Arnout Damen takes CEO role at Damen Shipyards Group
Arnout Damen, oldest son of Damen Shipyards Group Chairman Kommer Damen, will become CEO of the shipbuilding group on January 1, 2020. At the same time, the group will switch to a
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Damen launches all-electric ferry for Ontario
Damen’s Galati shipyard in Romania has launched the Amherst Islander II, the first of two Road Ferry E3 design vessels under construction for the Ministry of Transportation Ontario, Canada. The E3 ferries
Damen delivers customized Cutter Suction Dredge to Brazil
Damen Shipyards has just shipped a fully customized Cutter Suction Dredge (CSD) 350 to Brazil. The standard dredge was adapted to meet Brazilian Naval requirements and received additional options requested by the
Schottel delivers propulsion units for BC Ferries battery hybrids
Spay, Germany, headquartered Schottel has delivered propulsion units for two 81 meter road ferries under construction at Damen Shipyards Galati, Romania, for Canada’s BC Ferries. Each will be equipped with two high-efficiency
VIDEO: Damen wins design award for Human Machine Interface for tugs
Damen Shipyards Group has won an UX Design Award for the Human Machine Interface that it has been developing over the past two years for its Next Generation Tug Series. The UX
VIDEO: Auckland orders world’s first all electric ship-handling tug
New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland Ltd has signed a contract with the Damen Shipyards Group for the delivery of an innovative new vessel. The RSD-E Tug 2513 will be the first fully-electric
Damen introduces new Landing Utility Vessel
The aquaculture industry got its first look at a new Damen designed support vessel, July 26, when Coastal Workboats Scotland delivered the first Damen Landing Utility Vessel 1608 to client Loch Duart.
MAN wins Seaspan ferry propulsion system order
The two 149 m LNG battery hybrid RO/RO ferries recently ordered by Canada’s Seaspan Ferries (see earlier story) may look a lot like the pair delivered to the operator last year, but
Damen inks contract for advanced aggregates dredge
Damen Shipyards Group and Southampton, U.K., based Hanson Aggregates Marine have signed a contract for construction of a Marine Aggregate Dredge (MAD) 3500 vessel. The ship will be used to extract aggregates
Seaspan Ferries orders two LNG battery hybrids
Canada’s Seaspan Ferries will add two new Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) – battery hybrid ferries to its fleet in 2021. Damen Shipyards Gorinchem B.V. will start construction of the vessels at its