‘Europe finally sees shipbuilding as vital industry’
The European Council has finally acknowledged that the European maritime industry is of vital importance to the EU. An important development according to SWZ|Maritime’s Editor-in-Chief Antoon Oosting, because it is now included in Horizon Europe,...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
Pandemic may break European taboo on state aid for maritime industry
For some shipbuilders in Spain, it’s just sour grapes. They are angry with the Dutch Government after its decision to save the Royal IHC shipyard from falling into Chinese hands. However, in his latest opinion...Read more
How to solve issues with ships’ hybrid electrical power systems?
How to deal with power sources with low short circuit power? How to comply with the “Golden Rules” of electrical power distribution design in hybrid electrical power systems? These questions will become important for zero...Read more
The wine-dark sea
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
River cruising: From corny to booming, but under corona threat?
In a relatively short amount of time, the river cruise industry has become an important money maker for Europe. In his latest opinion piece, SWZ|Maritime’s Editor-in-Chief Antoon Oosting draws a picture of this market segment...Read moreBooming river cruise and innovative ship designs in SWZ|Maritime
Traditionally, SWZ|Maritime’s April issue is a special about new developments in inland shipping. This year, the focus is on the river cruise industry that was booming until the corona crisis took hold. We also look...Read more
Going clean and green: SWZ special on marine fuels and engines
Internal combustion engines play a very dominant role in shipping. They are by far the most popular way of powering ships. Is that going to change under pressure of environmental regulations and, in particular, the...Read more
The modelled 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
The theoretical 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
Maritime R&D won’t last without production
SWZ|Maritime’s January issue focuses on maritime R&D in the Netherlands with contributions from Nevesbu, Conoship, MARIN and Royal IHC. However, SWZ|Maritime’s Editor-in-Chief Antoon Oosting argues that to stay strong in R&D, we also need to...Read more
Dutch Ideas, Japanese Build
Japan is still a large shipbuilding nation blessed with powerful shipowners and a large fleet. Under the pressure of the global shipbuilding market problems, Japanese yards have gone through a merger and contraction phase. Yet,...Read more
Shipbuilding Cluster in the North of the Netherlands Remains Strong
The North of the Netherlands is still home to a maritime cluster of economic importance. SWZ|Maritime’s November issue reveals what some of these northern maritime companies are working on. Topics covered include CO2 capture, hybrid...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
Dutch Shipbuilding in 2018
After the dramatic year 2016, the maritime sector finally recovered slightly from the beginning of 2017, but 2018 remained a rather difficult year for Dutch shipbuilders. SWZ|Maritime’s editor Gerrit J. de Boer has gathered a...Read more
Dutch Superyachts: Bigger and Ever More Exclusive
The last few years, the Dutch superyacht industry saw some significant investments in more and larger production sites and refit facilities. SWZ|Maritime’s yacht special explores the Dutch yacht building landscape. In this special, we take a...Read more