SWZ|Maritime’s April 2026 issue: Dredging reimagined
This edition of SWZ|Maritime with its dredging focus, largely curated by editor Bas Lenferink, tells a story of innovation, ambition and a sector quietly reinventing itself under the pressure of tightening regulation, ecological awareness and smarter resource use....
Three electric ferries vie for KNVTS Ship of the Year Award 2021
The jury of the Maritime Award: KNVTS Ship of the Year 2021 has nominated three ships for the Netherlands' most prestigious maritime award. The award will be presented for the 23rd time during the Maritime Awards Gala 2021. All nominees this year are fully-electric...
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[VIDEO] World’s largest hospital ship arrives in Antwerp
Mercy Ships' newest acquisition, the Global Mercy, arrived in Antwerp last weekend. The world's largest hospital ship sailed through the Oosterschelde, where it was admired by over a hundred ship spotters at the Bocht van Bath in Rilland. The largest private hospital...
GustoMSC designs used for giant offshore wind installation ships for Cadeler
NOV has signed a contract with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry and Cadeler to supply two GustoMSC NG-20000X self-propelled wind turbine installation jack-up vessel designs. They will be known as the Cadeler X-Class and are said to have the largest jacking capacity in...
Value Maritime to install CO2 capture and storage on container ship Nordica
Value Maritime has developed an onboard CO2 capture and storage solution for the maritime industry. A capture module captures CO2 from the vessel’s exhaust and uses the CO2 to charge a CO2 battery. The first such system will be installed on Vissser Shipping's...
Final MSC Zoe container part removed from the Wadden Sea
Over 2.5 years after the MSC Zoe lost 342 containers in the North Sea just north of the Dutch Wadden Islands, Rijkswaterstaat has removed the last container part from the Wadden Sea. Salvage company BDS salvaged parts of a container on the Rif, a sandbank between...
Damen goes to market with new versatile ship design
Damen is set to launch a new vessel type, the multifunctional Multibuster 8020. With its shallow draught and DP2 capabilities, the Multibuster is suitable for a wide range of nearshore and offshore activities. Albwardy Damen will deliver the first one for stock in...
AIDA Cruises plans to become climate-neutral by 2040
Together with partners from research, science and industry, AIDA Cruises is developing innovative solutions and using technologies with the aim of putting the first zero-emission ship into service as early as 2030. By 2040, ten years ahead of the climate targets of...
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[VIDEO] Pioneering Spirit’s jacket lift system beams arrive in Rotterdam
The two huge steel beams for Pioneering Spirit’s new jacket lift system have arrived in Rotterdam after a week-long tow from the fabrication yard in northern Italy. Now starts the challenge of installing these 6000-tonne mega steel structures on board the world's...
‘ECDIS shortcomings and limited bathymetry data make safe navigation challenging’
The Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS) contributes to safe navigation if used correctly. But therein lies the crux. An investigation of groundings has revealed a significant mismatch between the intention of the performance standards and system...
International Chamber of Shipping proposes global carbon levy for ships
The International Chamber of Shipping has put forward a proposal for a global levy on carbon emissions from ships, in what would be a first for any industrial sector. The organisation presented a submission for this to the UN on Friday. It is to accelerate the uptake...
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