Econowind supplies VentoFoils for Amadeus Titanium
The coastal vessel Amadeus Titanium, operated by HGK Shipping subsidiary Amadeus Shiffahrts- und Speditions GmbH, has been sailing with Econowind's VentoFoils since the end of March. The wind-assisted propulsion system was installed at the Dutch port town of...
Damen: Antarctic research vessel Nuyina is the most complex ship we ever built
An icebreaker and a research vessel in one; according to Damen, the Antarctic Supply and Research Vessel Nuyina is the most complex ship ever built by the shipyard. SWZ|Maritime was invited to visit the ship on Thursday while it was still by the quay in Flushing, the...
Kotug develops zero-emission E-Pusher tug
Towage services provider Kotug is establishing an inland shipping division. It will provide electric-powered pusher tugs and AI-driven dispatch and route planning applications for the inland navigation industry. The company has developed a range of modular and...
Could bilge keels be the answer to the rolling of container ships?
Rolling in waves seems to underlie many of the incidents that involve a loss of containers at sea. This raises the question if container ships are particularly vulnerable in this respect and if there are clear remedies. Could the role of bilge keels for example have...
SWZ|Maritime’s May 2021 issue: Deepsea mining becomes reality
It was about ten years ago when Dutch companies and people started thinking about the possibilities and necessity of deepsea mining. Of course, in the Netherlands and, not to forget Belgium, a lot of people and companies are involved in dredging. And dredging and...
Heerema: Our ships are ready to install 15+ MW wind turbines
None of the existing wind turbine installation vessels can install next-generation 15+ MW turbines, stated IHS Markit in a recent report. This is incorrect, says Heerema Marine Contractors' CEO Koos-Jan van Brouwershaven. ‘Our vessels Thialf and Sleipnir are already...
Naval shipyards focus on future cooperation with European subsidy
SEA Defence is the first maritime project to receive a subsidy from the European Defence Industry Development Programme (EDIDP) of the European Commission. The project is led by Damen Shipyards and investigates technologies intended for the next generation of European...
No autonomous vehicles on new road network in Port of Rotterdam after all
The Port of Rotterdam is scrapping its plans to deploy self-driving vehicles for container transport on the Maasvlakte. The port authority has stopped the tender for unmanned transport. The autonomous vehicles should have been driving on the so-called Container...
For the first time in twenty years, a Dutch naval vessel sails to Japan
For the first time in more than twenty years, a Dutch naval vessel has left for Japan. The air defence and command frigate HNLMS Evertsen left Saturday afternoon for Great Britain and sailed to the Far East two days later. The trip will last seven months. The Evertsen...
Dutch Customs finds 220 kilos of drugs in tanker’s sea locker
A specialised Dutch Customs diving team has found 220 kilos of cocaine under a ship coming from Santos, Brazil, in the port of Rotterdam. The narcotics were hidden in four sports bags in the sea locker on the bilge keel of the Orange Sky, a special tanker used to...
Container ship Ever Given still stuck in Egypt
The ship that blocked the Suez Canal for six days in March is not allowed to leave Egypt for the time being. An Egyptian court ruled on Sunday that it was not competent to decide on the seizure issue, according to a lawyer. The Panamanian-flagged Ever Given was...
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