Italy topped the 49er and Nacra 17 fleets, Poland took the 49erFX crown with a race to spare, and the 2026 Junior World Championship wrapped up with three tight, dramatic…
A day after being stuck on the beach, sailors got close to perfect conditions, even if they came with plenty of shifts and gusts, and both the 49er gold fleet…
An abandoned race seven and a fleet wide postponement mean today’s standings carry over unchanged, with a much friendlier forecast on tap for tomorrow MEDEMBLIK, NETHERLANDS, July 24, 2026 Today’s racing…
Day Two in Medemblik: New Leaders Emerge Across All Four Fleets as the Breeze Holds Steady Still breezy but a notch down from yesterday, three more races in the books for…
Forecast breeze arrived right on cue, three races went off in every fleet without delay, and the first real look at this year’s title contenders is starting to take shape…
The Hague, Netherlands – 25 March 2026 – Space4Good, a Dutch geospatial analytics company, has entered a technical partnership with RINA, a global consulting engineering, inspection and certification group operating…
Demolition of premises and shoreline reinstatement work11 Nov 2025, SingaporeWork to demolish the existing premises and reinstate the shoreline at 23 Shipyard Rd will be carried out from 12 November…
MacGregor has secured an order from the Vertom group, a Netherlands-based shipowner and maritime service provider, to deliver fully electric cargo cranes for four multipurpose vessels. This order represents MacGregor’s…
Expansion of APM Terminals MVII24 Feb 2025, Rotterdam, NetherlandsAPM Terminals Maasvlakte II marks an important milestone in the development of one of the world’s most advanced container terminals.READ MORE Scheduled…
Traffic suspended after vessels collide03 Oct 2024, Bosphorus, TurkeyREAD MORE National strike03 Oct 2024, GhanaGhana’s Trade Union Congress has announced its intention to proceed with a nationwide strike on Thursday,…
ECT terminals switching to shore power11 Sep 2024, Rotterdam, NetherlandsThe container terminals of Hutchison Ports ECT Rotterdam will be equipped with shore power facilities in the coming years.READ MORE Hurricane…
Port strike update (2 May)02 May 2024, Gangavaram, IndiaNo progress has been made towards resolving the strike situation at Gangavaram, and operations at the port are at a standstill.READ MORE…
by Conrad Penzhorn and Deborah Spicer Vesconite Bearings in the Netherlands received 30 crates of stock in February. Many of these crates include extra-large marine bearings made of Vesconite and…
Fugro awarded R&D grant to develop methanol as a low carbon shipping fuel The Fugro-led consortium MENENS (Methanol as Energy Step Towards Emission-free Dutch Shipping) has been awarded a grant from Dutch Government’s Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (Netherlands Enterprise Agency) for the development of methanol as a low-carbon shipping fuel. The 22 partners…
Europe still open to seafarers Seafarers around the world can still travel to Europe to join vessels – even from countries facing fresh Covid-19 outbreaks such as India, where daily…
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MARPRO opens Rotterdam office Danish Maritime Recruiter MARPRO is expanding its business in the Netherlands and will open a branch office in the largest port of Europe. Business for MARPRO…
Hot Port News from GAC 21-Sep-2020 MARINE WORKS AT WEST KOWLOON CULTURAL DISTRICT Hong Kong LIMITED OPENING OF BRIDGE FOR TALL VESSELS Rotterdam, Netherlands Marine works at West Kowloon Cultural…
Hot Port News from GAC 08-Sep-2020 AMAZONEHAVEN BASIN DEEPENING PROJECT Rotterdam, Netherlands INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO RESUME FROM 1 OCTOBER Oman Amazonehaven basin deepening project Tuesday, September 8, 2020, Rotterdam, Netherlands…
Hot Port News from GAC 23-Jul-2020 SHUTDOWN OF ALL GOVERNORATES ANNOUNCED Oman NATIONAL DAY PARADE 2020 SAIL PAST: RESTRICTION ON VESSELS Singapore ISSUE OF SEAFARER VISAS ON ARRIVAL Netherlands PORT…
Fugro detours for Ifremer’s Mayotte underwater volcano survey A Fugro vessel heading from the Netherlands to South Africa has made a 10-day detour to support Ifremer, the French Research Institute…
Hot Port News from GAC 26-May-2020 TERMINAL STILL CLOSED Buckeye Bahamas Hub Terminal, Bahamas MARINE SITE INVESTIGATION AT TAI PO RAILWAY PIER, TAI PO KAU Hong Kong ARCH BRIDGE TO…
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Wärtsilä and partners to pursue greater fuel efficiency in major EU-funded project Wärtsilä Corporation, 2 March 2020 at 10 am EET – The technology group Wärtsilä, together with a consortium of…