by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 28, 2021 | Maritime awards, News, Passenger ships
The Willem Barentsz, the first LNG ferry in the Netherlands, has won the international Shippax Technology and Design Award 2021. The jury praised the LNG propulsion system, the heat recovery system and its solar panels. The ferry Willem Barentsz is operated by Rederij...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 15, 2021 | Maritime awards, Maritime events, News
Netherlands Maritime Technology has revealed this year’s nominees for the Maritime Innovation Award. They are: Optics11 with an acoustic towed array, Demcon unmanned systems with a positioning system for USVs and Marine Performance Systems with an air...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 14, 2021 | Maritime awards, News, Ship design
The jury of the Maritime Award: KNVTS Ship of the Year 2021 has nominated three ships for the Netherlands’ most prestigious maritime award. The award will be presented for the 23rd time during the Maritime Awards Gala 2021. All nominees this year are...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 26, 2020 | News
The Dutch seaports of Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Terneuzen/Vlissingen, Moerdijk, and Groningen have jointly won the “World Ports Sustainability Award”. The seaports received the award after they examined how they could contribute to making occasionally risky...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 5, 2019 | News
CEO Jan Valkier of shipping company Anthony Veder has been chosen Port Personality of the Year 2019. The Rotterdam-based foundation behind the award (Stichting Havenman/vrouw van het Jaar) selected him for his company’s fleet expansion over the past year as well as...
