On 9 september 2023, the Vox Alexia and Calypso (both flying the Dutch flag) will be christened in the city centre of Rotterdam. Vox Alexia will be christened by Her Royal Highness Princess Alexia. The Calypso by Ms. Cerutti, the wife of Niek Hoek, chairman of the Supervisory Board.
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On August 11 M.v. Bloemgracht (flying the Dutch flag) has been delivered from Fuzhou Mawei shipyard to Spliethoff Group. The series of two identical DP2 B-type vessels is now complete.
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Recently, the mv Vechtborg (flying the Dutch flag) has been taken into service again after her fifth special survey.
Read more about VECHTBORG ready for another 5 years of service after maintenance and updates
Vertom Group, one of the leading short sea shipping operators in Europe, christened and successfully launched the MV Vertom Tomma on June 6. The vessel, flying the Dutch flag and built by Thecla Bodewes Shipyards, is the third dry cargo vessel in a series of ten vessels being built at the shipyard in Kampen.
Read more about Vertom Group launches third 7,000 DWT vessel MV Vertom Tomma
Van Oord’s top duo cable-laying vessel Nexus (flying the Dutch flag) and trencher Dig-It (a remotely-operated vehicle operated from vessel Subsea Viking) have installed a web of 69 inter-array cables measuring 140 km in total.
Read more about Van Oord completes cable installation at CrossWind’s Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind park
Bound4blue, key player in the wind propulsion sector, has successfully installed two eSAILs®️ on Dutch flagged Eems Traveller, a 2,850-dwt general cargo vessel owned by Amasus.
Read more about Eems Traveller ready to sail with two suction esails
On Wednesday 21 June, MF Shipping Group announced that mv Helge is ready to sail the seas again. The vessel needed repairs as it was involved with a collision off the coast of Denmark in September 2022.
Read more about Repairs mv Helge concluded
On June 14 2023 the Paris MoU Committee published the most recent performance lists for flag States and Recognized Organizations. These lists take effect from the 1st of July 2023. The Dutch flag holds the 4th position on the global prestigious 'White List'.
Read more about Dutch flag ranks 4th on Paris MoU
Van Wijngaarden Marine Services B.V. and Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld sign a contract for DP2 MultiCat 3713.
Read more about New DP2 Multicat 3713 with future name ‘Waddenstroom’
