by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 15, 2021 | News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Yachts
The third yacht in Heesen Yachts’ new 50-metre semi-displacement class is now under construction at the shipyard in Oss. Project Jade boasts an optimised hull, Tier III engines and a shallow draught of just 2.15 metres. The first welds to the keel of YN 20350...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 29, 2021 | News, Ship design, Shipbuilding
Thecla Bodewes Shipyards has won an order for building and delivery of four 7000-DWT diesel-electric multi-purpose dry cargo vessels for Vertom. The keel laying took place at the yard in Kampen, the Netherlands, on 29 October with delivery of the vessels expected in...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 13, 2021 | Maritime research, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding
Next Generation Shipyards in Lauwersoog, the Netherlands, has begun construction of research vessel Adriaen Coenen by laying the keel. It will be the first vessel in the new research fleet of Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ). The keel laying...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 3, 2021 | Navy, Ship design, Shipbuilding
Damen Shipyards Galati has performed the keel-laying ceremony on the Combat Support Ship (CSS) Den Helder. This marks an important milestone in the construction of this new supply ship for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The keel laying ceremony was performed by the...
by Mariska Buitendijk | May 3, 2021 | News, Offshore wind, Ship design, Shipbuilding
The CMHI Haimen shipyard in China laid the keel for Les Alizés, Jan De Nul’s new heavy lift crane vessel, on 29 April. The ship will be ready in 2022 and is equipped with a crane having a lifting capacity of 5000 tonnes and equally impressive lifting heights....
