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Damen lays keel for Herman Senior’s MPV 4916 Smokey

Damen lays keel for Herman Senior’s MPV 4916 Smokey

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 29, 2025 | News, Offshore, Ship design, Shipbuilding

Damen Shipyards Group has held a keel-laying ceremony for Herman Senior’s Multi-Purpose Vessel (MPV) 4916. The milestone moment in the construction of this first-in-series vessel took place at the Albwardy Damen shipyard in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Herman...
GVB orders sixth electric ferry at Holland Shipyards

GVB orders sixth electric ferry at Holland Shipyards

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 23, 2025 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipping

Holland Shipyards Group has once again been awarded a contract by GVB Amsterdam for the construction of a fully electric ferry. This vessel, designated NZK 105, will be the sixth in the NZK-series operating across the Noordzeekanaal. The renewed collaboration follows...
Royal T Shipyards lays keel of second GADUS vessel for Navigare

Royal T Shipyards lays keel of second GADUS vessel for Navigare

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 11, 2025 | News, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding

Royal T Shipyards has laid the keel of Hull 379, the second vessel in the pioneering GADUS series of 5600-DWT dry cargo ships. The vessels are being built for Navigare Shipping of the Faroe Islands. Following the lead vessel Hav Leiti, Hull 379 continues the roll-out...
Damen launches fully electric-ready ferry for BC Ferries

Damen launches fully electric-ready ferry for BC Ferries

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 2, 2025 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Passenger ships, Ship design, Ship propulsion, Shipbuilding

On 22nd May, Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania launched the latest Island Class Ferry for BC Ferries. The vessel, a Damen RoRo 8117 E3, will become the seventh Damen vessel to sail in the Canadian organisation’s fleet. The ferry is the first in an order of four...
Allseas’ 26,000-tonne barge is taking shape

Allseas’ 26,000-tonne barge is taking shape

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 12, 2025 | Heavy lift, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding

Allseas’ new cargo barge, Braveheart, is taking form at the CIMC Changhong Shipyard near Shanghai, China. Following the official keel laying ceremony on 22 April, the first of 145 huge steel blocks – together weighing a massive 26,000 tonnes – has been lifted...
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