German 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
Dutch Cabinet Decides to Build Combat Support Ship Zr.Ms. Den Helder
The Cabinet of the Netherlands’ Government has submitted a so-called D-letter to the Parliament, to begin building the Combat Support Ship Zr.Ms. Den Helder. Construction of the vessel will be undertaken by Damen Schelde Naval...Read more
Japanese Submarines Exchange Stirling Engines for Lithium-ion Batteries
While the Dutch are struggling to decide on four new submarines, the Japanese ordered no less than 22. So far, Japan has eleven of these in operation. The last of which is the first Japanese...Read more
‘Delaying Dutch Submarine Contract May Also Have an Upside’
The Dutch Government has decided to postpone the decision as to who will build the new Dutch submarines to 2021. Maritime industry is displeased, but SWZ|Maritime’s naval expert Jaap Huisman also sees a positive side....Read more
Damen Completes Combat Systems for Indonesian Frigate
Damen Shipyards Group and its partner PT PAL have completed the installation of combat systems on the frigate KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata. It is the first of the Indonesian Ministry of Defence’s series of SIGMA...Read more
New Minehunters’ Launch and Recovery System Survives Four-Metre Waves
The new Dutch and Belgian minehunters will be equipped with numerous drones, including ECA Group’s Unmanned Service Vessel (USV) Inspector 125. After tank tests at the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (Marin) in Wageningen, the USV’s...Read more
IHC Brings in New Partner in Hopes of Winning Submarine Order
Dutch companies continue to vie for the upcoming submarine order from the Royal Netherlands Navy to replace the Walrus class. To this end, Royal IHC has formed a partnership with Breman Machinery to cooperate on...Read more