Topic
Belgium
Every Vessel Hunter story on Belgium: 10 stories, from 2 July 2026 to 24 September 2026. Newest: "CLdN orders two 6,700 lane-metre RoRo ships at HD Hyundai". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
CLdN orders two 6,700 lane-metre RoRo ships at HD Hyundai
CLdN has ordered two 6,700 lane-metre RoRo vessels from HD Hyundai Heavy Industries for delivery in mid-2029, the 15th and 16th ships it has contracted at the yard in ten years.
Jan De Nul orders second trenching support vessel for cables
Jan De Nul has ordered a second trenching support vessel, an exact sister to Isambard K. Brunel, taking its subsea cable newbuilding programme to five ships and its cable fleet to fourteen.
Dutch tanker Star Bonaire held at Ghent since mid-September
The Dutch-flagged product tanker Star Bonaire has been detained in the Ghent-Terneuzen canal since Monday 14 September, with no deficiencies made public.
Transpetrol enters the LR1 segment with two Yangzijiang newbuildings
Transpetrol has ordered two 75,000 dwt LR1 product tankers at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for delivery in the first and second quarters of 2030, adding a new size class to its fleet.
Wind-powered Neoliner Origin makes first Zeebrugge call
The sail-assisted ro-ro Neoliner Origin called at Zeebrugge on 21 September, the first large cargo ship working partly under sail to load in a Belgian port.
Rotterdam and Antwerp-Bruges still dwarf every other EU port on tonnage
Rotterdam handled 397.3 million tonnes in 2024 and Antwerp-Bruges 243.7 million, with third-placed Hamburg on 97 million as the gap collapses below the top two.
Bulgaria Ratifies Transfer of Seven Belgian and Dutch Minehunters
Bulgaria's parliament has ratified agreements covering the acquisition of seven minehunters from Belgium and the Netherlands for Black Sea mine countermeasures.
DEME and Jan De Nul Complete Final Caisson for Princess Elisabeth Energy Island
The TM Edison consortium of DEME and Jan De Nul has installed the last of 23 caissons forming the protective ring of Belgium's Princess Elisabeth energy island.
Belgium seeks alternatives as joint frigate programme slips
Belgium is seeking alternatives to its joint anti-submarine frigate programme with the Netherlands after cost growth and repeated delays.
DEME orders new 22,000 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger
DEME is strengthening its dredging fleet with the order of a new 22,000 m3 trailing suction hopper dredger, aimed at higher productivity and lower greenhouse gas intensity per dredged cubic metre.
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