Robots and autonomous mine-hunters are to revolutionise UK Royal Navy operations after the Defence Secretary announced a £ 75 million injection into new technology.

The Port of Rotterdam Authority, Multimodal Coordination Foundation and Brabant Advice Centre (MCA Brabant) will try to increase container transport via inland shipping between Rotterdam and North Brabant.

Spliethoff Group is busy buying another six ships from the bankrupt Hansa Heavy Lift. The Amsterdam shipping company previously bought five vessels from the former German heavy cargo and multipurpose specialist.

Researchers have found a Dutch shipwreck from the beginning of the sixteenth century.

Speaking in Istanbul, Simon Bennett, Deputy Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) warned that avoiding overcapacity and unsustainably low freight rates is still a major challenge ten years after the massive downturn of 2008.

How to comply with IMO’s 2050 CO2 targets? In SWZ|Maritime’s March issue, editor Willem de Jong takes a look at the different options that may help solve this question. Read his article online now.

Rederij Doeksen and Titan LNG have signed a long-term agreement for the supply of LNG as a shipping fuel to the newbuild ferries, Willem de Vlamingh and Willem Barentsz.

Alewijnse Marine has completed the full electrical installation for the new-build fishing trawler Atlantic Titan at the Ha Long Shipyard.

Following European Commission approval, Kongsberg Gruppen has completed the acquisition of Rolls-Royce Commercial Marine (RRCM).

The Afsluitdijk will be revised in the coming years to prepare the dyke for the future.