Conoship and Kenzfigee design new transshipment solution
Ship designer Conoship International and crane specialist KenzFigee have joined forces. Together they have designed a cost efficient transshipment crane barge combination to meet the needs of the dry bulk and break bulk transshipment market. The...Read more
Damen launches expedition yacht La Datcha
The luxury expedition yacht La Datcha has emerged from its building hall in the Netherlands. The 77-metre SeaXplorer built by Damen Yachting will be delivered towards the end of this summer. La Datcha’s launch marks the...Read more
Offshore structures may be protected by Autonomous Guard Vessels
A consortium of maritime companies has revealed the concept design of an Autonomous Guard Vessel. The futuristic looking design is to support the offshore industry by exploiting technology available today. It is designed to be...Read more
Damen delivers five electric ferries to Arriva in Copenhagen
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered five Damen Ferries 2306 E3 to Arriva Denmark in Copenhagen. The ships are equipped with an auto-mooring system and charging the battery packs takes just seven minutes. Arriva operates the vessels...Read more
Damen Shipyards delivers trawler Jonge Johannes
Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam has recently delivered a twin-rig fly shooting trawler to Urk-based brothers Rense and Johannes de Boer. The new vessel is the LT 295 Jonge Johannes. The LT 295 marks Maaskant’s third delivery...Read more
Keel laid for MSC’s first LNG-powered cruise ship
The keel has been laid for MSC Cruises’ new ship MSC World Europa at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. The cruise liner’s first LNG-powered cruise ship is to enter service in 2022....Read more
Wärtsilä and Pastrovich Studio to develop hybrid boutique cruise vessel
Wärtsilä will work with yacht designer Stefano Pastrovich on the design of innovative sustainable superyachts for the boutique cruise sector. The design will feature hybrid propulsion and solar panels for minimal environmental impact and high...Read more
Shipyard Niestern Sander undertakes walk-to-work vessel conversion
Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander has signed a contract with Dixstone Holdings Ltd for the conversion of a platform supply vessel into a walk-to-work emergency response and rescue vessel. The conversion will take around nine...Read more
Kick-off for construction of larger E-Flexer ferries for Stena
In the middle of the ongoing pandemic, ferry company Stena Line has confirmed that the construction of their two new larger E-Flexer ferries has begun in Weihai, China. The vessels were ordered in 2018 and...Read more
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
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
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
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
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
The lost ship
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
CMA CGM has ‘old-fashioned’ bulb-less ships built
In China, construction has started on the first two of a series of nine container ships for CMA CGM. At 22,500 TEU, these will be the largest in the shipping company’s fleet. Just like the...Read more
Heesen delivers 50-metre hybrid superyacht Project Electra
After intensive sea trials, Heesen Yachts has delivered YN 19150 Amare II, formerly known as Project Electra, to its owners. The yacht builder’s second hybrid yacht measures 50 metres and stays just below the 500...Read more
Niestern Sander built research vessel Geo Ranger completes sea trials
Hydrographic survey vessel Geo Ranger has concluded its sea trials. The ship was built by Royal Niestern Sander for Geo Plus BV. The latter will offer the ship for charter for research projects. The trials took...Read more