by Mariska Buitendijk | May 20, 2022 | Navy, News, Ship design, Ship repair/maintenance, Shipbuilding
The Royal Netherlands Navy’s replacement programmes have suffered yet more delays. After it first became known its new submarines would hit the water three years later than planned, it has now become clear the Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigates (ASWFs) and...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 18, 2022 | Classification/inspection, Navy, News, Shipping
From mid-May, a European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) is flying from Denmark’s northernmost town Skagen, offering enhanced maritime surveillance. EMSA provides the service following a request from the Royal Danish Navy. The...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 26, 2022 | Navy, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding
The Royal Netherlands Navy’s new Combat Support Ship Den Helder is currently under construction at Damen’s yard in Galati, Romania. The shipbuilder applies a modular building process and the first hull section has now hit the water. The steel for the hull...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 4, 2022 | Navy, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Submarines
The replacement of the Dutch submarines is facing yet more delay. As a result, two of the existing vessels will be taken out of service so that the remaining two can sail longer than planned. On the other hand, the cumbersome procurement process is being improved to...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 24, 2022 | Emissions, Energy transition, Marine engines, Marine fuels, Navy, News, Offshore wind, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime
Hope and optimism keep us going, but one can also get lost in it. As with too much optimism people like to forget reality. Long before the 24th of February, simple people like me could see that the so-called “exercise” posed a real threat to peace. Yet, most of us...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 7, 2022 | Navy, News
The air defence and command frigate HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën left for Norway on Sunday. The naval vessel will join the Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) for the next four months. Earlier in the morning, the amphibious transport ship HNLMS Rotterdam also departed...
