Orders have been placed for new ferries for operation in various regions. Interestingly, three of the four vessels mentioned in this roundup are catamarans that are each capable of seating at least 300 passengers and reaching speeds of over 25 knots. South Korean operator orders fast catamaran...
Damen-built fast ferries have become an increasingly common sight in South Korean waters in recent years and now is adding to that number. It has signed a contract to build a new Fast Ferry 4212 (FFe 4212) for South Korean ferry operator KT Marine. This will be the seventh Damen Fast Ferry built for the Korean market and the fifth FFe 4212 to be built for a South Korean operator.
KT Marine is a new client for Damen, and a factor in its choice of builder was that Damen will be able to deliver the...
Danish towage provider Svitzer recently added a new tug to its UK fleet to support operations at the Port of Tyne in northern England. Svitzer Jubilee was developed by Netherlands-based the Damen Shipyards Group as an ASD tug with a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system, allowing it to comply...
Netherlands-based marine services company recently added a newbuild vessel to its fleet of harbour and offshore support tugs. Built by the Damen Shipyards Group at its Da ..
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New tugs have been delivered to operators in Canada and Poland as the US Navy unveils the name of a future towing, salvage, and rescue vessel. Another Canadian operator m ..
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… a partridge in a pear tree, according to the ancient English carol, but at Baird Maritime, that’s the cue for a ..
Recent deliveries include two to a UK towage operator and one to a port company in France’s Guadeloupe territory in the Caribbean. Customers in the Americas and Western ..
New Zealand port operator Ports of Auckland (POAL) has taken delivery of a new electric-powered, reversed stern drive (RSD) tug built by Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietna ..
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French operator Thomas Services Maritimes (TSM) has taken delivery of a new ASD tug built by Damen Song Cam Shipyard in Vietnam. The Bureau Veritas-classed TSM Odet has a ..
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Saam Towage has taken delivery of a new ASD harbour tug for its operations in Canada. The Bureau Veritas-classed Saam James Point was built by Damen Song Cam Shipyard in ..
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