Damen Shipyards has been contracted by Penang Port Sdn Bhd., Malaysia, to build up to five RoPax ferries to replace the current fleet that has reached its end of life. They will operate on the ferry route that links the Malaysian Peninsula (Butterworth) with Penang Island and its city of George...
London-based energy and marine consultancy AqualisBraemar LOC (ABL) has completed the acquisition of the UK operations of ship design and marine consultancy company OSD-IMT from Damen Shipyard. The…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/aqualisbraemar-loc-acquires-uk-marine-consultancy-from-damen/
Energy and marine consultancy AqualisBraemar LOC will acquire the UK operations of ship design and marine consultancy company OSD-IMT from Damen shipyards. The post AqualisBraemar LOC buys ship…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/aqualisbraemar-loc-buys-ship-design-business-from-damen/
Damen Shipyards has handed over twin plug-in hybrid firefighting vessels to Flotte Hamburg, a subsidiary of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) that is tasked with implementing low-emission shipping in the city.
With 315 kWh of battery capacity, the state-of-the-art, plug-in hybrid vessels are capable of extended, fully-electric, emissions-free operations in and around the Port of Hamburg.
One, the Prag, will be operated by Hamburg’s fire service while the other, Dresden, will support the HPA, the...
Following the official handover held on the 18th and 19th of August at Damen Shipyards Mangalia, Debmarine Namibia’s new diamond recovery vessel departed on a four-week long maiden voyage to the Port of Cape Town, South Africa, where it will be fitted with mission equipment before beginning operations off the coast of Namibia early next year.
The successful delivery marks the end of the shipbuilding phase of a landmark project that began over three years ago. It is the first vessel to be...
Damen Shipyards Group has reached a major milestone in the construction of its first fully-electric reversed stern drive tug. Named Sparky, the RSD-E Tug 2513 ship handling tug is under construction for New Zealand’s Ports of Auckland at the Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam.
The yard recently installed the tug’s batteries —all 2,240 of them. With a total of 2,784 kWh of battery capacity, Sparky will be able carry out two or more berthing/unberthing operations on a single charge, delivering up...
On 12th February, the South African Navy (SAN) held a blessing ceremony of the first of three Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) at Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT).
Image Credits: damen.com
Initially, the plan had been to hold a large launching ceremony, but due to the situation surrounding the coronavirus pandemic, SAN took the decision to do something on a smaller scale.
During the event, the vessel was blessed and a bottle of champagne was broken over the bow as is the custom. The...
From the first quarter of 2021, Wilson Sons will start the construction of six tugboats, at the Group’s shipyards in Guarujá (SP), reports Sea News.
Addition to the largest fleet in BrazilThe new vessels will be added to the Company’s fleet, the largest in Brazil, with 80 tugboats, spread across the Brazilian coast.
The new series of vessels will contribute to the renewal of the fleet and will facilitate support for large ships that will stop over the next few years at Brazilian ports.
“We will...
https://mfame.guru/wilson-sons-to-kickstart-building-of-6-new-tugboats/
Shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered an 85’x19.5′ welded aluminum Near Coastal Patrol Vessel (NCPV) to the Dominican Republic’s navy.
Christened “Betelgeuse” in keeping with the Dominican tradition of naming military vessels after constellations, the new patrol craft was built at Metal Shark’s Franklin, La., shipyard and officially incorporated into the Dominican navy during a ceremony at the Las Calderas Navy Base on Aug. 6.
The vessel has been delivered to the Dominican Republic under a $54...
Damen Shipyards Group continues to extend its portfolio of electrically powered vessels. The latest addition to the line up is its first electric cutter suction dredge (ECSD) 650. With electric motors powering the dredge system, the ECSD 650 makes possible zero emissions dredging projects. The electric power provides a significant reduction in noise, adding an extra tier of sustainability and ensuring the dredge’s suitability for projects in densely populated and environmentally sensitive areas.
https://www.marinelog.com/technology/damen-introduces-electric-cutter-suction-dredge/