by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 18, 2021 | Navy, News, Submarines
Dutch Parliament has adopted a motion asking the Government to make involvement of the Dutch maritime industry part of the procurement process of the new submarines. The Dutch Government is currently in talks with three shipyards about the replacement of the current...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 18, 2021 | Emissions, News, Shipping
The government is freeing up extra money for research into and innovations in cleaner and smarter transport. In total, it concerns a package of EUR 150 million from which companies and knowledge institutes in the automotive, aviation and maritime sectors can benefit....
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 7, 2021 | News, Piracy, Shipping
Dutch merchant vessels that sail through the pirate-infested Gulf of Aden, but cannot be guarded by Defence, will be allowed to use armed private security as of 1 January. The Council of Ministers agreed on Friday 2 April to a change in the law that has been years in...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 1, 2021 | News, Shipping
Inmarsat will initiate proceedings with the civil court in the Netherlands seeking an injunction to review the change in spectrum allocation set out by the Dutch Government. The change aims to reallocate the spectrum currently used by essential satellite-based...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 11, 2021 | News
The Dutch submarine replacement programme is entering the next, so-called Dialogue phase. According to Marnix Krikke of Netherlands Maritime Technology, the project offers opportunities for Dutch maritime suppliers, so long as the Ministry of Defence makes sure they...
