Virus-stricken cruise ship Hondius arrives in Rotterdam
The Dutch cruise ship Hondius is currently sailing into the Port of Rotterdam. After the disembarkation of guests and a limited number of crew in Granadilla, the Canary Islands, completed on 11 May, the vessel set sail for Rotterdam where the vessel will undergo a...
SWZ|Maritime’s May 2022 issue: A maritime education special focused on quality
Dutch maritime education is doing a lot to deliver the next generation of highly skilled maritime professionals. SWZ|Maritime's May education and regulations special features developments in Dutch maritime education, looks into the use of simulators and reveals some...
RH Marine upgrades systems on the Dutch Navy’s amphibious transport vessel
RH Marine has started with a system upgrade and regular maintenance of HNLMS Johan de Witt, the amphibious transport ship of the Royal Netherlands Navy. All navigation, communication and control systems on board will be renewed and all electrical components will be...
Practices should match procedures: Lethal fall from height inside a hold
Issuing work permits is a fruitless paper exercise if the requirements set out in the permit do not reflect the practices of the crew. The Nautical Institute comes to this conclusion in its latest Mars Report, in which a crew member died after a fall from height into...
Damen Cape Town delivers first of three patrol vessels to South African Navy
In a ceremony held at Simons Town Naval Base, Damen has handed over the first of three Multi Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPVs) to the South African Navy. The vessel marks the culmination of four years of work for Damen Shipyards Cape Town. The vessel delivered...
Feadship takes home four World Superyacht Awards
Feadship won four prestigious prizes at the 2022 BOAT International World Superyacht Awards (WSA) on Saturday 21 May. VIVA, Somnium and Vanish triumphed in their respective categories, with VIVA also taking home the Motoryacht of the Year award. In its seventeen-year...
Huisman lands Seaway 7 contract for 3000-mt monopile lifting Spreader Bar
Seaway 7 has contracted Huisman to deliver a 3000-metric-tonne Spreader Bar. The Spreader Bar will support installation of offshore wind turbines and is able to handle monopiles with the largest diameter and length currently available. Although the Spreader Bar will...
Dangers of asymmetric loading become part of fishery training programmes
In its report on the capsizing and sinking of two beam trawlers, the Dutch Safety Board made recommendations regarding asymmetric loading conditions. As a result, crews are now actively informed of the dangers and the subject has been integrated in fishery training...
MSC’s new LNG-powered cruise ship boasts fuel cells, SCR and shore power
The MSC World Europa is now in the final stage of construction and will be delivered in October. In addition to being the largest LNG-powered cruise ship in the world, the vessel features solid oxide fuel cells, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system and...
VIDEO: Allseas’ Catchy 2 snags trash 24/7 in Nieuwe Maas River
Allseas’ latest waste collection system Catchy 2 accumulates plastics and other trash from the Nieuwe Maas River before it flows out into the North Sea. Located under Rotterdam’s Erasmus Bridge, the system operates 24/7, collecting both floating and submerged waste....
Heerema CEO Van Brouwershaven to resign
Koos-Jan van Brouwershaven will leave Heerema as CEO on May 31, 2022. Van Brouwershaven was the CEO of Heerema Fabrication Group from 2013 and also the CEO of Heerema Marine Contractors from 2018. 'I have worked with passion and dedication at this professional company...
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