Trasporto marittimo - Paesi Bassi: libri illustrati di storia e guide

Offshore wind energy - Building for the future

Part 2 with more aerial photograps of the offshore wind energy sector. English language.

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Rotterdam en de zee - Vier eeuwen passagiersvaart / Rotterdam and the Sea - Four centuries of passenger travel

It began some four centuries ago with the departure of the Pilgrim Fathers, who set out from Delfshaven on the small ship Speedwell on the first part of their journey to North America.
Then came the time of the Dutch East India Company. The first steam shipping services and - halfway through the 19th century - passenger shipping to the Dutch East Indies and a little later to the United States began.

The transport of passengers by steamship between Rotterdam and England also became important. The Rotterdamsche Lloyd emerged from the shipping company of Willem Ruys. The firm Plate, Reuchlin and Co. became the Netherlands-American Steamship Company (later the Holland-America Line) in 1873. From the beginning of the 20th century, these shipping companies launched increasingly larger and more luxurious passenger ships.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the turnaround came when the liner trade to the Indies and the United States became less and less. Cruise shipping emerged and is still flourishing.
The fact that cruise shipping is alive and well in Rotterdam is evident from the overwhelming interest from the population and the media in the passenger ships that come to the Maasstad.

This fascinating and varied story is in the book Rotterdam and the Sea. There are approximately 200 - mostly never published before - photos by photographer Eppo W. Notenboom, who has captured the cruise ships in Rotterdam from the most unique viewpoints for decades.
In addition, he owns special historical photos and images in his extensive photo and image archive. These are supplemented with a number of impressive panoramic photos, one of which is on a 96 cm wide fold-out page.

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Mooie schepen en banen in de haven van Rotterdam (7)

There is a lid for every pot and a ship for every cargo, and there is hardly a type of cargo that is not handled in Rotterdam.
This seventh volume also focuses on the great diversity of ship types that call at the port of Rotterdam. The series began in 2010 with the aim of giving 'ships of today' shape in book form, including the necessary educational elements and characteristic port functions.

Thanks to a number of spotters from the World Ship Society Rotterdam, a range of ship and port photos were again provided that inspired the accompanying texts.
It was also possible to literally capture the ships from A to Z, although at first it looked as if this would not be possible with the Q and the X, without repeating themselves. But just as a ship fits every cargo, there also appeared to be a suitable ship for every letter.
Furthermore, 11 special shipping professions are described on the basis of interviews.

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Mooie schepen en banen in de haven van Rotterdam (8)

Nell'ottava parte di questa serie, viene nuovamente analizzata una serie di navi e professioni attuali. Mentre il numero di navi da crociera a Rotterdam è aumentato, il volume delle merci è rimasto stagnante nel 2019, con un traffico di 469 milioni di tonnellate. L'incremento di petrolio greggio, container, GNL e biomassa è stato solo leggermente superiore al forte calo del transito di carbone.

Secondo l'Autorità portuale di Rotterdam, tuttavia, il successo di un porto moderno non si misura più unicamente in base al numero di tonnellate movimentate. La richiesta di una maggiore capacità di trasbordo si è trasformata nella richiesta di un porto migliore, più veloce e, soprattutto, più intelligente.

Oltre a descrivere 75 navi speciali che hanno visitato il porto di Rotterdam quest'anno, questa pubblicazione si concentra su undici professioni portuali, come ingegnere di progetto offshore, primo ufficiale di bordo su una nave da crociera, correttore di carte nautiche, armatore di una nave mercantile, produttore di modellini navali e marittimi, responsabile operativo di un cantiere navale e "gestore del porto".

Il libro è stato completato nell'aprile del 2020 e descrive il settore marittimo, i porti e l'occupazione nella situazione "pre-coronavirus". Cosa ci riserverà il futuro "post-coronavirus" è incerto, ma in ogni caso la situazione è stata documentata fino a questo punto di svolta disastroso.

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Redders van boven - Luchtfotografie van de KNRM in actie

Aerial photography of the Dutch rescue service KNRM in action. From lifeboats in action in the stormy sea inlets of the Wadden to a helicopter hoist exercise on a summer evening.
A beautiful tribute by aerial photographer Herman IJsseling of Flying Focus to the KNRM, an organization of mainly volunteers and very special equipment.

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