Ferry company DFDS has announced that it will cut 650 jobs. The cost reduction is part of a larger austerity...DFDS axes another 650 jobs due to corona crisis
Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander has signed a contract with Dixstone Holdings Ltd for the conversion of a platform supply...Shipyard Niestern Sander undertakes walk-to-work vessel conversion
In the middle of the ongoing pandemic, ferry company Stena Line has confirmed that the construction of their two new...Kick-off for construction of larger E-Flexer ferries for Stena
State Secretary: Speeding up tender for Dutch submarines not an option
The decision on who will build the new Dutch submarines will not be taken before 2022. Despite government parties urging to speed up the process, particularly with the corona crisis in mind, the Dutch State...Read more
Liebherr develops new remote service app for cranes
Liebherr has developed a remote service tool for crawler cranes, deep foundation equipment and maritime cranes. The app allows operators to share visual information, resulting in faster and easier troubleshooting. As part of a test,...Read more
Kooiman completes conversion of DP2 support vessel Zwerver I
Kooiman Marine Group has converted the work vessel Anna-B into multi-purpose DP2 support vessel Zwerver I for Van Stee Offshore. Although the shipyard had already designed and built three vessels for the company, this was...Read more
KVNR: Improvement of crew change rules is far too slow
Despite efforts being made to improve crew changeovers, not enough progress is being made, according to Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR) Managing Director Annet Koster. The corona crisis has forced thousands of seafarers to...Read more
Dutch seaports win International Award for Sustainability
The Dutch seaports of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Terneuzen/Vlissingen, Moerdijk, and Groningen have jointly won the “World Ports Sustainability Award”. The seaports received the award after they examined how they could contribute to making occasionally risky cargo...Read more
Crew member dies after fall during ramp hatch maintenance
A vessel’s safety procedures are always at risk of becoming routine, which may cause real hazards to be overlooked. A recent Mars Report serves as an example, in which a crew member fell from 4.5...Read more
Minister gets started on Safety Board advice following MSC Zoe disaster
Dutch Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen is going to do her best to better protect the Wadden area against shipping accidents such as the one involving the container ship MSC Zoe. However, she cannot yet promise...Read more
DEME gives go-ahead for installation vessel with 4000-tonne crane
Together with its Taiwanese partner CSBC, Belgian offshore contractor DEME has decided to build another installation vessel with a huge crane and dynamic positioning (DP). The Green Jade is being built by CSBC in Kaohsiung...Read more
Tanker in Antwerp quarantined due to infected crew
A tanker has been detained in the port of Antwerp for several days after an outbreak of the coronavirus among the crew. According to the Antwerp Port Authority, a total of 15 of the 26...Read more
DSB: Both Wadden Sea shipping routes at risk of losing containers
The Wadden area must be better protected against the loss of containers on the shipping routes that pass the islands to the north. During northwestern storm, both the northern and southern routes form a risk...Read more
SWZ|Maritime’s June special about Dutch naval shipbuilding is here
What the new Dutch frigates will look like and who will build our new submarines is still unclear, but the decisions about this are expected within the next few years. Still, the authors in SWZ|Maritime’s...Read more
The Royal Netherlands Navy: Premier League or relegation?
The Ministry of Defence no longer plays a leading role in naval innovation, claims guest contributor Jeroen de Jonge, Business Director Naval Programs at TNO, in SWZ|Maritime’s June navy special. Disruption, however, lies not so...Read more
New Dutch frigates will hunt subs, NMT disappointed about delay
The Dutch Ministry of Defence will replace its current M frigates with two new ones. Their main task will be to fight submarines remotely using a new torpedo. Although NMT is happy the Dutch government...Read more
Fastwater project to speed up use of methanol as a marine fuel
A new consortium including ABC Engines, the Port of Antwerp, Meyer Werft and Lloyd’s Register seeks to commercialise medium- and high-speed methanol-fuelled engines for shipping. The Fastwater project is to demonstrate the feasibility of this...Read more
Ampelmann sells winterised gangway for new ice-breaking W2W vessel
Ampelmann will supply a winterised A-type motion compensated gangway system to Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander. The system will be installed on the first shallow draft ice-breaking Walk to Work (W2W) vessel that the shipyard...Read more