Strong year for Boskalis, major fleet additions forthcoming
Royal Boskalis has reported a strong financial performance over 2025. The full-year group revenue, EBITDA, and year-end order book were all slightly higher than the all-time highs in 2024. The company is in the process of expanding its fleet, with the Seaway and...
Dutch shipbuilding in 2019
There was a dramatic turndown in the shipbuilding industry last year. Several yards reported red figures and the order intake was just € 351 million, 45 per cent less than in 2018. SWZ|Maritime's editor Gerrit de Boer has gathered a detailed overview of the ships...
New Conoship design combines LNG operation with open-top sailing
Conoship International received an enquiry for the concept design of a 5000-6000-tonne deadweight multi-purpose vessel (MPV) that truly had to be multi-purpose. The ship would have to be able to sail “open top” and have a flush deck in order to carry project cargo....
Samskip launches Duisburg-Amsterdam rail service
Multimodal company Samskip and Nunner Logistics are launching direct rail services between Amsterdam and Duisburg, in a new and far-reaching commitment to shippers using rail, road and waterborne transport services out of two of North Europe’s main container ports....
SWZ|Maritime’s safety special: How to keep containers on board?
With the MSC Zoe accident investigation reports being published, the safety of container transport is once again a hot topic. SWZ|Maritime's July/August safety special discusses the MSC Zoe reports in detail and looks at how loss of containers at sea can be prevented....
Damen and Echandia to develop world’s first fully electric tug
Damen Shipyards and Echandia have teamed up to develop the first fully-electric ship-handling tug in the world. The tug is planned to service New Zealand’s largest container terminal, the Ports of Auckland Limited (POAL). The new strategic partnership sees Damen...
The sea battle of Artemision
The KNVTS has a proud tradition to connect its vision on the future with a view on the historic past of shipbuilding practice. Time for the chair of the KNVTS Ship of the Year Committee Rien de Meij to take a step back and reflect on the idea of “vision”. Here is the...
Don’t use the anchor to keep your ship in place in heavy weather
Anchors and associated gear are for holding ships in light to moderate weather conditions. For more adverse weather, drifting or slow steaming (hove-to) would be the safer option. The Nautical Institute gives this advice after a tanker lost its anchor in force 6-7...
Allseas removes 27,000 tonnes of platform facilities from North Sea
Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has completed a processing and accommodation topsides and flare jackets removal campaign as part of the Tyra Redevelopment Project for Total E&P Denmark. Allseas’ role in the redevelopment project covers engineering,...
How to handle low-powered ships in harsh weather
Motivated by an expected decrease in installed power on future vessels, MARIN, supported by the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, developed tools to describe the handling of a low-powered ship in adverse weather. Recently, these tools were used to...
Jan de Nul installs its first foundations in Taiwanese waters
Jan de Nul Group has installed its first jacket foundations in Taiwanese waters. The work was carried out for the Offshore Windfarm Phase 1 demonstration project of Taiwan Power Corporation (TPC), which is located off the coast of Fangyuan in Changhua County and will...
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