Navigating innovation – Engineering the future fleet: Jiswi Wensink
From the magazine – There was no whirring of CNC machines, the workshops were empty and no team was present. The otherwise lively Dream Hall at the TU Delft was silent. The Dream Teams of the academic year ’25-’26 are celebrating their holidays and new teams had yet...
Oceanco and ABB test Dynafin propulsion for yachts
To make yacht propulsion more sustainable, Oceanco has been involved in a multi-year collaboration with ABB on researching the ABB Dynafin propulsion system. Recent testing at the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) has confirmed the system’s potential to...
Van Oord completes monopile installation at Windanker
Van Oord has completed the transport and installation of all 21 monopiles at Iberdrola’s Windanker offshore wind farm. This project involved the largest monopiles Van Oord has ever installed, made possible by earlier upgrades to its heavy-lift installation vessel...
NIOZ getting ready for new research vessel
Ocean scientist at NIOZ Gert-Jan Reichart has been working on it for ten years, and on 12 March 2026, the time will have come. That day, the largest Dutch research vessel ever will be christened. With RV Anna Weber-van Bosse, marine researchers will be able to conduct...
RWE to place nature-inclusive Reef cubes at Dutch wind farm
RWE and TotalEnergies have signed an agreement with ARC marine for the supply of 66 innovative Reef cubes at a section of the future offshore wind farm OranjeWind, in the Dutch North Sea. Installation of the foundations of OranjeWind will start in 2026. Once the...
Shell and Equinor form UK North Sea producer Adura
Shell UK Limited, a subsidiary of Shell and Equinor UK Limited, a subsidiary of Equinor ASA have completed a deal to combine their UK offshore oil and gas operations to form a new company. Adura, which launched on 1 December, will be the largest independent producer...
TODDIS paves way for data-driven shipping and ship design
The research project TODDIS – Transferring Operational Data into Design Information for Ships – has won the 2025 RAAK Award, the national prize for the best practice-based research, and even secured the audience prize. With this project, the Maritime Innovative...
New cyber-electromagnetic system to protect Dutch navy
The Royal Netherlands Navy is strengthening its cyber security by developing a so-called Cyber Node Operation System (CyNOpS). This system enables the navy to transmit, receive and intercept digital signals. To this end, the Ministry of Defence, TNO, Technolution and...
Arrests at Damen Shipyards for evading sanctions
On 2 December, the Dutch Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) searched several business premises and homes as part of a sanctions investigation. Two individuals were arrested and have since been taken into custody. Dutch TV programme Nieuwsuur revealed...
Cadeler adds tenth wind turbine installation vessel to fleet
Cadeler has taken delivery of Wind Mover, the tenth vessel to join the company’s growing fleet of next-generation wind turbine installation vessels (WTIVs). The vessel is delivered ahead of schedule and will, following its mobilisation, head directly into operations...
Nuclear container ships could eliminate GHG emissions
Nuclear-powered container ships have the potential to eliminate bunker costs, cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and deliver faster transit times, while maintaining safety and economic competitiveness. The findings are drawn from a new Lloyd’s Register and...
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