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January 20, 2020

Damen completes delivery of two more Island-class vessels for BC Ferries

Written by Baird Maritime on January 20, 2020. Posted in Ro-Pax World.

Damen Shipyards Galati has completed delivery of two new Ro-Pax vessels in a series to Canadian operator BC Ferries. The Ro-Paxes are the third and fourth units of six ..

January 15, 2020

Newbuild pushboat to join Van der Wees fleet

Written by Baird Maritime on January 15, 2020. Posted in Inland Tug Operations.

Dutch marine services provider Van der Wees Transporten will welcome a new pushboat to its fleet of vessels this coming April. Pieter van der Wees will have a length of ..

December 30, 2019

Damen, Astimar complete sea trials of future Mexican Navy frigate

Written by Baird Maritime on December 30, 2019. Posted in Ships (Naval).

Damen Shipyards Group and Mexican shipbuilder Astimar have completed sea trials of the future ARM Reformador (“Reformer”), a Pola-class frigate slated for the ..

January 16, 2020

Damen, Blohm + Voss tapped to build new frigates for German Navy

Written by Baird Maritime on January 16, 2020. Posted in Ships (Naval).

The German government has selected Damen Shipyards Group as the main contractor, together with partners Blohm + Voss and Thales, for supplying at least four MKS 180 ..

January 14, 2020

Damen heading research project to develop low-emission mussel farm vessels

Written by Baird Maritime on January 14, 2020. Posted in Aquaculture World.

Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam is heading a multi-party research project to investigate the application of hybrid and fully electric propulsion in the Dutch mussel ..

December 23, 2019

Rederij Long Ships orders 38m beam trawler from Damen

Written by Baird Maritime on December 23, 2019. Posted in Trawling World.

Belgian family-owned fishing company Rederij Long Ships has contracted Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam to build a new 38-metre-long beam trawler. The vessel will sail ..

January 16, 2020

Damen, Gentium to help Bangladesh develop indigenous shipbuilding industry

Written by Baird Maritime on January 16, 2020. Posted in Anchor Handling, Crew Transfer, Dredging and Land Reclamation, Ferries, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Maritime Infrastructure Development, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Offshore Construction, Offshore Tugs and Operations, Ro-Pax World, Ships (Naval), Trawling World.

Dutch firms Damen Shipyards Group and Gentium Solutions have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Industry of Bangladesh with the goal of ..

January 7, 2020

Song Thu lays keel of 57m LST for Vietnamese Navy

Written by Baird Maritime on January 7, 2020. Posted in Ships (Naval).

Vietnamese shipbuilder Song Thu has laid the keel for a new landing ship tank (LST) for the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) Navy. The Damen-designed vessel will ..

December 23, 2019

Dutch government seeks parliamentary approval for combat support ship construction

Written by Baird Maritime on December 23, 2019. Posted in Naval auxiliary/support vessels.

The Government of the Netherlands has submitted a formal request to the country’s parliament for the approval of construction of a new class of combat support ship ..