Discover the engineering marvel reshaping offshore construction. From a 150-meter derrick to record-breaking hydraulic power, see how Erhang Changqing dominates the maritime world.

The North Sea poses a constant and serious threat to the Netherlands, where nearly half of the country lies below sea level. As winter storms approach, one pressing question arises: can the Netherlands withstand nature’s fury?

One of the key tools in the nation’s defense is the SHOREWAY trailing suction hopper dredger — a unique vessel capable of creating new beaches, reinforcing dunes, and expanding the coastline in critical areas.

The development of offshore wind energy has led to the emergence of entirely new types of vessels: self-elevating vessels or vessels for servicing and constructing offshore installations. However, Dutch shipbuilders decided to combine several functions on one platform, creating another class of vessels.

In the face of intense competition in the oil and gas industry, several companies are vying for new business development opportunities. It might seem that there's little left to innovate in this field.

The salvage of the nuclear submarine Kursk was the most labour-intensive and complex operation in the history of ship rescue. The submarine lay at the bottom of the icy Arctic Sea for a whole year before a brave team of Dutch engineers raised the wreckage of the cruiser and the bodies of the dead submariners were finally returned to their homeland.

Explore the engineering brilliance of the VB10000, a vessel designed to lift thousands of tons from the ocean floor. Learn how this «mechanical claw» is revolutionizing the decommissioning of oil platforms and keeping our oceans clean.

Why can offshore oil platforms weighing thousands of tons be installed with millimetric precision in open sea? This article explains how one of the world’s most powerful floating crane vessels makes it possible — combining extreme lifting capacity, dynamic positioning, offshore engineering, and industrial-scale logistics.

Where there are oil drilling rigs and gas production platforms, there is always the likelihood of the seabed being washed out on which they are installed. To combat this, the Dutch company Van Oord, specializing in dredging (one of the five largest companies in the world with this line of business), has several stone dumping vessels.

Vessels of this type are used to create the foundation of platforms, to strengthen drilling rigs or to level the pipelines by the method of leveling off the sea or ocean floor.

Discover the hidden giants of the sea that make the global internet possible. From 19th-century steamships to futuristic submarine cable-layers.