Van Oord accelerates offshore wind in Poland
Van Oord has reached a milestone in the development of offshore wind energy in Poland. The company has transported and installed all monopile foundations and transition pieces for Poland’s first-ever offshore wind farm: Baltic Power. Svanen at work at Baltic Power...
Feadship reveals future yacht concept Pure
Feadship has marked the opening of the 2021 Monaco Yacht Show by unveiling its latest Future Concept. The 81.75-metre Pure is fully future-compatible in terms of likely developments over the next decade in propulsion and efficiency. At the same time, it is based on...
Stena Line plans fossil fuel free ferry line between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn by 2030
Ferry operator Stena Line, Frederikshavn Municipality, and the Port of Frederikshavn have signed an agreement for making Gothenburg-Frederikshavn the world's first fossil fuel free ferry line of its kind. The route is to be operated by two battery-powered Stena...
Icon Yachts passes into Swiss hands
Swiss businessman Mr Micca Ferrero has acquired the majority shareholding in Icon Yachts and all related companies. Founded in 2005, Icon Yachts is located in Harlingen, the Netherlands, with a direct and unrestricted access to the North Sea. The company's facilities...
SWZ|Maritime’s September 2021 issue: ‘Dutch superyachts are serious business’
The Italians have their Ferraris, Lamborghinis and Maseratis, the Brits their Rolls-Royces and Aston Martins, the French their haute cuisine and fragrances. But the Dutch are probably making the most expensive kind of gift that only the richest people in the world can...
Do all escape routes on your ship have emergency breathing devices?
You never know where a fire on board a ship may occur or where the crew is at that time. In its latest Mars Report, The Nautical Institute describes how a crew member had to choose an escape route without an emergency escape breathing device, as the other route was...
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[VIDEO] Heesen joins hull and superstructure of 60-metre superyacht Project Skyfall
Heesen Yachts has joined the hull and superstructure of the 60-metre, all-aluminium Project Skyfall, YN 19959. In a complex operation over several days in September, three large mobile cranes lowered the main engines onto their mounts, and then hoisted the...
Approval in principle for Windship’s triple-wing rigs
Windship Technology's patented triple-wing rig has received an approval in principle from classification society DNV. According to the company, three rigs sets are able to produce all the power required to sail an 80,000 DWT ship on the main long transoceanic routes....
Student visit to Royal Huisman: ‘Hybrid yachts are a market for the future’
Companies highlight their own activities or let themselves be interviewed by journalists. For SWZ|Maritime's September special on (super)yachts, we joined a teacher and two students of shipbuilding who visited yacht builder Royal Huisman. What do the students think...
Damen Yachting builds new 60-metre SeaXplorer expedition yacht on spec
Damen Yachting has revealed its latest addition to the SeaXplorer range of luxury expedition yachts. The first SeaXplorer 60, featuring hybrid propulsion, is now under construction for delivery in 2024. AS yet, there is no owner for the yacht. After months of...
Royal Huisman wins contract for 65-metre sailing yacht
The joint team of Royal Huisman, Dykstra Naval Architects and Mark Whiteley Design has signed a contract for a 65-metre performance ketch rigged sailing yacht. Listed as Project 408, the next step is further design and engineering after which construction will start...
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