Damen Yachting sells another Amels 60 yacht
Damen Yachting has sold Amels 60 Project Vogue with Laura Sessa interior, scheduled for delivery in 2027. The sale marks the latest commercial success for the award-winning 60-metre Amels 60. Drawing on her longstanding experience with Amels Limited Editions, Laura...
New name revealed for Amels refit Albatross
Following the recent launch of the Amels refit Albatross, the yacht's new name has now been unveiled. During a private naming ceremony, which took place at the main Damen Yachting shipyard in Vlissingen City, the newly-extended and significantly refitted yacht was...
SWZ|Maritime’s May 2025 issue: Handling all jobs, big and small
The cover of the Workboat Special in our May edition shows the biggest of all workboats, the mighty Pioneering Spirit involved in one of its biggest jobs. When it comes to workboats, this is one in the class of extraordinarily large vessels. But Dutch shipowners,...
Large fire on board ship in Port of Amsterdam
There is a large fire on a ship in the Port of Amsterdam with significant smoke development. The vessel is carrying scrap metal and the fire started in one of the holds. Firefighting efforts are expected to take a long time. The fire department received a report of...
Hazard in plain sight on supply vessel causes catastrophic injury
Look "with new eyes" at each task to spot dangers that have become "normal". The Nautical Institute gives this warning in a new Mars Report in which a crew member lost his leg after getting pulled into the rack and pinion drive. The Nautical Institute gathers reports...
Denmark first to launch remote pilotage
With approval from the Danish Emergency Management Agency, DanPilot and Danelec are now initiating a test programme for remote pilotage – the first of its kind in the world. The programme allows pilots to guide ships from land, using only advanced data transmitted...
Wagenborg and INEOS launch CO2 carrier as Carbon Destroyer 1
Royal Wagenborg and INEOS Energy launched and named the first European built offshore CO2 carrier to enable carbon capture storage across Europe on 14 May. The launching and naming of the Carbon Destroyer 1 marks a major breakthrough for Project Greensand and carbon...
Australia locates 19th century Dutch merchant ship
Researchers in Australia are confident they have located the shipwreck site of Koning Willem de Tweede. This 800-tonne Dutch merchant sailing ship was lost in Guichen Bay near Robe, South Australia, in June 1857. The researchers are affiliated with the Australian...
Damen and Alfa Laval to speed up shipping decarbonisation
Damen Shiprepair and Alfa Laval Benelux have signed a memorandum of understanding to intensify their cooperation on energy efficiency in the maritime industry. They will focus on identifying opportunities for sustainability improvements during the quotation and...
Wagenborg reveals next-gen EasyMax and orders six
The energy-efficient EasyMax design has resulted in a series of six EasyMax vessels in the Royal Wagenborg fleet. The design has now been upgraded to a next generation of 14,000-DWT fuel-flexible EasyMax vessels. Wagenborg has already contracted Royal Niestern Sander...
Damen performs green retrofit for BAM Shipping
Damen Shipyards Group, together with partners including Atal Solutions, has completed its retrofit of four bulk carriers for BAM Shipping. The retrofit is the first time that all of the various efficiency boosting solutions, ranging from air lubrication to CO2...

















