after storm near Solomon Islands
At least 27 passengers on ferry MV Taimareho in the Solomon Islands are missing after they went overboard during a cyclone. This was reported by the local police on Sunday 5 April. Presumably, the missing passengers...Read more
Evacuation corona cruise ship Zaandam completed
According to American media, the evacuation of passengers of Holland America Line’s cruise ship Zaandam in Florida has been completed. All passengers who are not infected with the coronavirus have now flown home. The sick...Read more
NMT: Dutch maritime industry needs extra measures due to corona crisis
The corona crisis will hit the Dutch maritime manufacturing industry for at least the next two years, says trade organisation Netherlands Maritime Technology. Due to the long-term effects, NMT urges for extra measures in addition...Read moreFourteen people have disembarked from cruise ship Zaandam
The cruise ship Zaandam and the assisting cruise ship Rotterdam have moored in the harbour of the city of Fort Lauderdale in Florida. Fourteen people were disembarked and taken to two hospitals. According to the authorities,...Read more
Bakker Sliedrecht provides electrical conversion crane vessel Bokalift 2
Electro technical system integrator Bakker Sliedrecht will renew, modify, extend and integrate all electro technical installations of Boskalis’ new crane vessel Bokalift 2. The ship will be taken into service in 2021. In 2016, Bakker Sliedrecht...Read more
Faster installation with Scaldis’ new topside transportation method
Scaldis has used a new and lean, in-house developed transportation concept for the installation of two substations for the SeaMade offshore wind farm in Belgium. According to Scaldis, the method eliminates the need for mooring,...Read more
SEA Europe: EU measures needed for maritime technology industry
In light of the corona crisis, SEA Europe calls for urgent support of Europe’s maritime technology industry. ‘If the EU fails to adopt tailor-made sectoral policies and financial support beyond its horizontal industrial policies, Europe...Read more
How to safely build ships during the corona crisis
From a quick sweep we gather that most Dutch shipbuilding companies are continuing work during the corona crisis. The construction and engineering sectors have therefore jointly drawn up a protocol on safe working practices to...Read more
This is what makes the cranes of the Sleipnir special
The giant cranes on board crane vessels may all look similar, but crane specialists know better. Heerema Marine Contractors had important choices to make for the 10,000-tonne cranes of the Sleipnir. This concerns both the...Read more
HAL presents disembarkation plan for cruise ships, awaiting U.S. approval
Holland America Line still hopes to disembark guests from Zaandam and Rotterdam in Fort Lauderdale. Healthy guests are to fly home immediately, guests with symptoms will remain on board. Less than ten are in need...Read more
Concordia Damen to build training ship STC Group
Concordia Damen will build STC Group’s new training vessel, the Ab Initio. The yard won the European tender with a distinctive and at the same time recognisable design, says STC Group in a statement. The design...Read more
Boomsma orders VentiFoil wind-assisted propulsion with Flatracks
Boomsma Shipping has contracted eConowind to install two of their wind-assist VentiFoil units on one of Boomsma’s vessels. New with these units is the Flatrack from which they unfold and which offers the flexibility of...Read more
President HAL fears more deaths on board cruise ship Zaandam
The President of the Holland America Line (HAL) fears the number of deaths caused by the coronavirus on board the Zaandam will go up if the ship is not allowed to dock in Florida. In...Read more
‘Strong position of Dutch ports no longer self-evident’
The strong position of the Dutch seaports can no longer be taken for granted due to ‘challenges’ such as the climate and energy transition, the Brexit and increasing protectionism. That is what Dutch Minister Cora...Read more