by Mariska Buitendijk | May 25, 2022 | Fishing, Maritime accidents, Maritime education/training/careers, News, Shipping
In its report on the capsizing and sinking of two beam trawlers, the Dutch Safety Board made recommendations regarding asymmetric loading conditions. As a result, crews are now actively informed of the dangers and the subject has been integrated in fishery training...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 6, 2022 | Fishing, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding
Sustainable fish farm company Kames, operating in the lochs and estuaries round the Western Isles, has taken delivery of the Damen LUV 2208 Tiffany II to improve waterborne operations at their steelhead trout farm. The aquaculture vessel offers large deck space, a...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 24, 2022 | Energy transition, Fishing, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Renewables, Ship design, Shipbuilding, SWZ|Maritime
With the energy transition just around the corner, the editors of the February edition of SWZ|Maritime decided to focus on important new developments in the Dutch offshore industry. A sector in which important players have already for some time understood that it is...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 8, 2022 | Fishing, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding
Beam Trawler Z-26 Avanti is designed for great hauling power with less fuel consumption and better seagoing properties due to reduced drag in the water. The 38-metre long fishing vessel was officially handed over to the Depaepe family of the Devan Shipping Company on...
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...