World’s largest battery-electric ship enters service
The world's largest battery-electric ship has officially entered into commercial passenger service in South America. Incat Tasmania constructed the 130-metre China Zorrilla for Buquebus. The China Zorrilla has now completed its maiden commercial voyage between Buenos...
Heerema lands three decom projects in UK North Sea
Heerema Marine Contractors, in a consortium with AF Offshore Decom, will remove three platforms in the UK North Sea. The three platforms have a combined weight of more than 120,000 tonnes. An unnamed North Sea operator awarded the three engineering, preparation,...
New safety and training resources for ammonia vessels
Lloyd’s Register Maritime Decarbonisation Hub and the Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping have launched new resources to support the safe adoption of ammonia as a marine fuel. The resources include an Ammonia Process Safety Management (PSM)...
Behind the scenes of Polish yacht building
The maritime sector has played an important role in Polish history, from the medieval Hanseatic city of Gdansk to the shipyard strikes that helped bring an end to socialism in the 1980s. That role continues to this day, with yacht building playing a particularly...
Reliable roll natural period measurements made easy
From the magazine – Accurate knowledge of a ship’s roll natural period is essential for safety, crew comfort, cargo security and avoiding extreme phenomena like parametric roll. MARIN has launched a free mobile app that helps with this. Rob Grin, MSc. This article...
Royal IHC appoints new CEO
Royal IHC CEO Derk te Bokkel will hand over his role to Erik-Jan Bijvank with effect from 1 October 2026. CFO Bert-Jaap Dijkstra will also leave the company at the end of October to continue his career elsewhere. Te Bokkel joined Royal IHC in early 2023 with a mandate...
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...
Boskalis feels impact of geopolitical situation
Although Boskalis delivers solid performance over the first six months of 2026, geopolitical uncertainty is having an effect on the company's revenue. This is compounded by a lackluster investment appetite in several regions to award projects. Revenue amounted to EUR...
Damen Folla delivers new aquaculture workboat
Damen Folla has handed over a new workboat for aquaculture. Mowi Norway took delivery of the Service Vessel (SeV) 1508 during Nor-Fishing in Trondheim on 19 August. The vessel is the final delivery under a framework agreement for seven vessels signed with the company...
Hapag-Lloyd acquires stake in APM Terminals MVII
Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with APM Terminals to acquire a 25 per cent stake in APM Terminals Maasvlakte II (MVII). As partners, both companies will support the terminal’s continued development, capacity expansion and operational performance. With the...
SWZ|Maritime’s July-August 2026 issue: Three roads to the same destination
Leafing through this issue, it's tempting to see unrelated stories: a methanol retrofit in Shanghai, uncrewed barges in Antwerp, a carbon capture trial on a tanker, a record orderbook, a press conference in Hamburg. Read together, though, they show the same industry...
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