Kongsberg Maritime to become a stand-alone company
At an extraordinary general meeting of Kongsberg Gruppen last week, the separation of Kongsberg Maritime was formally approved by the shareholders. The plan is to list the maritime company on the Oslo Stock Exchange on April 23. Kongsberg Gruppen ASA will continue as...
VIDEOS: Presenting the KVNR Shipping Award Nominees
Who has made the biggest difference for the Dutch shipping industry; Heerema's shorepower solution or the political parties behind the Merchant Shipping Protection Act? One of these will be presented with the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners' (KVNR's)...
Tug Bourbon Rhode Sinks in Atlantic Ocean, Ten Crew Missing
(Update) Bourbon Group's tug supply vessel Bourbon Rhode has sunk in adverse weather conditions caused by category four hurricane Lorenzo. Three crew members have been rescued, one was found dead and ten are still missing. The vessel was in transit at 1200 nautical...
Dutch Shipbuilding in 2018
After the dramatic year 2016, the maritime sector finally recovered slightly from the beginning of 2017, but 2018 remained a rather difficult year for Dutch shipbuilders. SWZ|Maritime's editor Gerrit J. de Boer has gathered a detailed overview of the ships delivered...
Building the World’s Largest LNG-Powered Container Ship
Shanghai Jiangnan-Changxing Shipyard has launched the world's largest container ship (23,000 TEUs) powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). It is the first in a new fleet of nine vessels for shipping company CMA CGM. A time-lapse shows the ship being built. The vessels...
NMT Brings in Holland Yachting Group Members
A group of prominent Dutch superyacht companies will join forces with trade organisation Netherlands Maritime Technology (NMT) in the newly established Holland Superyacht Platform. Previously, these companies were united in Hiswa's Holland Yachting Group. This new...
GE Lands First Orders for New Mega Wind Turbine
GE has found the first commercial buyer for its new Haliade-X mega wind turbines of twelve megawatts, the prototype of which will be tested in Rotterdam. Ørsted will deploy the units on two offshore wind farms in the United States. The Haliade-X currently is the most...
Dutch Superyachts: Bigger and Ever More Exclusive
The last few years, the Dutch superyacht industry saw some significant investments in more and larger production sites and refit facilities. SWZ|Maritime's yacht special explores the Dutch yacht building landscape. In this special, we take a look at how the Dutch...
VIDEOS: Presenting the KNVTS Ship of the Year Contenders
Three very different ships are competing for this year's KNVTS Ship of the Year Award: super yacht Bravo Eugenia, dredger DC Orisant and inland navigation vessel Sendo Liner. See what makes these ships special in the official nominee videos as released by the Maritime...
Marin Develops Modular Autonomous Underwater Vehicle
Maritime Research Institute Netherlands is designing and building a modular Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (mAUV). Goal of the project is to gain a better understanding of the challenges involved in autonomous sailing. Autonomous Underwater Vehicles are successfully...
VIDEOS: Presenting the 2019 Maritime Innovation Award Nominees
Conoship, Huisman Equipment and Value Maritime are battling for this year's Maritime Innovation Award. Although they have to wait until the Maritime Awards Gala on 4 November to find out who wins, the Maritime Awards Foundation has already released the official...
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