Vessel passing through the Maasmond shipping area

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Daily news from
the shipping area

Since 2001, captain Piet Sinke has collected and shared maritime news with readers and crews around the world. Photography, clippings, a live webcam and a searchable archive — all in one place.

What is Maasmond Maritime

A daily newspaper for everyone who loves the sea

Every day a fresh edition of maritime news clippings is compiled and sent to a distribution list of tens of thousands of readers — from shore-based companies to crews at sea who read it as their daily shipping newspaper.

Photo album

Photo album

Browse the last 50 photographs taken of vessels in the shipping area, updated continuously.

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Live webcam

Live webcam

Watch the live Maasmond Maritime webcam feed at Hoek van Holland and see traffic in real time.

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Search the archive

Search the archive

Over two decades of clippings and ship photos — search by vessel name or any keyword you remember.

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Each daily edition stays online for the day and then moves automatically into the archive when the next one arrives — so you can read at the moment that suits you. Subscribing is completely free.

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