Rijkswaterstaat revises minimum turbine distance rules
Rijkswaterstaat has updated its policy for the placement of wind turbines along Dutch waterways. They better reflect the characteristics of modern wind turbines, whose rotor diameters have increased significantly in recent years. TNO and MARIN research forms the bases...
Port of Rotterdam appoints Berte Simons as new COO
Effective January 1, 2025, Berte Simons has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Port of Rotterdam Authority by the shareholders. This means she joins the Executive Board and succeeds Boudewijn Siemons, who was appointed CEO and interim COO in February...
‘Trump Presidency threatens spike in container shipping markets’
Donald Trump's victory in the US Presidential Election is 'a step in the wrong direction' for international trade as importers fear another spike in ocean container shipping freight rates. This is revealed by Xeneta, an ocean and air freight rate benchmarking and...
Validation for Shipping Technology’s automatic emission reporting
Certification institute LRQA (formerly part of Lloyd's Register) has approved Shipping Technology's CO2 Emission Reporting Module that calculates the CO2 emissions of inland navigation vessels and coasters. It means the automatic emission reporting of the ‘Shipping...
First Damen Shrimp Trawler 2607 completes sea trials
Recently, the first in series Damen Shrimp Trawler 2607 successfully completed its sea trials in the Port of Hamriya, UAE. The Dutch shipbuilder has designed the new vessel for the next generation of (sub) tropical shrimp fishing. The design aims at the provision of a...
Saltwater reveals new offshore survey vessel design
Saltwater Engineering, a Papendrecht-based engineering firm in the maritime sector, has introduced its latest vessel design, Blue Quest. Drawing from extensive experience in vessel conversions, Blue Quest offers multifunctionality within a streamlined and efficient...
Hapag-Lloyd orders 24 ammonia-ready container ships
Hapag-Lloyd has signed two contracts with two Chinese shipyards for a total of 24 new container ships. All of them will be equipped with liquefied gas dual-fuel engines, capable of operating on biomethane, while the vessels are also ammonia-ready. Of the 24, twelve...
VIDEO: NIOZ research vessel Anna Weber-van Bosse launched
The RV Anna Weber-van Bosse has been launched in Spain. In a year's time, the new flagship of the Dutch research fleet will be ready for use. Construction of the ship is now about halfway through. Source article, picture and video: NIOZ. During the first year, the...
‘Container ship deliveries hit record of 2.5m TEU’
In the first ten months of 2024, shipyards have delivered more container ships than ever before, reports BIMCO in its latest Shipping Number of the Week. So far, 410 ships have been delivered with a capacity of 2.5 million TEU. This figure surpasses 'the previous full...
Royal Huisman sailing yacht Sarissa wins multiple awards
Despite not winning the Ship of the Year Award at the Maritime Awards Gala on 4 November, Royal Huisman's sailing yacht Sarissa did take home several awards at the International Superyacht Society (ISS) Awards Gala. The 59.7-metre Sarissa was elected "Yacht of the...
Fourth Mine Countermeasure Vessel launched, steel cut for number eight
The fleet of Mine Countermeasure Vessels for the Royal Netherlands Navy and Belgian Navy continues to grow. On 5 November, two new milestones of the binational project were achieved at the shipyard in Romania. This included the launch of the Scheveningen, the fourth...
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