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....
by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 29, 2021 | News, Offshore, Offshore wind, Ship design, Shipbuilding
The Cosco Shipping Shipyard in Nantong, China, has laid the keel for Jan De Nul’s new offshore jack-up installation vessel Voltaire. It will be the first vessel of its kind on the market able to transport, lift and install the next generation offshore wind...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 16, 2020 | News
Royal Niestern Sander has laid the keel for a shallow draft ice breaking walk-to-work (W2W) vessel. The ship is specially designed and optimised for year-round operations in the challenging conditions on the east coast of Sakhalin in temperatures ranging from -30...
