All Rotterdam articles
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NewsBoskalis christens world’s largest rock installation vessel
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.
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NewsFuture fuels conundrum: crewing, insurance, funding
There’s no confusion about one thing in today’s workboat industry: that there is confusion about what the future for fuels looks like. Finance and crewing elements are equal unknowns, delegates heard at the Get Set for Workboat 2050 conference in Rotterdam last week.
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NewsForging the future: Workboat industry looks ahead
Delegates from across the workboat industry thrashed out issues affecting the sector at Seawork’s Get Set for Workboat session in Rotterdam
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NewsGet Set for Workboat 2050: Rotterdam
Digitalisation and AI under the spotlight at the World Maritime Museum in Rotterdam - book your flights now!
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NewsSaved from the scrapyard: 50-year-old 'Mary Rose' saviour
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 visited her.
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News - VideosWATCH: Van Oord christens record-breaking vessel
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.
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NewsDutch hail success of two-year reef block scheme
Two years on from a dual erosion protection and marine life encouragement scheme, the Dutch water board is calling it a success.
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NewsDutch royalty launches Sea Ranger sailing work vessel
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.
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NewsWorkboat conference discusses hydrogen amid looming penalties
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 literally outside the door, it was an apt topic.
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NewsCrane ship crash leads to fatal accident: Report
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.
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NewsKotug wins electric pusher tug contract for sand
Kotug has received an order for an electric pusher tug to provide emissions-free transport on inland waterways for sand.
