IHC Brings in New Partner in Hopes of Winning Submarine Order
Dutch companies continue to vie for the upcoming submarine order from the Royal Netherlands Navy to replace the Walrus class. To this end, Royal IHC has formed a partnership with Breman Machinery to cooperate on...Read more
Huisman Wants to Bring Submarine Construction to the Netherlands
Huisman, mostly known for its cranes, hopes to be involved in the construction of the new Dutch submarines that are to replace the Walrus class. The company says its facilities and fabrication/assembly workshop are already...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
Marechaussee Finds Drugs on Board HNLMS Johan de Witt
The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee found hard drugs while searching the HNLMS Johan de Witt in Den Helder on Saturday 26 October. The naval ship had returned from the Caribbean on Thursday. A combined search team of...Read moreDamen and Trade Unions Want to Build New Submarines in the Netherlands
Most of the development and production of the new submarines for the Royal Netherlands Navy should take place in the Netherlands. That is the view of Shipyard Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding and several trade unions...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 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