Damen delivers five electric ferries to Arriva in Copenhagen
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered five Damen Ferries 2306 E3 to Arriva Denmark in Copenhagen. The ships are equipped with an auto-mooring system and charging the battery packs takes just seven minutes. Arriva operates the vessels...Read more
Damen Shipyards delivers trawler Jonge Johannes
Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam has recently delivered a twin-rig fly shooting trawler to Urk-based brothers Rense and Johannes de Boer. The new vessel is the LT 295 Jonge Johannes. The LT 295 marks Maaskant’s third delivery...Read more
Damen concludes keel laying of 75-metre crane barge for Panama
Keel laying for a Crane Barge 7532 has been completed at Damen Yichang Shipyard in Hubei Province, China. The vessel will be delivered in Panama and will replace a 77-year old crane still in operation. The...Read more
State Secretary: Speeding up tender for Dutch submarines not an option
The decision on who will build the new Dutch submarines will not be taken before 2022. Despite government parties urging to speed up the process, particularly with the corona crisis in mind, the Dutch State...Read more
Shipbuilder Damen signs 4.6-billion-euro German frigate contract
Damen Shipyards and the German government have signed the contract for the construction of at least four MKS-180 frigates. The frigates are intended for the German Navy. Damen is the main contractor for this project...Read more
Damen Shiprepair launches corona disinfection service for ships
Damen Shiprepair Harbour & Voyage (DSHV) will now offer a 24/7 Covid-19 disinfection service for ships. Personnel donned in high quality PPE will board the ship to disinfect it using stabilised hydrogen peroxide. With the service,...Read more
Damen presents electric version of cutter suction dredger
Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled its first electric cutter suction dredger (ECSD) 650. With electric motors powering the dredge system, the ECSD 650 makes possible zero emissions dredging projects. The electric power provides a significant reduction...Read more
Damen delivers complete package for Korean multi-purpose vessel
Damen Shipyards Group has supplied a complete components package to Korean yard Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC). The package includes all equipment for oil recovery operations as well as a complete dredging installation. The multi-purpose...Read more
Damen definitively wins tender to build new German frigates
The merger between German naval builders German Naval Yards Kiel and Lürssen Group has cleared the way for Dutch Damen Shipyards to proceed with building the four MKS 180 frigates for the German Navy. The...Read more
Damen presents new workboat design for fish-farming
Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled a new workboat for the aquaculture industry. The Utility Vessel (UV) 2613 draws upon other Damen designs, such as the Multi Cat and Shoalbuster, and its scope of work covers...Read more
Damen combines yacht brands in new Yachting division
Damen will market its yacht portfolio consisting of Amels, SeaXplorer and Yacht Support under a new identity: Damen Yachting. The division is headed up by Rose Damen and retains all of the yacht ranges associated...Read more
Damen Shipyards positive despite disappointing 2019 and Covid-19
Damen Shipyards Group went deep into the red in 2019 with measures taken to change this. Whether this will become visible in 2020 depends on how the corona crisis will develop, but CEO Arnout Damen...Read more
RH Marine automation for Dutch Navy’s new Combat Support Ship
RH Marine will supply and install all energy distribution, automation and bridge systems for the new Combat Support Ship (CSS) Den Helder. Due to the growing impact of digitalisation and automation, cyber security is an...Read more
Marc van Heyningen new COO of Damen Shipyards Group
As of April 1st, Marc van Heyningen will become the new Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Damen Shipyards Group. This completes the Executive Board of the leading Dutch maritime solutions provider. ‘We warmly welcome Marc on...Read moreDamen Shipyards undervalued its shipbuilding contracts
Damen Shipyards still has to deal with loss-making projects this year. When entering into these assignments, an incorrect or, in retrospect, over-easy assessment of the risks was made, says CEO Arnout Damen. The company will...Read more
Damen delivers Long Range Ocean Patrol Vessel to Mexican Navy
The Secretariat of the Navy of Mexico (SEMAR) has taken delivery of the Long Range Ocean Patrol (POLA) Class vessel ARM Reformador. The POLA 101 is said to be the most technologically advanced vessel in...Read moreGerman Shipbuilder to Court after Damen Wins Billion Euro Navy Contract
Shipbuilder German Naval Yards and steelmaker Thyssenkrupp have complained about the earlier award of a billion-euro contract from the German navy to a Dutch consortium led by Damen Shipyards. The German companies have ‘serious doubts’...Read more
Shipbuilder Damen Wins German Navy Contract Worth Billions
Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards has won a 5.27-billion euro order from the German navy to build four frigates. The contract for the construction of the naval vessel MKS 180 is the largest purchase of the...Read more