2022 – KILSTROOM & WAALSTROOM

At Pannerden the 'Rijn' splits into the 'Pannerdensch Kanaal' wich, six kilometres further down, becomes the 'Nederrijn' and the 'Waal'. The WAALSTROOM owes its name to this river. The 'Waal' is by far the most water-rich 'branch' of the 'Rijn' in the Netherlands (65% of the water drainage). The total length of this internationally busy river is 82 kilometres.

History
To enable the  owner to contribute to the execution of construction plans, Van Wijngaarden Marine Services prefers to expand its fleet with new-build vessels. However, sometimes there are circumstances that encourage one to make a different decision. This was the case with the Waalstroom. The client / market – including the project in Denmark – requested a specific vessel while new construction was impossible within the available time. A decision was made for the 'Aitana B', an 'EC 2712' built by Neptune Shipyards dating from (April) 2016 / bno. NP 475. As Waalstroom, this vessel joined the Fehmarn Belt connection project late 2022. De Kilstroom had been present at the project since 2020/Q4 while the Noordstroom had also been active on the project for a few weeks during early 2022. The Fehmarn Belt project includes a planned tunnel connection between Germany and Denmark. From 2029 on, this tunnel for car and train traffic will connect the German island of Fehmarn and the Danish island of Lolland across the eighteen kilometre wide 'Fehmarn Belt'.

Source: Wikipedia