To ensure the safety, security, and sustainability of the Netherlands’ ocean assets, accelerating advancements in maritime and offshore sensor technologies...How to get to a connected North Sea
The picture on the front of the September offshore special of SWZ|Maritime is a perfect illustration of what the real...Diversify and innovate: Offshore special in SWZ|Maritime
Wilson Sons and Damen Shipyards will together bid for the construction of the new Antarctic Support Ship (NApAnt) of the...Wilson and Damen in bid for Antarctic Support Vessel for Brazilian Navy
Deep Dig-It buries cables 5.5 metres in the seabed for Dutch wind farm
TenneT is building the Hollandse Kust (zuid) offshore grid to connect new offshore wind farms. The connecting cables will have to be buried more than 5.5 metres into the seabed to cross the busy shipping...Read more
BIMCO: Sharp rebound in shipping unlikely
At the Project Cargo Summit, taking place on 23 and 24 September, Peter Sand of BIMCO presented his outlook for project cargo, heavy lift and breakbulk shipping. He sees ‘an industry under pressure’. Yet, there...Read more
DNV GL: Limited role for hydrogen in decarbonising shipping
‘The grand challenge of our time is finding a pathway towards decarbonisation,’ says Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO of DNV GL-Maritime. According to the organisation’s new Maritime Forecast to 2050 it all comes down to the choice...Read more
The sea battle of Artemision | Part 2
The KNVTS has a proud tradition to connect its vision on the future with a view on the historic past of shipbuilding practice. Time for the chair of the KNVTS Ship of the Year Committee...Read more
Premature brake release spills two crew into water
Unsafe practices can soon become the norm and deviating from established procedures can increase risk. This is the advice given by The Nautical Institute after two crew members of a Ro-Ro ferry fell into the...Read more
Video: Last section multipurpose vessel EasyMax 2 leaves building hall
At the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard, Royal Wagenborg has transported the aft ship section of the EasyMax 2 from the construction hall to the quay side. It is now aligned with the rest of the...Read more
Boudewijn Siemons becomes port of Rotterdam’s new COO
Boudewijn Siemons (56) has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Port of Rotterdam Authority as of 1 October 2020. He succeeds Ronald Paul in this role.Read more
Minister launches Dutch Smart Shipping forum SMASH!
Dutch Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen of Infrastructure and Water Management has given the go-ahead in Rotterdam for the Dutch Smart Shipping Forum or SMASH!. In this forum, companies, knowledge institutes and government bodies will work...Read more
Hempel launches underwater hull inspections with ROVs
Coatings manufacturer Hempel has launched an underwater Hull Inspection service using Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs). The ROVs can provide complete hull coating inspections while a vessel is at port or anchorage.Read more
Damen and TCS win innovation award for their Connected Vessel Platform
Damen Shipyards Group and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have received the CIO Magazine Innovation Award 2020 from ICT media. The award was given for the Connected Vessel Platform Triton. This integrated, collaborative IoT platform collects...Read more
Netherlands and UK want to link offshore wind grids
The Dutch-German grid manager Tennet and the British electricity and gas company National Grid are working on a plan to connect the Dutch and UK energy grids via wind farms in the North Sea. This...Read more
VEGA’s Maritime Webinar: hard-wearing guided wave radar sensors
(Advertorial) Robust, accurate, reliable. Get to know the latest level measurement technology. Ready for any application and able to withstand the toughest marine conditions. Sign up for our webinar on 5 or 8 October.Read more
Video: Jumbo transports 10 transition pieces in one go
Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan is set to feature 80 Siemens Gamesa 8-MW turbines. Among other things, Jumbo has been hired to transport 40 transition pieces. The first 10 have now been loaded onto...Read more
Former HAL cruise ships join Fred. Olsen’s fleet
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines has completed its fleet by welcoming Holland America Line’s former cruise ship Amsterdam to Rosyth, Scotland. After refurbishment, the ship is to be renamed Bolette. Two weeks earlier, its sister ship...Read more
Tug autonomously sails optimal route through port of Rotterdam
Kotug International, Rotortug, and Captain AI have demonstrated the first boat in the world that sails the most optimal route without human intervention. Tug RT Borkum autonomously sailed on the river Nieuwe Maas in Rotterdam...Read more