Van Oord provides nature enhancement in Scheur River
Rijkswaterstaat has commissioned Van Oord to build almost 4 kilometres of longitudinal dams and create approximately 31 hectares of tidal area in the Dutch Scheur river. In doing so, it will support the objectives of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). The...
In pictures: The Maritime Awards Gala 2022
Last night (7 November), De Doelen in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, once again hosted the Maritime Awards Gala. Some 700 maritime professionals witnessed the presentation of five maritime awards as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award. Every year, five maritime awards...
Superyacht Viva lands Feadship KNVTS Ship of the Year Award
During the Maritime Awards Gala on 7 November in Rotterdam, Feadship and Royal van Lent received the KNVTS Ship of the Year Award for their superyacht Viva. The yacht beat the cutter suction dredger Spartacus and the Antarctic research vessel and icebreaker Nuyina....
Kommer Damen presented with Lifetime Achievement Award
During the Maritime Awards Gala in Rotterdam on 7 November, Kommer Damen received a Lifetime Achievement Award from Bas Ort (NMT) on behalf of the entire Dutch maritime sector. Damen received the award for his achievements, working methods and contribution to the...
Dutch Navy’s Van Hengel-Spengler Award goes to Unmanned Dipping Sonar Boat design
'A relevant and unique contribution to the operational deployment of our Royal Navy.' This is how the jury characterises Saskia Alberts' research into the use of an unmanned unit in anti-submarine warfare. Her Unmanned Dipping Sonar Boat design earned her the Van...
Van Oord takes home KVNR Shipping Award for LNG-powered dredgers
'With the commissioning of three state-of-the-art trailing suction hopper dredgers, Van Oord is showing what sustainability and efficiency are going to mean for large seagoing vessels and what mindset that requires from the builder.' With these fine words from the...
Maritime Innovation Award for UV-C Cooler that tackles biofouling
Corrosion's UV-C Cooler is an eco-friendly alternative to the traditional box cooler to combat biofouling. It landed the company the Maritime Innovation Award. According to the jury, the product tackles a global problem without ecological impact. The award was...
Kirsten Odendaal wins Maritime Designer Award 2022
Kirsten Odendaal used big data from existing ships when designing new ships to reduce their energy consumption and emissions. The result is a striking shift in design focus, according to the Maritime Designer Award jury, which elected Odendaal as this year's winner....
Fleet Cleaner expands fleet and now cleans hulls with ROVs controlled from Delft
Netherlands-based Fleet Cleaner now has a third specialist hull cleaning vessel, the Thunderbird 3. In addition, its hull cleaning ROVs can now be remotely operated from its remote operating control centre in Delft the Netherlands. Hull biofouling and its role in...
VIDEO: How MARIN validates calculations of the stern wave of a mega cruise ship
The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has performed unique wave measurements on board a mega cruise ship. The objective: measure the shape and height of the stern wave to validate model tests and calculations. Digital Image Correlation techniques were...
New radars and jammers for Dutch frigates
The four Dutch air-defence and command frigates will remain in service for five years longer than originally planned. To keep them up to date, the ships will get new radars. In addition, the two ships that will remain in service the longest will get jammers. In 2019,...
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