What will be first fully-electric road ferries to operate in North America have departed the Damen Galati shipyard in Romania. Ordered by the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario, Canada, the 68 meter long
Conrad Shipyard has hosted a steel cutting ceremony for Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company (GLDD). The ceremony, held at Conrad’s shipyard in Morgan City, La., signifies the start of construction of
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract to supply Paraguay’s Ingeniería de Topografía y Caminos S.A. (T&C) with a customized CSD 500 cutter suction dredge. T&C will use the dredge to transform
The Australian Antarctic Program’s new icebreaker, the 160.3-meter RSV Nuyina, recently left the Netherlands port of Vlissingen to commence trials in the North Sea. The month-long sea trials phase marks an important
A former platform supply vessel has emerged from Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam following an extensive conversion carried out on behalf of Norwegian fish feed distributor Eidsvaag. Now renamed Eidsvaag Opal, the vessel was
Damen Shipyards Group’s Galati, Romania, shipyard has launched a Marine Aggregate Dredge (MAD) 3500 at its Galati yard in Romania. Damen is building the MAD for U.K.-based Hanson Marine. The company will
An EU-funded project that aims to foster the application of new materials in maritime and inland waterway applications has marked a significant milestone with the unveiling of a full-scale composite ship’s hull
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered five 23.3 meter x 5.6 meter, 50-passenger electric ferries to Arriva Denmark in Copenhagen. They are being operated on behalf of Danish public transport agency Movia. When
Damen Shiprepair Harbor & Voyage (DSHV), the mobile ship repair squad of Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, has announced the creation of a 24/7 covid-19 disinfection service for ships. DSHV has sought to
Many ports located on rivers have a sediment level significantly higher than the level that ships’ onboard ballast water treatment systems are tested against. In response, Damen Shipyards Group has developed a