Damen Shipyards has delivered the first of its new aquaculture support vessels. The Landing Utility Vessel (LUV) 1908 with ro/ro capability is a larger version of the LUV 1608, and offers additional deck space, higher...Read more
Damen Shipyards has extended its trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) offering. The full TSHD range now covers hopper volumes from 650 to 5000 m3 and includes both hopper dredgers for port maintenance and multi-purpose dredgers.Read more
Damen Shipyards Cape Town launched the first of three MultiMission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) procured by ARMSCOR for the South African Navy (SAN) on 25 March. The vessels are to augment South Africa’s maritime security...Read more
As of 1 April, Damen Shipyards Group will start a specialised Financial Services division. This unit will support clients in the financing of new ships by means of both operational and financial lease constructions.Read more
Damen Shipyards Den Helder will soon handover the Expeditionary Survey Boat (ESB) Hydrograaf to the Royal Netherlands Navy. The Hydrograaf was built for a speed of at least 20 knots, with very low noise requirements...Read more
Damen Shipyards has announced a restructuring of its repair yards Damen Verolme Rotterdam and Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam. According to trade union CNV Vakmensen director Corina Hensen, 125 jobs will be lost with most redundancies affecting...Read more
Damen Shipyards and Sea Machines Robotics will partner to investigate collision avoidance on board of Damen ships. The alliance aims at speeding up the adoption of several navigating technologies to increase autonomy levels on Damen-built...Read more
Damen Shipyards Group’s has launched its revolutionary Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 at its yard in Antalya, Turkey. In addition to combining different motion-compensating technologies, the ship allows for a new pay per journey business...Read more
Damen Shipyards has completed construction and outfitting of a diving bell ship for FMSW Koblenz/operator WSA Rhine (Waterways and Shipping Office). Following its completion, the vessel has recently undertaken successful river trials. It now has...Read more
After Damen Shipyards Galati already delivered the Cemex Go Innovation to Cemex UK Marine on 15 December, the vessel has now arrived at Damen Ship Repair Amsterdam to dot the i’s and cross the t’s....Read more
Car designers around the world are intimately familiar with it, and the success of the large car making conglomerates are built upon it: platform based design. A limited series of vehicle platforms is used to...Read more
The European Commission has selected the SEA Defence project coordinated by Damen Shipyards Group within its European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP 2019). SEA Defence is unique in that it brings together European naval yards,...Read more
Shipbuilding group Damen Shipyards, hatchbuilder Blommaert Aluminium and solar energy specialist Wattlab have developed hatches with solar panels for inland vessels. Since this month, a first trial installation has been sailing through Europe.Read more
If the navy wants to remain relevant and up-to-date in these times of rapid technological developments, cooperation is necessary and inevitable. At a national level, Dutch Naval Design was established this year and at a...Read more
Damen Shipyards Group has completed a conversion for Norwegian company Eidsvaag. Following a tender, Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam converted a former platform supply vessel (PSV) into a fish feed carrier, named Eidsvaag Opal. Works included extending...Read more
The 77-metre SeaXplorer La Datcha has departed the Damen Yachting yard in the Netherlands. The luxury expedition yacht, part of the La Datcha Tinkoff Collection, will offer global charter opportunities and is the first purpose-built...Read more
Concordia Damen has signed a contract for 40 eco-friendly dual-fuel barges with institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The vessels will have LNG propulsion and extreme shallow draught capabilities – 2800 tonnes on...Read more
Damen Shipyards has signed a contract with the Dutch ferry joint venture Aqualiner-Swets for a total of 9 passenger vessels. The ferries will provide the public transportation service between Rotterdam and the Drecht cities, better...Read more
Damen Shipyards Group has completed the extensive rebuild of research vessel OceanXplorer. The vessel now has laboratories and studios on board and has been equipped with submersibles, sonar arrays, manned submarines and an ROV and...Read more
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the MV Swift to Winander Leisure. The ship will be operated by Windermere Lake Cruises. Special about this project is that the shipyard built the vessel inland on location at...Read more
