Two people were killed as a result of an accident in the engine room of a Dutch-flagged cruise ship while it was in the Bahamas on Friday, March 22. Holland America Line’s (HAL) Nieuw Amsterdam was anchored near the company’s private Half Moon Cay resort when an accidental release of steam occurred...
Whilst the first big consolidator of this offshore upcycle was Tidewater, rapidly followed by ADNOC and AD Ports of Abu Dhabi, Europe is also experiencing a quiet wave of consolidation. Driving this is the biggest of the “Big Four” lowlands dredging and offshore companies, Boskalis. But whereas the gains in Tidewater have been open to […]
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Cruise line Holland America Line has recently installed a shore power system onboard its vessel Volendam, completing the outfitting of all eleven ships with shore power.
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Holland America Line has completed the cruise industry’s first multiweek test of biofuels on board Volendam at the Port of Rotterdam.
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A Rotterdam-class cruise ship dubbed Volendam belonging to Holland America Line is ready to provide shelter for Ukrainian refugees in the Netherlands. Per the agreement between the City of Rotterdam Government and the Netherlands officials, the vessel is going to harbor in Rotterdam for about three months to provide a temporary home to almost 1,500 Ukrainians.
The initiative is also part of the Netherlands’ pledge to house about 50,000 people from Ukraine. Gus Antorcha, the president of Holland...
Holland America Line’s cruise ship Volendam will be used to accommodate Ukrainian refugees as part of an agreement announced by Netherlands and city of Rotterdam government officials.
The ship will dock in Rotterdam for three months to provide a temporary home for approximately 1,500 Ukrainians. The agreement is part of a larger commitment from the Netherlands to accommodate 50,000 people who fled their homeland following the Russian invasion.
“We are in a unique position to accommodate the...
In an announcement welcomed by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), Transport Canada has announced that cruising will return to Canadian waters in the first week of April.
“The ability to welcome cruise ships back to our waters is possible because Canadians have stepped up, rolled up their sleeves, gotten vaccinated, and followed public health measures,” says Transport Canada. “The industry has made the safe return of cruise ships to Canadian waters possible by committing to a...
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The Panama Canal has been called one of humankind’s greatest engineering achievements, and for the 2022-23 cruise season four Holland America Line ships will feature itineraries that include a full transit between Atlantic and Pacific oceans. On board, guests get a front-row seat on the eight-hour daylight journey through the Panama Canal, often cited as a rite-of-passage experience by avid cruisers.
Ranging in length from 14 to 23 days aboard Eurodam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Volendam and Zuiderdam,...
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has delivered a new Pinnacle class cruise ship to the cruise line Holland America Line (HAL), part of Carnival Corporation. The post Fincantieri delivers eco-friendly…
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Holland America Line took delivery of Rotterdam today, July 30, 2021, officially making it the 11th ship in the fleet. A handover ceremony took place at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Italy the evening of July 29.
The ceremony was attended by the ship’s master, Captain Werner Timmers, and Cyril Tatar, Holland America Group’s vice president of newbuilding services. Giuseppe Bono, CEO, Fincantieri, and several other executives also attended. Video congratulations were extended by Jan Swartz,...