Boluda inaugurates Rotterdam headquarters
Boluda Corporación Marítima has officially inaugurated its Netherlands headquarters in Rotterdam, located in the city’s historic Maritime Quarter. It will serve as the nerve centre of its operations in Northern Europe through its subsidiaries Boluda Towage and Boluda...
Eidesvik orders methanol vessel for subsea and offshore wind
Norwegian shipowner Eidesvik Offshore joins forces with Agalas to build a state-of-the-art Construction Support Vessel (CSV) to perform subsea and offshore wind operations. The CSV will be equipped with methanol engines and a battery hybrid system. The vessel will be...
EU launches new mission to protect ships in Red Sea
On 19 February, the EU launched EUNAVFOR Aspides. The objective of this defensive maritime security operation is to restore and safeguard freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Gulf. European shipowners united in ECSA welcome the operation. Operation Aspides...
Seventh Amels 60 joins sister yachts at Damen Yachting
Damen Yachting has welcomed another Amels 60 to its shipyard in the Netherlands. The Amels 6007 arrived safely in Vlissingen following its departure from the Damen Yachting build facility in Poland in January. Joining a number of its Amels 60 siblings, as well as...
Chemship fits tanker with Econowind’s VentoFoils
Chemship commissioned its first ship with four of Econowind's wind assisted ship propulsion units on 19 February. This makes the MT Chemical Challenger the first chemical tanker in the world to be equipped with the technology. This week four 16-metre-high aluminium...
NIOZ christens RV Wim Wolff
On 15 February, the new national research vessel, RV Wim Wolff, was christened in the harbour of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) on Texel. The ship, built by Thecla Bodewes Shipyards, replaces research vessel RV Navicula after forty years of...
Dutch naval vessels join NATO’s largest exercise to date
Dutch naval vessels HNLMS Johan de Witt and HNLMS Karel Doorman are leaving for northern Norway today, 19 February, to participate in Steadfast Defender. This is the largest NATO exercise since the Cold War. Steadfast Defender consists of several sub-exercises, of...
DSB: Human error main cause in Helge accident
Proper use of navigation systems and correct bridge manning levels are crucial for safety on board seagoing vessels. This is the conclusion of the Dutch Safety Board (DSB) after investigating the collision between the freighter Helge and Wild Cosmos on September 9,...
Damen launches new compact ASD tug
Damen Shipyards has unveiled the latest vessel in its Compact Tugs product platform. Apart from being compact, the ASD Tug 1810 – 18.25 metres x 10.23 metres – has been designed with safety and minimal maintenance in mind. Damen has placed great emphasis on safety in...
Greenov tests underwater noise reduction system
Greenov has initiated the first sea trial of the SubSea Quieter. This noise mitigation system is based on an innovative membrane designed to mitigate the impact of maritime activities on underwater ecosystems. With six years dedicated to its development, the SubSea...
Meyer lands another Carnival cruise ship order
Meyer Werft and Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise company, have reached an agreement to build another modern cruise ship for Carnival Cruise Line. The sister ship to the Carnival Jubilee, which was delivered in 2023, is scheduled for delivery in 2027....
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