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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...
Maritime Awards Gala in pictures

Maritime Awards Gala in pictures

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 4, 2025 | Maritime awards, Maritime events, News, SWZ|Maritime

On Monday evening, 3 November, the national awards for maritime innovations were presented. During the annual Maritime Awards Gala at Rotterdam Ahoy, the winners were honoured for their innovative, unmissable contributions to this wonderful sector. From fifteen...
Incinerator overheats on board vessel

Incinerator overheats on board vessel

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 29, 2025 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Disposing of high-temperature waste via the incinerator can lead to unexpected issues, warns The Nautical Institute in a new Mars Report. The incident describes how firefighting measures were needed after burning oily rags in the incinerator on board a vessel. The...
SWZ|Maritime’s October 2025 issue: Looking forward

SWZ|Maritime’s October 2025 issue: Looking forward

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 22, 2025 | Maritime awards, Maritime events, News, SWZ|Maritime, Yachts

Already taken a look at the headshot accompanying this editorial? My face might be familiar to readers of the Dutch magazine Constructeur, focused on mechanical engineering and design. Or perhaps from the years in the early 2000s when I worked at a Dutch maritime...
Container vessel hits gantry crane on pier

Container vessel hits gantry crane on pier

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 22, 2025 | Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Ports, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

A high entry speed and a not fully immersed propeller contributed to a large container ship hitting a gantry crane, resulting in the latter’s collapse. The Nautical Institute describes the incident in a new Mars Report. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of...
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