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STREAM transforms shipyard welding with smart tech

STREAM transforms shipyard welding with smart tech

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 23, 2025 | Digitalisation, News, Shipbuilding

With the official launch of the STREAM project on 4 September, one of the first concrete implementation projects within Shipyard of the Future Drechtsteden-Rotterdam has begun. STREAM has received EUR 2 million in funding and aims to modernise Dutch shipyards, lower...
Kooiman to build DP2 MPV for Van Wijngaarden

Kooiman to build DP2 MPV for Van Wijngaarden

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 6, 2025 | Emissions, News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding, Workboats

Van Wijngaarden Marine Services has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Kooiman Marine Group for the design and construction of a next-generation DP2 Multi Purpose Vessel (MPV) 4716. The vessel’s diesel-electric/hybrid propulsion system ensures IMO Tier III...
Gorinchem XII declared Ship of the Year 2024

Gorinchem XII declared Ship of the Year 2024

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 4, 2024 | Maritime awards, Maritime events, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Shipbuilding

Tonight, 4 November, at Studio 21 in Hilversum during the Maritime Awards Gala, the ferry Gorinchem XII was declared the winner of the Ship of the Year Award 2024 (formerly KNVTS Ship of the Year Award). The Gorinchem XII is an innovative and lightweight ferry, built...
How Ship of the Year nominees set new standards

How Ship of the Year nominees set new standards

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 24, 2024 | Dredging, Maritime awards, Maritime events, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Yachts

During the Maritime Awards Gala on 4 November, the winner of the Ship of the Year Award will be announced. Although perhaps not the biggest ships built in the Netherlands, the nominees Gorinchem XII, Rijn and Sarissa do represent the Dutch shipbuilding...
SWZ|Maritime’s October 2024 issue: If you can’t appreciate the small…

SWZ|Maritime’s October 2024 issue: If you can’t appreciate the small…

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 11, 2024 | Digitalisation, Dredging, Maritime awards, Maritime events, Maritime research, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, SWZ|Maritime

A typical Dutch proverb is: ‘He who does not honour small things, is not worthy of the great’. This could be the motto of this year’s election of the Ship of the Year with three relatively small vessels, the water-injection dredger Rijn, the sailing...
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