Order Build NIOZ

26/01/2021

After a careful tendering process, the NWO-I Foundation Board awarded the construction

of Research Vessel Wim Wolff to Thecla Bodewes Shipyards. This research vessel replaces

the RV Navicula and is the first new vessel in the national research fleet. The vessels are

managed by the National Marine Facilities (NMF) at the Royal Netherlands Institute for

Sea Research (NIOZ).