Rotterdam

VESSELS

VESSELS

Boskalis has announced the christening of what it says is the world’s largest rock installation vessel, which can carry a whopping 45,500 tons of rocks across two holds.

6th July 2026

Boskalis christens world’s largest rock installation vessel

6th July 2026

EVENTS

EVENTS

There’s little confusion about one thing in today’s workboat industry: that there is confusion about what the future for fuels looks like.

30th March 2026

Future fuels conundrum: crewing, insurance, funding

30th March 2026

EVENTS

EVENTS

Delegates from across the workboat industry thrashed out issues affecting the sector at Seawork’s Get Set for Workboat session in Rotterdam this week, with general agreement on the issues themselves, if not…

27th March 2026

Forging the future: Workboat industry looks ahead

27th March 2026

EVENTS

EVENTS

Digitalisation and AI under the spotlight at the World Maritime Museum in Rotterdam - book your flights now!

28th January 2026

Get Set for Workboat 2050: Rotterdam

28th January 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

After a grounding last September nearly ended her useful life, a half-century-old vessel has been showcased after setting sail for a new career. Our reporter Peter Barker paid her a visit.

10th September 2025

Saved from the scrapyard: 50-year-old Mary Rose saviour

10th September 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Van Oord has finally christened the biggest investment it has ever made – the mammoth offshore wind installation vessel that it says is the largest and most sustainable in the world.

18th June 2025

WATCH: Van Oord christens record-breaking vessel

18th June 2025

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

MARINE CONSTRUCTION

A consortium including the Dutch water board has reported flood defence and marine biodiversity success two years after a reef scheme was installed in Rotterdam’s most important shipping lane.

22nd April 2025

Dutch hail success of two-year reef block scheme

22nd April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands has christened the new Sea Ranger Service ship SRS Janet Taylor in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, with more than 300 maritime sector, government, conservation and social financing representatives watching.

3rd April 2025

Dutch royalty launches Sea Ranger sailing work vessel

3rd April 2025

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

Among the many themes at last week’s Get Set Workboat 2050 Seawork conference in Rotterdam was hydrogen – and with the famous hydrogen water taxis whizzing up and down the Nieuwe Masse…

31st March 2025

Workboat conference discusses hydrogen amid looming penalties

31st March 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Strong winds and poor communication led in part to a worker’s death after a crane ship crashed into a jack-up rig at Rotterdam, the Dutch Safety Board has found.

28th February 2025

Crane ship crash leads to fatal accident: Report

28th February 2025