During Europort 2023 Dutch maritime trade associations: the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR), Netherlands Maritime Technology (NMT), Rotterdam Maritime Services Community (RMSC) and Rotterdam Ahoy organised a joint Ship Finance Pavilion. Facilitating informal dialogues between finance experts and maritime organisations.
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On November 6 Canopée, an innovative open top RoRo vessel built by Neptune Marine, received the Ship of the Year Award 2023. The award was granted by the Royal Dutch Society of Marine Engineers (KNVTS) during the Maritime Awards Gala in Rotterdam Ahoy.
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On November 6 the Royal Association of Netherlands Shipowners (KVNR) awarded the Maritime Achievement Award to the Dutch Merchant Shipping Database. With the award the KVNR gives recognition to the database that provides valuable insights into important role the role of the Dutch merchant navy during the Second World War.
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Wagenborg offshore has taken a subsea support Vessel into service as Kingsborg (flying the Dutch flag). Kingsborg is a custom-made and specialized offshore Vessel that wil support subsea activities and decommissioning works in the southern north sea in a long-term agreement with an energy major.
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The EasyMax 3 Vessel (flying the Dutch flag) was launched succesfully at shipyard Royal Niesterin Sander. This new building is the successort of the award-winning Egbert Wagenbord and her sister Maxima. The EasyMax Vessel type is the lastest series in our fleet according to our energy efficiency targets.
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This year marks BigLift Shipping's 50th anniversary. In the half century of its existence, BigLift Shipping has carried out countless challenging shipments and developed into one of the world’s leaders in heavy cargo transport by sea.
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On September 9, the brand-new cable laying vessel, Calypso (flying the Dutch), underwent its christening in a celebratory event in Rotterdam. The vessel featured the latest sustainable technologies and constituted a vital strategic addition to the offshore wind fleet of the organization involved.
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On September 9 her Royal Highness Princess Alexia of the Netherlands has performed the christening ceremony for Van Oord's new hopper dredger, the Vox Alexia (flying the Dutch flag). The christening ceremony took place at the Wilhelminakade quay in Rotterdam's city centre, where the vessel was docked for two days.
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Gemini requested Bluestream to conduct the annual subsea BoP inspections of various WTG foundations and offshore sub stations. The inspection program included both general visual inspections, Close Visual Inspections and CP measurements. Dutch flagged ROVSV Vos Sugar was utilised to execute the campaign.
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