Currently we are working on the 9300 dwat hybrid series for Aasen Shipping AS 🌱! NB 776 is being prepared for sea trials and NB 777 is getting ready for the dip..! 💦

Watch Saturday the 27th of September at 08.00 PM the Engineering Europe series at National Geographic. MV Hawaikinui 2 will be featured in the first episode about the wonders of engineering in the Netherlands.

This September, Maritime Battery Forum shines the spotlight on green shipbuilding by Royal Bodewes. Topics that come up are: the worlds first hybrid cargo vessel, green shipping, challenges and opportunities in the industry and the future of shipbuilding. For the full article, see below.

MV Unden has won the Baird Maritime/Work Boat World Award for Best Medium Dry Cargo Ship 2024! In May 2024, MV Unden was handed to her owners Ahlmark Lines and Reederei Rörd Braren. For more information about vessel MV Unden, please read the following link: https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/bulkers/vessel-review-unden-ice-capable-large-capacity-ship-to-support-european-wood-trade

On Friday the 18th of July 2025, Royal Bodewes has successfully launched NB 715 from the Ritsema location in Foxhol. One month before, sistervessel NB 714 went into the water on the yard nextdoor.

This Friday, NB 715 will be launched at Scheepswervenweg 13, Foxhol at 10.00 hours. The yard will be closed for public.

On 27 June 2025, under clear blue skies, Aasvaer was christened and launched in a special ceremony where the christening was proudly performed by children. Built for Aasen Shipping, Aasvaer is a practical, straightforward, and future-oriented self-discharging general cargo vessel. She is equipped with a large battery pack for peak shaving and is capable of emission-free operations in ports that offer shore power.

MV Molvik was christened and launched on 20 June 2025. Did you miss the ceremony or just want to watch it again? Check out the video!