SWZ|Maritime’s November 2025 issue: Roaring twenties
A national first preceded this year’s Europort in Rotterdam by only a few days: not a single company showed interest in building the Nederwiek 1A wind farm in the North Sea, as tendered by the Dutch government — not even after its planned capacity was reduced to 1 GW....
Netherlands Coast Guard charters Fast Crew Supplier
Mid-2026, the Netherlands Coast Guard fleet will be expanded with the Enforcer, a Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 5009 vessel. This vessel will be deployed in the years ahead to ensure the continuity of maritime security duties in the North Sea. The duties of the Coast...
Speed and distractions end in grounding
Poor ergonomics, trying to do too much at once and a high speed contributed to a ferry grounding in darkness. The Nautical Institute describes the incident in a new Mars Report. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and near-misses. It then...
KVNR rebuffs equal pay claim against Dutch shipping companies
The Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR) has taken note of the letter recently sent by the lawyer representing the Equal Justice Equal Pay Foundation to a large number of Dutch shipping companies. This letter alleges unlawful unequal pay for Filipino and...
Study to design bulk carrier with ocean-based carbon capture
Calcarea Inc. and Aurelia Design BV have entered into a collaboration to bring ocean-based carbon capture technology to the maritime sector. The partnership combines Calcarea’s carbon removal process with Aurelia’s expertise in green ship design and e-systems...
EST-Floattech to supply battery systems for Arklow coasters
EST-Floattech has been selected to deliver its Octopus Lite battery system for a new series of six general cargo vessels. The vessels will be built by Ferus Smit in the Netherlands for Irish ship operator Arklow Shipping. Working closely with the shipyard, and with...
Alewijnse, Van Meer partner on hybrid and electric propulsion
System integrator Alewijnse and Van Meer, a specialist in drive systems, have joined forces. The companies are collaborating to accelerate the development and integration of hybrid and electric drive systems within the maritime value chain. The partnership was...
Berge Rederi equips coaster with Wattlab Solar Flatracks
After delivering its first full-scale seagoing project to Vertom a little over a week ago, Wattlab signed a contract at Europort to outfit the hatches of the BRF Froan with their solar energy system. For Norwegian shipping company Berge Rederi this is the icing on the...
Van Oord acquires BAM’s Xbloc business
Van Oord has reached an agreement with BAM Infraconsult BV - BAM’s civil engineering consultancy in the Netherlands - on the intended acquisition of the Xbloc activities and associated assets. Xbloc provides design and construction of innovative concrete armour units...
FAT for hydrogen retrofit on two- and four-stroke engines
Newlight has completed factory acceptance testing (FAT) for its hydrogen retrofit package for two- and four-stroke main engines that enable greater fuel efficiency and lower emissions. Next steps include the first vessel installation and harbour acceptance testing....
EST-Floattech supplies batteries for E-Pusher M
In a major step towards sustainable inland shipping, Rotterdam-based sand and transport company ROS has ordered a fully electric pusher tug from Kotug. The so-called E-Pusher M is equipped with EST-Floattech’s containerised battery solution. The Octopus Series Lite...
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