by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 14, 2021 | News, Offshore wind, Ship design, Shipbuilding
NOV has signed a contract with COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry and Cadeler to supply two GustoMSC NG-20000X self-propelled wind turbine installation jack-up vessel designs. They will be known as the Cadeler X-Class and are said to have the largest jacking capacity in...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 2, 2021 | News, Passenger ships, Shipbuilding
The Global Mercy, the new ship of Mercy Ships, has completed its journey through the Suez Canal en route to Antwerp. After a short courtesy visit in Malta, the ship is expected to dock in the Port of Antwerp on the weekend of 12 September. There, the ship will be...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 1, 2021 | Arctic shipping, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding
The new Antarctic Supply Research Vessel (ASRV) Nuyina, built by Damen Shipyards, has set sail from Vlissingen for its seven-week homeward voyage to Hobart, Tasmania. With the official handover to the Australian authorities, this ship, with a length of 160 metres and...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 30, 2021 | News, Shipbuilding, Yachts
A new 74-metre Amels 242 emerged from the Amels and Damen Yachting drydock in the Netherlands last week. Known as Project Shadow, the Tim Heywood-designed Amels Limited Editions yacht is in the final phase of outfitting before its delivery later this year. Following...
by Martin Vodnik | Aug 20, 2021 | News, Shipbuilding
Damen Shipyards is looking for solutions to tackle the financial issues after the dramatic year of 2020. Among the necessary measures in this regard is to cut hundreds of jobs. The workforce reorganisation has affected the group’s shipyards in the Netherlands...
by Martin Vodnik | Aug 16, 2021 | News, Shipbuilding
Dutch shipbuilding group Damen has obtained a new order in Poland. It will deliver a Shoalbuster 2711 ICE multi-purpose vessel for harbours to Fairplay Towage Polska, the Polish subsidiary of the European leading tugboat operator. The Shoalbuster 2711 vessels are the...
