MV New Amsterdam is a cargo ship owned by TransProCon, which is part of Swedish Orient line. On 14 January 2022 the Dutch Ministry of Defense signed a contract to lease the ship for a duration of ten years.
She will be used for military logistics, such as strategic transport of military equipment and goods. During her lease Eemshaven will be the home-port of the New Amsterdam.
After delivering military supplies to Curacao, on December 30, 2025, the military cargo ship left the port of Willemstad on her voyage back to the Netherlands.
In the past the Dutch Ministry of Defense (MoD) occasionally leased ships for military logistics. However, increasing scarcity of such ships on the market has led to uncertainty and expensive leases.
New Amsterdam is a roll-on-roll-off cargo ship that can transport over sea a maximum of 75.000 kg and when moored a maximum of 150.000 kg.
HNLMS Den Helder is another new replenishment oiler of the Royal Netherlands Navy, supporting the US Navy blockade against Venezuela.
Also known as the Combat Support Ship (CSS), Den Helder is planned to fill the gap of replenishment at sea that was left after HNLMS Amsterdam was sold to Peru in 2014.
The sale of HNLMS Amsterdam in 2014 left a gap in the navy’s ability to replenish its own ships and those of NATO allies.
The successor of HNLMS Zuiderkruis, HNLMS Karel Doorman, was the only replenishment oiler in the fleet, additional dedicated Fleet Combat Support was required.
In 2017 a study started to look at the possibility of a new tanker to fulfill this task.
Aboard the ship there is enough space to carry at the same time two hundred containers and three hundred vehicles with each having an average length of six meters.
The decks are also strong enough to support tanks and other heavy material. In addition, New Amsterdam is also equipped with a 40 tons crane that has a range of 25 meters.
In July 2022 New Amsterdam was loaded with material to support troops in Lithuania. After arriving in the port of Klaipėda she was to be unloaded and the material will be destined for the Dutch soldiers that are part of the enhanced forward presence (eFP).
The current position of NEW AMSTERDAM is at Caribbean Sea reported 18 hours ago by AIS. The vessel is en route to NL GOV. VSL, sailing at a speed of 11.5 knots and expected to arrive there on Jan 15, 05:00.
The vessel NEW AMSTERDAM (IMO 9234082, MMSI 244534000) is a Ro-Ro Cargo Ship built in 2003 (23 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of Netherlands registered in Royal military haven of Soesterberg.
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The local government does/t want American warships docking in Curacao, so the Dutch drop off military hardware, and replenished the US Navy @ Sea.
Doing this with a masked leased (civilian) cargo ship makes the move very suspicious indeed. This roll-on-roll-off Swedish owned ship males the conspiray even bigger?