HNLMS Johan de Witt takes part in Arctic exercise
The amphibious transport ship HNLMS Johan de Witt departed on Monday 16 February for northern Norway to participate in Cold Response. Around 25,000 military personnel from fourteen countries, including the United States, are taking part in this large-scale NATO...
Corona crisis forces Stena Line to also cut jobs in UK and Ireland
Stena Line plans to furlough 600 employees and make 150 redundant across the UK and the Republic of Ireland due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Jobs had already been cut in Scandinavia, Denmark and the Baltics. So far, no Dutch jobs are at risk, according to a...
Semi-submersible takes world’s most powerful cutter dredger to Poland
Semi-submersible heavy lift vessel Hua Yang Long has loaded what will be the world's most powerful cutter suction dredger, the Willem van Rubroeck, in Croatia. From there, Jan De Nul's new ship will be transported to Poland for further completion. The loading process...
More orders from Dutch shipowners for Damen Shiprepair
The Damen Shiprepair shipyard in the port of Amsterdam has lost many foreign customers due to the corona crisis. Yet, by introducing strict measures to contain the virus, more and more Dutch shipping companies now call on the company. Manager Harco Groen of Damen...
Rijkswaterstaat is looking at options to bring maritime projects forward
In light of the corona crisis, trade organisation Netherlands Maritime Technology called on the Dutch government to speed up fleet renewal and maintenance projects for Rijkswaterstaat amongst others. According to a spokeswoman of the latter, the organisation is...
27 ferry passengers missing after storm near Solomon Islands
At least 27 passengers on ferry MV Taimareho in the Solomon Islands are missing after they went overboard during a cyclone. This was reported by the local police on Sunday 5 April. Presumably, the missing passengers were washed from the deck by waves, police said. A...
Evacuation corona cruise ship Zaandam completed
According to American media, the evacuation of passengers of Holland America Line's cruise ship Zaandam in Florida has been completed. All passengers who are not infected with the coronavirus have now flown home. The sick have been admitted to hospitals. Part of the...
NMT: Dutch maritime industry needs extra measures due to corona crisis
The corona crisis will hit the Dutch maritime manufacturing industry for at least the next two years, says trade organisation Netherlands Maritime Technology. Due to the long-term effects, NMT urges for extra measures in addition to the government support already...
Fourteen people have disembarked from cruise ship Zaandam
The cruise ship Zaandam and the assisting cruise ship Rotterdam have moored in the harbour of the city of Fort Lauderdale in Florida. Fourteen people were disembarked and taken to two hospitals. According to the authorities, 1211 people on the ship will be allowed to...
Bakker Sliedrecht provides electrical conversion crane vessel Bokalift 2
Electro technical system integrator Bakker Sliedrecht will renew, modify, extend and integrate all electro technical installations of Boskalis’ new crane vessel Bokalift 2. The ship will be taken into service in 2021. In 2016, Bakker Sliedrecht got a similar job for...
Faster installation with Scaldis’ new topside transportation method
Scaldis has used a new and lean, in-house developed transportation concept for the installation of two substations for the SeaMade offshore wind farm in Belgium. According to Scaldis, the method eliminates the need for mooring, an offshore barge and tugs, shaving both...
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