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Firda launches fishing net design simulator

Firda launches fishing net design simulator

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 6, 2026 | Digitalisation, Fishing, Maritime education/training/careers, News

On Friday 30 January, the Net Design Simulator was officially presented during Firda’s Open Day in Urk. The innovative educational tool allows students, for the first time, to see what normally remains hidden beneath the water’s surface. Firda is a vocational college....
TU Delft to develop digital twin of the sea

TU Delft to develop digital twin of the sea

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 24, 2025 | Digitalisation, Fishing, Maritime research, News, Offshore wind, Renewables, Shipping

A new Horizon Europe project, led by TU Delft, brings together international partners to investigate how climate change is impacting the marine environment and what this means for the way we depend on and use the ocean. A digital twin of the ocean is to provide...
Damen Folla launches new Aquaculture Service Vessel design

Damen Folla launches new Aquaculture Service Vessel design

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 21, 2025 | Fishing, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding

Damen Shipyards Group and Folla Maritime have officially launched their new joint venture shipyard under the name Damen Folla, during the Aqua Nor exhibition in Trondheim. The launch was accompanied by a preview of their latest development: the Aquaculture Service...
Shipyards have plenty of work, but financial risks remain high

Shipyards have plenty of work, but financial risks remain high

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 24, 2025 | Dredging, Fishing, Inland navigation, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Shipbuilding, SWZ|Maritime, Workboats, Yachts

From the magazine – Judging by last year’s figures from Dutch maritime manufacturing industry association NMT-IRO, the Dutch shipbuilding sector is far from struggling – especially compared to other shipbuilding nations in Europe. However, despite full...
Damen and Folla to deliver hybrid workboat to Nova Sea

Damen and Folla to deliver hybrid workboat to Nova Sea

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 16, 2025 | Fishing, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, Workboats

Damen Shipyards Group and its new partner, Norway’s Folla Maritime Service AS, have signed a contract with salmon farming company Nova Sea for the delivery of another hybrid workboat. The FollaPower 50EL hybrid workboat is number 106 from the Folla shipyard and the...
Damen Maaskant delivers scampi trawler to Sanford

Damen Maaskant delivers scampi trawler to Sanford

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 23, 2025 | Fishing, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding

Damen Maaskant has completed and delivered the San Koura Rangi, a state-of-the-art scampi trawler built for New Zealand seafood company Sanford. The 32.4-metre vessel has safely arrived in New Zealand and the vessel will soon begin operations in the Southern Ocean....
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