
Enter now for the 2027 Prins Friso Engineering Award
Who will be Engineer of the Year 2027? Nominations are now open for the Prins Friso Engineering Award. KIVI, the Royal Netherlands Society of Engineers, is looking for an engineer who excels in their field, develops innovative solutions and makes a visible...
Hapag-Lloyd completes acquisition of stake in APMT MVII
Hapag-Lloyd has completed the acquisition of a 25 per cent stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II (MVII) in Rotterdam. This follows unconditional approval by the relevant antitrust authorities. The investment strengthens Hapag-Lloyd’s global terminal portfolio, managed...
Pilot project to monitor drones in Port of Rotterdam
The Dutch government is developing a national database for drones in the Netherlands. Its phased implementation aims to make it easier to tackle unauthorised drone use while also encouraging the development of beneficial drone applications. The first practical trial...
Damen delivers two electric patrol vessels to Amsterdam
On 7 September, Damen Shipyards Group delivered two Patrol Vessels 1304 Electric to the City of Amsterdam. The delivery marks the third time Damen has delivered Patrol Vessels 1304 Electric to the city in recent years. During a ceremony at the city’s maritime museum,...
Van Oord and Vestas install last turbine at Ecowende
The last of the 52 wind turbines at the Ecowende offshore wind farm was installed on 30 October. With this milestone, Ecowende enters the final phase of construction. The turbine stands approximately 53 kilometres off the coast of IJmuiden, in the Hollandse Kust...
Charge Offshore to develop monopile charging for Power2Tow
Charge Offshore (by MJR) is supporting Smit Terminals Europe and Smit Salvage, part of Boskalis, with a dedicated monopile offshore charging solution as the consortium advances through the preliminary design phase of the Power2Tow project tender. Led by Dutch...
Wärtsilä spark gas conversion targets methane slip
Wärtsilä has completed the conversion of the engine on three LNG carriers from dual-fuel (DF) to spark gas (SG) operation. Chevron Transport Corporation operates the vessels. This conversion aims to lower greenhouse gas emissions from the vessels by reducing methane...
Boluda Towage takes over Muller Dordrecht
Boluda Towage is expanding its offshore towage capabilities with the acquisition of Muller Dordrecht. The latter is a Dutch maritime services company with more than a century of experience in offshore towage, heavy transport and specialised marine projects. The...
Saipem7 approved, heavy-transport business for sale
Subsea 7 has announced that the tribunal of Brazil’s Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE) has approved the proposed combination of Subsea7 and Saipem to create Saipem7. At the same time, the company plans to sell its heavy transportation business, part...
Alewijnse wins contract for world’s largest sailing cargo ships
Alewijnse has signed a contract with French shipbuilder Piriou to deliver the electrical system integration on board four more new sail cargo vessels with hybrid propulsion. The Phenix class has been developed by shipping company TransOceanic Wind Transport (NEWTOWT)....
ECTMarine delivers workboat built for Dead Sea conditions
Dutch marine engineering company ECTMarine has handed over a purpose-built workboat to Arab Potash Company (APC) in Jordan. Designed and built in the Netherlands, the workboat was tailored to the conditions at the Dead Sea, where the dense, highly saline brine and the...

















