Germany exercises option for four more MEKO frigates
Germany's Budget Committee decided on 8 October to procure four additional MEKO A-200 DEU frigates from TKMS. It brings the total order to eight vessels. The first MEKO frigates were ordered after the German Bundestag cancelled the F126 order with Damen. With the four...
VIDEO: Damen delivers first CSOV to Ta San Shang Marine
Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the first of two Commissioning Service Operations Vessels (CSOVs) 9020 to Ta San Shang Marine (TSSM) at Ha Long in Vietnam. The company will use the vessel to support operations at Taiwanese offshore wind farms during construction...
Vroon sells livestock shipping business to Heytesbury
Vroon Holding is selling its livestock activities, operated under its subsidiary Livestock Express, to Heytesbury, an Australian agribusiness and shipping group. This is to allow the Dutch shipping company to focus on its key niche markets in energy, liquids,...
Dutch frigate returns to Den Helder after defence mission
HNLMS Evertsen returns to Den Helder on Wednesday 13 May. The air defence and command frigate left its home port in early February for an exercise, but was subsequently deployed to the Mediterranean. In the eastern part of the Mediterranean, the ship was tasked with...
AiP for TKMS’ autonomous unmanned watercraft
TKMS is developing underwater autonomous unmanned watercraft for which DNV has now granted an approval in principle (AiP). The scalable demonstrator, measuring 25 x 7 metres, is scheduled to set sail for the first time in 2026 and will be tested in specially developed...
Jan De Nul, Coral Vita build coral restoration farm
Since 1970, approximately fifty per cent of all coral reefs in the world have been lost. That is why Jan De Nul has now started the construction of a coral farm in the Maldives, in close collaboration with Coral Vita. Coral reefs are undergoing an alarming decline,...
In pics: Oceanco shows Leviathan in operation
Oceanco has released the first images of superyacht Leviathan since its delivery in November 2025. Captured by renowned photographer Guillaume Plisson in the Bahamas, the gallery offers a glimpse of the yacht’s unconventional interior and onboard experience. Marking a...
Wärtsilä joins EU project to boost zero-carbon shipping
Wärtsilä has joined H4PERION, an EU-funded Horizon Europe project led by the University of Vaasa in Finland. The project is to help accelerate the transition to zero-carbon long-distance shipping. Wärtsilä will work on on a combustion concept for hydrogen and...
Fast Lines names two Damen Combi Freighters 3850
On 2 May, Fast Lines Belgium held a naming ceremony for two Damen Combi Freighters (CF) 3850 in the Port of Antwerp. The vessels – the first newbuilds to enter the company’s fleet – will be joined by a third CF 3850 later this year. Attending the ceremony were...
LR: LNG strengthens role in cleaner shipping
Lloyd’s Register (LR) has released its latest "Fuel for thought: LNG" report, offering a data-driven assessment of LNG’s evolving role as a fuel in transition for the shipping industry. The order book continues to grow while developments in reducing methane slip make...
Ned Marine starts aluminium production at DSR
Ned Marine has relocated and rebranded its aluminium manufacturing division to a new production facility at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam (DSR) in the Botlek area. The division was formerly known as MTQ Products. Operating under its new name, Ned Marine Alucon, the...
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