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36Maritime Reporter & Engineering News first tanker company to introduce a pur- pose built CO2 tanker in 1999. It is par- ticipating in a CCS (Carbon Capture andStorage) project called the RotterdamClimate Initiative (RCI) as one method of reducing Green House Gases (GHG)through the safe storage of CO2 under- ground. Plans are underway to use a piped network to collect and store CO2 from power generating stations in a cen- tral location. A CO2 tanker is used to transport the CO2 to an offshore installa- tion where it is pumped into a disused oilor gas well. This has the added bonus that when pumped into a partially depleted oilwell more oil can be extracted. Dockwise, was created in 1993 through a merger of two renowned companies, Wijsmuller Transport and Dock Express Shipping. Their assets combined to be- come one of the world's largest and most versatile seagoing heavy transport ship- ping company. The Dockwise fleet com- prises 19 (semi- submersible) vessels of different types and designs. Their activi- ties include the design, engineering, plan-ning and logistics necessary to performsatisfactory collection, transport and de- livery of a wide range of cargoes that range from a small 10 ton sailing to alarge production and drilling platform weighing up to 73,000 tons.Finter, with a fleet of over 50 vessels in ownership or control, rank in the top five shipping companies in the Netherlands.Flinter provides transport by sea and re- lated services managing and operating afleet of modern cargo vessels, the major- ity of which are ice-strengthened with acapacity of up to 11,000 t.JR Shipping group owns and operates a fast growing fleet of modern container feeder vessels sailing under the Dutch flag. The fleet continues to expand with newbuild vessels and competitive exist- ing tonnage with much of the fleet having the highest Swedish-Finnish ice class. All the vessels are financed through limited partnerships which JR Shipping struc-tures itself.Jumbo Shipping is specialized in heavy lift transportation of large unit weight and size cargo worldwide. Jumbo presently operates a fleet of 12 dedicated heavy lift ships, with a lift capacity of up to 1,800 t.Their fleet of vessels with dynamic posi- tioning offer a unique concept to load, transport and install offshore (sub sea) structures without interfaces or double handling. Where clients prefer an inte- grated transport solution, a sister organi- zation Jumbo Logistics provides a door-to-door service taking total respon- sibility during the entire transport chain. Jumbo Offshore has established itself in the offshore industry as a reliable in- stallation contractor, focusing on under- water structures, mooring systems and light weight jackets and topsides. Mak- ing this possible are two specialized in- stallation vessels each with two 900 t Huisman mast cranes, a Konsgberg dy- namic positioning system (DP2) and anenormous deck with large storage capac- ity. One of these vessels is also fitted with a deepwater deployment system (DDS) to facilitate lowering of heavy subsea structures to depths exceeding 10,000 ft. Ferry services to and from UK are op-erated by P & O Ferries with a freightand RoPax service between Rotterdam and Hull, UK. DFDS operate freight andRoPax services between Ijmuiden and Newcastle, UK. Stena Line operates a passenger andfreight service from the Hook of Hollandto Harwich, UK using two new super fer- ries. The MS Hollandica and MS Britan- nica were built in Wismar, Germany in 2010 and exhibit a number of advanced new features. The dimensions offer greater passenger comfort and cargo ca- pacity with faster loading. The special hull shape and underwater coating com- bine to reducing drag, thereby reducingfuel consumption and emissions. The Fast FactsNetherlandsHolland is the name of two of the 12provinces of the Netherlands, North Hol- land and South Holland, the country iscalled The Netherlands.The Zuider Zee (Southern Sea) becamethe Ijsselmeer (Lake Ijssel) in 1932when the causeway closing off the sea was completed. The water graduallychanged from salt to fresh water. Capital city is Amsterdam, the Parlia- ment is in The Hague.Surface area: 590 sq. miles (18.41% water)Total population:+16.5 million Hans Brinker is the name of the littleboy who saved Holland by stopping theleaking dyke with his finger. Seehttp://members.chello.nl/m.jong9/map12/hansbrinker.html for the full story!