Jan Valkier Elected Port Personality of the Year
CEO Jan Valkier of shipping company Anthony Veder has been chosen Port Personality of the Year 2019. The Rotterdam-based foundation behind the award (Stichting Havenman/vrouw van het Jaar) selected him for his company’s fleet expansion...Read more
Maritime Innovation Award Goes to Econowind Unit
With their design of a wind assisted propulsion system, the eConowind unit, the ship designers at Conoship International landed themselves the Maritime Innovation Award. The award was presented at the Maritime Awards Gala, which took...Read more
Research into Ammonia as a Marine Fuel Wins Maritime Designer Award
Niels de Vries, with his research into ammonia as a marine fuel, won the Maritime Designer Award at the Maritime Awards Gala last night (4 November). In his research, De Vries uses an ammonia tanker...Read more
KVNR: Merchant Shipping Protection Act Had Greatest Impact on Dutch Shipping Industry
The Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners’ (KVNR’s) has awarded its annual award to the Dutch political parties CDA and VVD for their Merchant Shipping Protection Act. This Act has made it possible for all Dutch...Read more
Better Planning of Amphibious Operations Wins Netherlands Navy Award
The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has presented its annual RNLN Van Hengel-Spengler Award to Kelly Villena. She developed a method that uses a mathematical model to determine an optimal planning for ship-to-shore transport. The core of...Read more
Low-emission Sendo Liner Becomes KNVTS Ship of the Year 2019
In addition to being a future-proof economical inland navigation vessel, the Sendo Liner can also carry more cargo when compared to similar vessels. The KNVTS jury called it ‘an important example of a promising transition...Read more
Shorepower Project for Heerema’s Sleipnir and Thialf Takes Shape
Heerema has announced the shorepower solution for its crane vessels Sleipnir and Thialf is moving forward. Energy supplier Eneco and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have jointly established Rotterdam Shore Power (80/20), which will develop...Read more
The Maritime Awards Nominees and Europort in SWZ|Maritime
SWZ|Maritime’s October issue takes a closer look at all of the nominees for this year’s maritime awards to be presented at the Maritime Awards Gala on 4 November in Rijswijk, the Netherlands. In addition, we...Read more
VIDEOS: Presenting the 2019 RNLN Van Hengel-Spengler Award Nominees
Each year, the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) presents its Van Hengel-Spengler Award to research that improves the operational deployment of naval units. This year’s nominees focused on amphibious operations, turbocharger configurations to improve the efficiency...Read more
VIDEOS: Presenting the KVNR Shipping Award Nominees
Who has made the biggest difference for the Dutch shipping industry; Heerema’s shorepower solution or the political parties behind the Merchant Shipping Protection Act? One of these will be presented with the Royal Association of...Read more
VIDEOS: Presenting the KNVTS Ship of the Year Contenders
Three very different ships are competing for this year’s KNVTS Ship of the Year Award: super yacht Bravo Eugenia, dredger DC Orisant and inland navigation vessel Sendo Liner. See what makes these ships special in...Read more
VIDEOS: Presenting the 2019 Maritime Innovation Award Nominees
Conoship, Huisman Equipment and Value Maritime are battling for this year’s Maritime Innovation Award. Although they have to wait until the Maritime Awards Gala on 4 November to find out who wins, the Maritime Awards...Read more
VIDEOS: Presenting the 2019 Maritime Designer Award Nominees
The vision, creativity and determination of individual designers is often decisive for breakthroughs in the area of maritime design technology. Every year, the Maritime Designer Award is presented to one such designer. This year, Agnieta Habben...Read more
Bravo Eugenia Wins Yacht of the Year Award
Oceanco’s 109-metre motoryacht Bravo Eugenia has taken home another award. At a gala event in Cannes at the InterContinental Carlton Hotel, it won the World Yacht Trophy Award for “Yacht of the Year” in the...Read more