Dutch Coastguard responds to vessel with engine problems
On Sunday, 25 October, the Netherlands Coastguard responded to a vessel adrift after experiencing engine problems. The incident involved the heavy-lift vessel UHL Freedom, which was situated 29 kilometres north of the Wadden Island Schiermonnikoog. Three of its crew...
New COO for Heerema Marine Contractors
On July 1, Wilko de Jong took on the role of COO at Heerema Marine Contractors. He steps into the role after serving as Deputy-COO since January 1, 2026, working closely with COO Michel Hendriks. Over the past six months, they have worked side by side to ensure a...
Boskalis christens subsea rock installation giant
Boskalis has announced the christening of its latest fleet addition after a conversion project: subsea rock installation vessel Windpiper. It will now enter service as the largest subsea rock installation vessel in the industry with a capacity of 45,500 metric tonnes....
Netherlands drops to ninth spot on flag state performance list
The Paris Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has published its new performance lists for flag states based on port state control inspections. The Cayman Islands now tops the list, up from 6. The Netherlands loses five spots and moves from 4 to 9. The new Paris MoU...
Boskalis, Van Oord land large Swedish dredging project
Boskalis and Van Oord have been awarded a large dredging contract as part of the Malmporten Project in the Port of Luleå, Sweden. The contract has a total value of approximately EUR 500 million, split equally between Boskalis and Van Oord. The Swedish Maritime...
Wagenborg and Carisbrooke order up to ten ice-class vessels
Wagenborg is expanding its multi-purpose fleet through a strategic partnership with Carisbrooke Shipping. As part of this collaboration, Wagenborg will add up to ten newbuilding 7400-DWT ice-class 1A vessels to its fleet. This investment supports Wagenborg’s ambition...
And the 2026 Maritime Awards nominees are…
At the Maritime Awards Gala on Monday 2 November at Studio21 in Hilversum, the maritime sector will celebrate the power of innovation. Once again, five maritime awards will be presented: the Maritime Talent Award, the Maritime Innovation Award, the Maritime...
DEME orders dredger ready for methanol and autonomous ops
DEME has ordered a new 22,000-m3 trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD), which is to strengthen its long-term competitiveness in capital and maintenance dredging, land reclamation, and offshore seabed preparation. The new vessel will combine a structurally lower cost...
Gas carrier, dredger and CSOV up for Ship of the Year 2026
The KNVTS has revealed the three nominees for the Ship of the Year Award 2026. They are: gas carrier Carbon Destroyer I – Royal Niestern Sander, cutter dredger Rotterdam 26 – DE Klop BV, and commissioning service operation vessel Windcat Rotterdam – Damen Shipyards....
TU Delft gets defence innovation centre
The Dutch Ministry of Defence has opened a new innovation centre on the TU Delft campus: the MIND Tech Centre, short for Military Innovation by Doing. Operational since 1 July, the centre brings together Defence, startups and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
Three consortia to develop zero-emission ERTVs for Rijkswaterstaat
Rijkswaterstaat has launched the research and development phase of the Power2Tow project. Under this innovation partnership, three consortia will simultaneously develop new solutions for near-zero-emission emergency response towing vessels (ERTVs) and the associated...
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