MARIN launches new Defence department
From this month, the Maritime Research Institute of the Netherlands (MARIN) combines its defence-related expertise in a new Defence department. Pepijn de Jong, currently team lead Navy in the Ships department, will lead the new and growing department. The aim is to...
Boskalis completes sale of Singapore and Malaysia towage activities
Boskalis and its co-shareholder KS Investments (Keppel) have completed the sale of their equity stakes in their harbour towage activities in Singapore and Malaysia. The new owner of Keppel Smit Towage and Maju Maritime is Rimorchiatori Mediterranei. The intended sale...
Van Oord orders another two water injection dredgers with Kooiman
Van Oord has ordered two additional water injection vessels from Kooiman Marine Group that will follow sister vessels Maas and Mersey. The new vessels will have the same specifications, supplemented by optimisations. The first of the two vessels will be commissioned...
Swedish Coast Guard orders new patrol vessels from Damen
The Swedish Coast Guard has reached an agreement for its next generation of patrol vessels. Damen Shipyards will build and deliver the KBV 320 series, which are expected to enter into service in the latter part of 2024. The new vessels will replace the KBV 302-KBV 311...
Start-up Reefy to build artificial reef system in Rotterdam
In collaboration with the Municipality of Rotterdam, Rijkswaterstaat and Boskalis, the innovative start-up Reefy from Delft will test a modular artificial reef system. The system is to protect the riverbank against large ship waves and stimulates the development of...
Netherlands to introduce Vessel Traffic Services to prevent container loss
After the MSC Zoe incident, the Dutch government has investigated whether Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) could help prevent such accidents. The result is that VTS will be introduced north of the Wadden Islands. In addition, Vessel Traffic Monitoring will be established...
Completion of Terneuzen sea lock delayed again
Covid-19 and per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and objects in the soil have pushed back the delivery date of the Terneuzen sea lock. Originally, this was scheduled for March 2023, but the Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Mark Harbers has...
Damen delivers modular DOP dredger to Mozambique
Damen Shipyards has handed over the dredger named Estoril to its owner. Fitted out with a Damen submersible DOP dredge pump, the modular dredger will be located at the Port of Beira in Mozambique, where it will be performing maintenance dredging duties to ensure...
Nuyina, Spartacus and Viva compete for KNVTS Ship of the Year Award
The jury of the Maritime Award: KNVTS Ship of the Year 2022 has nominated three ships for the Netherlands’ most prestigious maritime award. The award will be presented for the 24th time during the Maritime Awards Gala 2022. This year the battle is between icebreaker...
Dredging and offshore contractor DEME becomes listed company
As of today, 30 June, DEME Group is listed on Euronext Brussels. According to Luc Vandenbulcke, CEO DEME Group, the listing will give the company 'the necessary and direct visibility to drive its strategy and ambitions forward'. 'The listing on Euronext Brussels will...
Berge Bulk vessel to be equipped with WindWings in 2023
Berge Bulk will equip its 210 DWT Newcastlemax bulker Berge Olympus with four BAR Tech WindWings of Yara Marine Technologies. The solid wing sails will measure up to 50 metres in height and will be capable of reducing CO2 emissions by up to thirty per cent through a...
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