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Electrification: Leading the “charge”

By Michael D. White

The clock is ticking down as the maritime industry is racing to implement innovative technologies to meet the net-zero emissions by 2050 set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2023.

To meet the challenge, electrification is being folded into the mix as a doable ‘green’ solution and vessel operators and designers along the West Coast from Alaska to California are leading the effort to develop and implement the latest developments in the field to reduce...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/electrification-leading-the-charge/

Damen to deliver four vessels for Angola’s Port Namibe project

Japanese trading house Toyota Tusho has awarded Damen Shipyards Group a contract to build four vessels that will be delivered the Ministry of Transport of Angola as part of a Japanese Government funded port development project in Namibe, Angola’s main southern port.

“The port development project enables an increase in vessel traffic in Namibe,” said Hiroumi Ohara, general manager of the Africa power & infrastructure department of Toyota Tsusho. “To facilitate this, the port requires a number of...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/ports-terminals/damen-to-deliver-four-vessels-for-angolas-port-namibe-project/

Damen Shipyards design and build a new E-Cat Ferry for Reederei Norden-Frisia

Reederei Norden-Frisia operates services from the mainland of north-west Germany to the Frisian Islands. The company asked Damen to design and build a new ferry. Green ambitions: already, the operator offers electric car and bicycle hire to its clients. Furthermore, Norden-Frisia is installing...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/damen-shipyards-design-and-build-a-new-e-cat-ferry-for-reederei-norden-frisia/

Damen Shipyards Group Wins Inaugural IDC Future Of Digital Innovation Award

Triton Operator - AI

Damen is proud and honored to be one of the seven recipients of the inaugural IDC Future of Digital Innovation Awards. Damen won in the category ‘Performance as a Service’ with its Triton program and received the award.

US based International Data Corporation (IDC) initiated these awards to highlight successful digital innovation projects and initiatives. Other winners include Mattel (Fisher-Price Smart Connect), the U.S. Air Force (Virtual Mission Trainer), Shell (Open AI Energy Initiative) and...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/damen-shipyards-group-wins-inaugural-idc-future-of-digital-innovation-award/

Damen Shipyards Group Marks Twentieth Anniversary Of Its Ferries Department

The story of Damen Ferries starts just before the new millennium, when the management noticed high levels of activity in the fast ferry sector. Damen entered the market with the acquisition of a license to construct the successful Australian River Runner design. The company’s first project in the...

https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/damen-shipyards-group-marks-twentieth-anniversary-of-its-ferries-department/

BC Ferries Names and Christens the first Damen-Built Island Class Ferries

BC Ferries Names and Christens the first Damen-Built Island Class Ferries ISLAND DISCOVERY and ISLAND AURORA are the newest hybrid vessels to enter the fleet and will enter service in mid-2020, serving the Powell River – Texada Island and Port McNeill – Alert Bay – Sointula routes, respectively....

https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/bc-ferries-names-and-christens-the-first-damen-built-island-class-ferries/