by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 21, 2021 | Fishing, Maritime regulations, News
Over 150,000 Europeans have signed a petition calling for the EU to phase out destructive fishing practices, starting with an immediate ban of bottom trawling in all Marine Protected Areas. Environmental NGOs presented EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius with the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 16, 2021 | Digitalisation, Dredging, Energy transition, Fishing, Maritime regulations, Navigation, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime
The cover of SWZ|Maritime’s December edition shows something different than what readers are usually offered. Instead of an often brand-new ship in its elements, we show a map of the Netherlands and a big chunk of the Dutch part of the North Sea. And what this...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 14, 2021 | Dredging, Energy transition, Fishing, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime
For the North Sea to continue to sustain ecosystems and the social well-being of Northern Europe, action is needed by industry and policy makers alike. This is necessary to maintain biodiversity and natural productivity in the face of growing offshore economic...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 2, 2021 | Fishing, News
In April this year, the Dutch Safety Board, which was investigating the capsizing of two cutters, issued an interim warning. The Council was concerned about the stability of a certain type of cutter/trawler. We published this on the website of SWZ|Maritime and...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 25, 2021 | Fishing, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, SWZ|Maritime
The new breed of workboats addresses the needs of crew, fish and the environment, according to shipyard Nauplius Workboats. It has used progressive design to build 3514 Utility Vessel Camilla Eslea, the world’s largest delicing vessel to date. Bridging demands of all...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 18, 2021 | Fishing, News, SWZ|Maritime
Apart from the possibility that someone might like to cast a line, there are no real fishermen among the fifteen editors of SWZ|Maritime. And yet, here is a November issue that includes a full-fledged special on fishing. This is the result and strength of SWZ|Maritime...
