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Diminishing magnet strength for pilot ladder anchors

Diminishing magnet strength for pilot ladder anchors

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 6, 2025 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Magnets can lose their strength over the time, as was the case on board a tanker, where the magnets for the accommodation platform released from the hull. It resulted in problems for pilots trying to leave the vessel. The Nautical Institute describes the incident in a...
Brabo orders foiling electric pilot boat

Brabo orders foiling electric pilot boat

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 26, 2024 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Ports, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding

Brabo, a leading provider of pilot and port services in Antwerp, Belgium, has signed a deal with Artemis Technologies for an EF-12 Pilot boat. This foiling vessel is fully electric and will be delivered in late summer 2025. The boat, designed with input from pilotage...
Hefring supplies decision support system to Loodswezen

Hefring supplies decision support system to Loodswezen

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 11, 2024 | Digitalisation, News

Hefring Marine is partnering with Loodswezen to improve the safety and efficiency of the Dutch pilotage association’s operations. The latest pilot tenders will be fitted with the Intelligent Marine Assistance System. Loodswezen, also known as the Dutch...
Dutch Pilotage Service orders four new tenders at NGS

Dutch Pilotage Service orders four new tenders at NGS

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 19, 2023 | News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Shipping

The Nederlands Loodswezen (Dutch Pilotage Service) has ordered our M-class jet-driven pilot tenders at Next Generation Shipyards (NGS). The vessels are to replace four 1996 Discovery-class tenders and will serve in the various pilotage regions of the country. The...
SWZ|Maritime’s September 2022 issue: Dutch yachting from leisure to industry

SWZ|Maritime’s September 2022 issue: Dutch yachting from leisure to industry

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 21, 2022 | Marine fuels, Maritime education/training/careers, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, SWZ|Maritime, Yachts

With the outbreak of war between Russia and Ukraine, the focus of the media was immediately on the superyachts of the Russian oligarchs. Except for the problems with the Russian ownership of Heesen, which has been transferred to a Dutch foundation controlled by CEO...
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