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Li-ion battery hazards on ships

Li-ion battery hazards on ships

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 14, 2025 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

An integrated Li-ion battery bank recently caught fire on board a passenger vessel. It was found that loosely crimped lugs overheated and initiated the fire. No one was injured and the vessel sustained minimal damage, but this casualty highlights the safety hazards...
Concordia Damen delivers tanker to Gambler Shipping

Concordia Damen delivers tanker to Gambler Shipping

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 13, 2025 | Inland navigation, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Tankers

Concordia Damen has delivered another CDS Tanker 135. Last week, the vessel, of in-house design, successfully passed its trials, after having been outfitted at Concordia Damen’s shipyard in Werkendam by its long-time outfitter CCM3, as well as other suppliers and...
Van Oord’s Boreas completes first installation job

Van Oord’s Boreas completes first installation job

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 13, 2025 | News, Offshore wind

Van Oord’s brand-new offshore wind installation vessel Boreas has successfully completed its first assignment: the installation of 45 monopiles at Nordseecluster A. this is the first phase of the 1.6-GW offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The Boreas is the...
IMO and shipping in the crossfire of global politics

IMO and shipping in the crossfire of global politics

by Guest author | Nov 13, 2025 | Emissions, Energy transition, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

From the magazine – Until recently, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was primarily an extension of the United Nations that developed global regulations for international shipping. But since the last meeting (14-17 October) of the IMO’s Marine...
SWZ|Maritime’s November 2025 issue: Roaring twenties

SWZ|Maritime’s November 2025 issue: Roaring twenties

by Robin Zander | Nov 12, 2025 | Digitalisation, Dredging, Maritime awards, Maritime events, Navy, News, Offshore, Offshore wind, SWZ|Maritime

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

Netherlands Coast Guard charters Fast Crew Supplier

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 12, 2025 | News, Ship design, Shipbuilding

Mid-2026, the Netherlands Coast Guard fleet will be expanded with the Enforcer, a Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 5009. This vessel will be deployed in the years ahead to ensure the continuity of general coastguard duties in the North Sea. The duties of the Coast Guard...
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