Sailcargo, sailtraining and wind-assisted ship propulsion
Sailcargo, sailtraining and wind-assisted ship propulsion
News on marine charter shipping.
Targeting the Antarctic Circle, the Dutch expedition ship Tecla sailed further south than ever this season. At 66°57′ south latitude, a remote anchorage was reached – well beyond the circle and far away from other ships.
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In the summer of 2027, 27 young people will set off aboard the sailing ship Johann Smidt for a school year like they have never experienced before: around the world on a German school ship.
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In the latest edition of the podcast ‘Roefgesprekken’ (Deckhouse Talk), just out, Lisa Bloemers interviews captain Jet Sluik of the lugger Tecla. A personal story about a special career on a very special ship.
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Dieuwke de Jong is a photographer and lawyer. For Zeilhelden, she sailed along as a photographer on the Eendracht. During an Atlantic crossing, she portrayed life on board. This time: cook’s assistant Jacqueline.
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Rondal has received an Approval-in-Principle (AiP) from Lloyd’s Register during Metstrade 2025 for the Aero Wing Sail.
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Bound4blue, a global leader in wind propulsion systems, has expanded its industrial footprint in Asia with the establishment of new production capabilities in China.
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Lloyd’s Register (LR) has independently reviewed and approved BAR Technologies’ methodology for calculating P-Wind – the amount of power that is generated by WindWings® installations.
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Puck is 14 years old and wants only one thing: to sail the ocean with School at Sea. She describes the difficult road towards that goal. This is her first blog: about ‘that other ocean’.
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Dieuwke de Jong is a photographer and lawyer. For Zeilhelden, she sailed along as a photographer on the Eendracht. During an Atlantic crossing, she portrayed life on board. This time: trainee/engineer Antar.
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The Lady Ellen, a tallship newly built in Sweden in the early 1980s, is being relaunched by Dutch owners Markus and Davíd Vrieling, for high-end sea charters.
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The completion of a direct shipping route between China and Europe via the Northern Sea Route is being touted as a way to help the UK “reconfigure its trading relationships and strengthen global connectivity”.
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All electronics on board the Danish cutter L-237 Dorte Rixen failed after a Russian tug ‘with incredible antennas on board’ passed them.
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Dieuwke de Jong is a photographer, lawyer, and sailor. For Zeilhelden, she portrayed sailors on the Eendracht, and using diary excerpts, she documented her own experiences on a crossing from Jamaica to the Azores.
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Dieuwke de Jong is a photographer and lawyer. As a photographer, she made an Atlantic crossing on the Eendracht. For Zeilhelden, she tells the crew’s stories in images and text. This time, ship’s doctor Annelies.
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Portsmouth saw the start of the biennial Clipper Round the World race. A race for trained amateurs rather than professionals. Frisian Angela Brandsma is one of the four female skippers.
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Dieuwke de Jong is a photographer and lawyer. She sailed on the Eendracht as a photographer, about which she made several stories for the site of Zeilhelden. This time a portrait of first mate Hiranya.
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The Oosterschelde was welcomed by a historic ships parade in home port Rotterdam, after two years around the world in the footsteps of Charles Darwin. Captain Jan-Willem Bos: ‘I would do it again without hesitating.’
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