Heerema installs 100 turbine foundations in Baltic Sea
Heerema Marine Contractors has completed the offshore foundation installation campaign for the Bałtyk 2 and Bałtyk 3 offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea. The project involved the installation of 100 wind turbines and two offshore substations over a four-month...
LNG ferry Willem de Vlamingh now hybrid
Ferry ms Willem de Vlamingh has received an upgrade over the past three months. The ship has become LNG hybrid, as a large battery pack (900 kWh) has been installed, among other things. The ship sails between Harlingen and the Wadden Islands Terschelling and Vlieland....
Trump administration halts Equinor’s Empire Wind project
The US government has issued a halt work order for the Empire Wind project. Equinor, which is executing the project, has subsequently stopped the offshore construction in waters of the outer continental shelf offshore New York. On April 16, Equinor's company Empire...
Neptune builds multi-purpose offshore vessel for N-Sea
Neptune Marine is currently building a new, next generation, multi-purpose shallow draught vessel for N-Sea’s cable installation activities. The vessel is under construction in Poland and will transfer to the Netherlands in Q4 2025 for fitting and commissioning in Q2...
Ship hits wind turbine, KNRM evacuates two injured crew
On Sunday morning, 20 April, the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM) was called out for a medical evacuation. Two crew members on board the Glomar Venture were injured while sailing on the North Sea. Later, Dutch media revealed the ship had allided with a...
New Amels 6007 yacht heads for sea trials
The Amels 6007 is embarking on a new adventure as it set sail for the first time into open waters. In the early hours of Wednesday, April 16, the luxurious Amels 6007 passed through the lock at Vlissingen, marking the beginning of its sea trials. The Amels 60 yacht...
SWZ|Maritime’s April 2025 issue: Martin van Dijk’s last inland navigation special
This April issue is memorable in several ways. First of all, it is a nice mix of Dutch and English, because when you talk about inland navigation, it is mainly a Dutch matter. The Netherlands has the largest share of the European inland navigation fleet by far. And if...
Dutch navy charters vessel from Fugro and Damen
Fugro and Damen have teamed up to provide the Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) with a surveillance vessel and operating crew. The Dutch Ministry of Defence has contracted this new partnership to enhance its marine security and surveillance capabilities. The RNLN will...
BIMCO paper: ‘Remove obstacles to safer ship recycling’
BIMCO has drafted a paper to submit to the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-17), asking for more clarity and for obstacles to be removed as the Hong Kong Convention enters into force in two months. The document warns that inconsistencies...
Oman, Netherlands and Germany to launch hydrogen corridor
A Joint Development Agreement (JDA) has been signed to establish the world’s first liquid hydrogen import corridor, connecting the Sultanate of Oman, the Netherlands, and Germany. This corridor will link the port of Duqm in Oman, the port of Amsterdam in the...
IMB reports spike in piracy in Singapore Straits
The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed a rise in piracy and armed robbery incidents in the first quarter of 2025 – driven by a spike of incidents in the Singapore Straits. 45 cases were recorded in the first three months of 2025 – an almost 35 per...
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