Latest marine and maritime news about Damen and its boats and boat building projects.
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The VOC Amsterdam has returned to the Scheepvaartmuseum (National Maritime Museum) in the Dutch capital after a scope of work undertaken at Damen’s yards. The iconic replica of an 18th century Dutch East India vessel visited Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) and Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf for an extensive maintenance project. The ship arrived at DSAm in […]
Bolidt (resin applications) has supplied a range of decking solutions for OceanX’s new flagship OceanXplorer. Following extensive rebuilding work at Damen, OceanXplorer is said to be the most advanced exploration, research and media vessel at sea. The 87m former offshore survey vessel is the new flagship for Dalio Philanthropies’ initiative OceanX, whose mission is ‘to […]
Damen Shipyards Group has placed an order with VEEM, the Western Australia-based manufacturer of marine stabilisation products, for a VG1000SD Gyrostabiliser. Damen Services will supply the gyrostabiliser to one of Naviera Integral’s latest Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 5009, as well as providing the required engineering and supervision of the installation. The vessel, which is one […]
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Svitzer for the delivery of an ASD Tug 3212. The vessel, to be named Svitzer Thames, will operate in the Port of London. She will be the fourth Damen ASD Tug 3212 in the company’s UK fleet. Damen and Svitzer signed the contract for the vessel in […]
Damen Shipyards Group has completed construction and outfitting of a diving bell ship for client FMSW Koblenz. Following successful river trials, Damen sales manager Remko Bouma says: “We are very pleased to have completed construction of this iconic vessel on schedule and to the satisfaction of the customer. This is the result of a very […]
A team of Damen group subsidiaries has completed a challenging project to replace one of the twin rudder stocks on P&O Ferries’ Pride of Canterbury. This comes as the P&O Pride of Burgundy is moored up on the River Fal near Truro after being taken out of service due to a drop in demand during […]
Alewijnse has completed a two-year project with Damen Yachting; the specification, supply and installation of AV/IT systems that play a vital role in the on-board experience for the owner, guests and crew aboard the 77-metre SeaXplorer La Datcha. Under the tag line ‘built for adventure’, the SeaXplorer 77 is designed to sail in both polar […]
Damen Shiprepair and Conversion (DSC) has recently carried out a series of works on seven vessels owned by CMA CGM, a world leader in shipping and logistics. The projects took place between June and December last year at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam (DSAm) in the Netherlands and Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (DSDu) in France. The last vessel […]
Damen Shipyards Group has recently signed a contract with HST Marine for the delivery of a Multi Cat 2309. The company, which was the launching customer for Damen’s Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2710, is the first to order the brand-new, mid-range multi cat design bringing new capabilities to the market. HST will use the vessel […]
Concordia Damen has signed a contract for 40 eco-friendly dual fuel inland waterway barges with institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. These barges will be chartered by Shell and operated by the VT Group/Marlow. The 110 x 11.5m vessels will have LNG propulsion and extreme shallow draught capabilities – 2800 ton on 3.25m […]
Damen Shipyards Group has recently completed the extensive rebuild of cutting-edge research vessel OceanXplorer at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam. Damen served as the main contractor bringing together various disciplines from across the group – including offshore and survey newbuild, repair and conversion, and yachting specialisms. The project required Damen to rebuild the vessel – a former […]