Dutch merchant vessels that sail through the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden, but cannot be guarded by Defence, will be allowed to use armed private security as of 1 January. The Council of Ministers agreed on...Read more
Inmarsat will initiate proceedings with the civil court in the Netherlands seeking an injunction to review the change in spectrum allocation set out by the Dutch Government. The change aims to reallocate the spectrum currently...Read more
The Dutch submarine replacement programme is entering the next, so-called Dialogue phase. According to Marnix Krikke of Netherlands Maritime Technology, the project offers opportunities for Dutch maritime suppliers, so long as the Ministry of Defence...Read more
Over the next three years, the Dutch government will allocate 11.7 million euros to make inland vessels more sustainable. The money is intended for cleaner and newer marine engines, says outgoing Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen...Read more
The shipping company of the container ship MSC Zoe will pay over 3.4 million euros for the container disaster that took place over the Wadden Islands on 2 January 2019. Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (Infrastructure)...Read more
New international requirements are needed for large container ships. This should prevent another disaster such as the one with MSC Zoe almost two years ago north of the Wadden Islands.Read more
The Maritime Master Plan presented by the Dutch maritime sector is desperately needed, argues SWZ|Maritime’s Editor-in-Chief Antoon Oosting. Both sectors are currently under great pressure due to the corona crisis, competition from China in particular...Read more
The Dutch “Master plan for a zero-emission maritime sector” aims for 30 zero-emission ocean-going and inland ships in 2030. Central to the plan is the financing and development of the needed technologies. Both the Ministry...Read more
