Damen to build two “hybrid-ready” ferries for Great Lakes
NOVEMBER 6, 2017 —The Government of Ontario and Damen Shipyards Group have signed a contract for the design, build and delivery for two ferries to operate in the Canadian waters of the
Damen Shipyards
Wilson Sons delivers second tug in Damen ASD 2411 quartet
OCTOBER 20, 2017 — Wilson Sons Guarujá, Brazil, shipyard, has delivered the Damen ASD Tug 2411 design SST-Aruá, the second of four tugboats on order for SAAM Smit Towage Brazil. The first
Damen-built dredge makes debut in Australia
OCTOBER 16, 2017— Just 15 months after it initially cut steel for the vessel, China’s Damen Yichang Shipyard delivered 60m Tommy Norton, the first dredger to be built by Damen Shipyards Group
Damen delivers its first dredge built for an Australian customer
OCTOBER 11, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Yichang, China, has delivered a Damen TSHD 650 trailing suction hopper dredge, the Tommy Norton, to Gippsland Ports of Australia. The 60 m Tommy Norton is
Damen outfits Multi Cat for shallow water dredging
OCTOBER 3, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a Multi Cat 1908 to Saudi Arabia’s Murjan Al-Sharq Marine Services. The company provides marine construction and maintenance, dredging, diving and subsea services.
Prototype propeller produced by 3D printing
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 — A prototype of a 1,350 mm diameter ship’s propeller has been completed using additive manufacturing (3D printing) techniques. Named WAAMpeller, the prototype has been produced by a cooperative
Damen Shipyards Sharjah lays keel for ASD tug
AUGUST 31, 2017 — Damen Shipyards Sharjah, UAE, held a keel laying ceremony this week for an ASD Tug 2913 that the shipyard is building for Saqr Ports, part of Rash Al
Kotug Smit adds two ASD 2913 sisters to its fleet
AUGUST 30, 2017 — Kotug Smit Towage has taken the Damen Shipyards ASD 2913 sister tugs Rotterdam and Southampton into service for its European harbor towage. While the Rotterdam is operating in
Nigerian offshore fields get third Guardian security vessel
AUGUST 29, 2017 — Nigeria’s Homeland Integrated Offshore Services Ltd has taken delivery of Guardian 3, the third of four Damen 3307 patrol vessels. The vessels provide security and other support services to
Damen lays keel for Australian ASRV
AUGUST 25, 2017 — Damen Shipyards, Galati, Romania, held a keel laying ceremony yesterday that marked an important step in the construction of the Antarctic Supply Research Vessel (ASRV) that Damen is