Port of Rotterdam and VOTOB to tackle tank storage spoofing
At the World Port Center, a cooperation agreement has been signed between the Port of Rotterdam Authority and VOTOB (Association of Dutch Tank Storage Companies) to continue and expand a task force aimed at combating the fraud scheme known as storage spoofing. With...
Video: Installation of main reel on reel-lay vessel Seven Vega
Reel-lay vessel Seven Vega is increasingly taking shape at Royal IHC's yard in Krimpen aan den IJssel. The company is now installing some major components of its reel-lay system, including the 32-metre main reel with a maximum storage capacity of 5600 tonnes. Watch a...
Why iron could be a suitable future marine fuel
Meeting upcoming emission targets for shipping has brought about a search for new marine fuels and systems. Recently, a feasibility study was carried out investigating such a completely different and CO2-free alternative fuel: iron powder. Plans for a self-propelled...
The cruise industry: An industry worth keeping
With last year’s delivery of the Celebrity Flora, a Dutch yard completed a sea-going passenger ship for the first time in 46 years. SWZ|Maritime's new cruise special shows the cruise shipbuilding industry is very important for both Europe and the Netherlands. The last...
The modelled ship
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 to take a step back and reflect on the idea of “vision”. Here is the story of the...
SAL Heavy Lift delivers new crane boom for Pacific Osprey
SAL Heavy Lift has delivered a new crane boom for Swire Blue Ocean’s installation vessel Pacific Osprey. The new boom will increase the vessel's maximum lift height from 97 to 132 metres, enabling it to handle the new generation of wind turbine generators. SAL’s...
These measures should be taken on board when soot blowing
In a recent Mars Report a fire broke out on board a tanker after a soot particle landed on a canvas covering after soot blowing. To prevent such incidents, a number of risk control measures need to be taken. For example, soot blowing must not be carried out when the...
Coronavirus hits container shipping
Container shipping is under pressure due to the new coronavirus, with Maersk being hit hardest of the major container lines. According to credit rating agency Moody's, there have recently been significantly fewer ships arriving in major Chinese ports such as Shanghai....
Virtual reality training for Royal Netherlands Navy students
Technical students from the Royal Netherlands Navy can now make virtual acquaintance with naval ships. They do this with a Virtual Reality program that Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, Thales Nederland and the maritime innovation cluster Extended Reality developed...
Minister: ‘More clarity on southern Wadden shipping route before summer’
There is to be more clarity about the risks run by large container ships on the Wadden Sea southern shipping route before summer. This is what Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (Infrastructure and Water Management) has written in a letter to the Dutch House of...
Jumbo outsources NavCom service work to Radio Holland
Radio Holland has renewed its managed service agreement contracts with Jumbo Shipping. The contracts concern the NavCom service work for the Fairlift, Stellaprima, Fairmaster and Jumbo Kinetic for the next four years. With the contract, Jumbo outsources all NavCom...
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