Already taken a look at the headshot accompanying this editorial? My face might be familiar to readers of the Dutch magazine Constructeur, focused on mechanical engineering and design. Or perhaps from the years in the early 2000s when I worked at a Dutch maritime publisher. But one thing is certain: it won’t be from my even earlier days as a deckhand on a bunker barge in the Scheldt estuary. You probably wouldn’t be able to tell from the photo anyway.
For those who, over the past eight or nine years, have never missed Antoon Oosting’s comments on the maritime world on this page, I hope this won’t come as too much of a shock – and not just because of the photo. Rest assured, Antoon will remain a valued contributor to SWZ|Maritime, though no longer as its editor-in-chief. He has no intention whatsoever of sailing off into the sunset and leaving it at that. You’ll certainly cross paths again in the future.
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Meet us at Europort
In fact, you’ll be able to meet him at our SWZ|Maritime booth (6509) at Europort 2025 in Rotterdam next month. Although, being the maritime journalist he is, he won’t be resting on his laurels there. Your best chances to meet him will be on Tuesday, 4 November, and Thursday, 6 November. And you can confront us both about this change, because I’ll be there as well – including on Wednesday.
So, you’re welcome to stop by and find out what groundbreaking plans I have in store for the magazine. To give you a headsup: none. Because SWZ|Maritime isn’t made by an editor-inchief – certainly not by yours truly. It’s made by all the editors on board, the people behind the scenes, and all the other maritime professionals who contribute to its pages – those who see the value in sharing their insights from daily practice or research with all of us.
Dutch maritime ingenuity
You really have all these people to thank for this magazine and its contents. All I can say is that I hope to live up to their and your standards – and to contribute something more in writing than just these thoughts on the opening page. I’ll leave you with this issue, featuring all nominees for the various accolades to be handed out at the annual Maritime Awards Gala – celebrating Dutch maritime ingenuity – and I look forward to meeting you in person in the near future.
This is editor-in-chief Robin Zander’s editorial accompanying the October 2025 issue.
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SWZ app and archive
Our digital archive is available to subscribers both online and in our new app (available for Android and Iphone) and they can read the digitial version of our October issue there. Not yet a subscriber? Visit our subscription page.
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The articles in SWZ|Maritime’s October issue
In addition to the regular sections such as Dutch news, Global news, KNVTS, Book reviews and Mars Report, the articles in the October issue are:
- Ship of the Year nominees are raising the bar
- Onderzoek dat maritieme industrie kansen biedt
- Nederlandse maritieme industrie op de kaart
- Toonaangevend en inspirerend
- Een antwoord op de dreigingen van vandaag
- ‘The strength of Europort lies in genuine connections’
- Empowering women in maritime
- Dutch yards still make it happen
- Biofuels as a green alternative in yachting
- Engineering onboard experiences
- People at the core of the yacht design process
- CEDA – At the helm of dredging innovation
- CEDA – Dredging’s vessel orderbook
Picture: The world’s first ammonia fuel system has been installed on offshore support vessel Green Pioneer. This landed Marine Service Noord a nomination for the Maritime Innovation Award (photo by Marine Service Noord/Maritime Awards Gala Foundation, cover picture of SWZ|Maritime’s October 2025 issue).
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