On 2 February 2010, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, performed the christening and launch of the first Patrol Ship 'Holland' for the Royal Netherlands Navy.   The Royal Netherlands Navy ordered four Patrol Ships at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding specifically for tasks involving lesser degrees of force, such as maritime security operations.   The first two patrol vessels are to be built at....

In December 2009 the Damen Shipyards Changde in China delivered the powerful and compact harbour tug Patriot, the first of a pair of identical tugs built for use in the Ukraine. ‘Patriot’ and sistership ‘Bulat’ completed one month later, were ordered by Tekom Leasing Ltd for operation by Odessa Port. The tugs are the first examples of the ASD Tug 2310 design, a promising new addition to the comprehensive range of ASD....

The South African built Damen Azimuth Stern Drive tug 3211, the ‘Osayame’ set sail from quay 500 in the Cape Town harbour in the last weekend of January 2010 to arrive in Port Harcourt only 12 days later. The ‘Osayame’, meaning God’s gift is the first tug of its kind to be built in SA by Damen Shipyards Cape Town, and its owner Starzs Investments is the first indigenous Nigerian company to commission and own such....

How did you become involved in the maritime market? van Oord: After finalizing a master’s education in Marine Engineering at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands in 1998, I became a Sales Trainee at Damen Shipyards. A year later, I started with the Sales Department for North-, Central & South America mainly in charge of Colombia, Panama & the Caribbean. By 2004 I became the Sales Director for....

Doha, Qatar, 21 January 2010 – Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (Nakilat) has signed a joint venture agreement with Damen Shipyards Qatar Holding B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Damen Shipyards Group, to jointly operate a world-class shipbuilding facility in the Port of Ras Laffan, Qatar.  This agreement provides a landmark partnership between the world’s leading transporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG),....

By Jack Gaston The arrival of the tug SD Reliable at Portsmouth Naval base at the end of November represents a significant milestone in the contract between Damen Shipyards and Serco Marine Services for the delivery of 29 new vessels. SD Reliable is the first of four purpose built tractor tugs designed by Damen specifically to assist the largest and most modern warships likely to be used by the Royal Navy in the foreseeable....

In December 2009 PB Towage and Damen signed a contract for delivery of another Stan Tug 1606. This vessel is the third 1606 ordered by PB Towage in 2009. After delivery, scheduled for March 2010, she will commence operations in Australia. .

On the 24th of November the Brodospas Beta AHTS 6615 was delivered to her owners. The Brodospas Beta is the 3^rd vessel deliverd by Damen this year to Brodospas, following the FCS 3507 Junak in Mai and the sister vessel AHTS 6615 Brodopsas Alfa in September. The delivery took place at the building yard, Damen Shipyard Galati in Romania from where the vessel sailed to her homeport Split. Picture: Signing....

At the end of December a Damen cutter suction dredger, type CSD450, was prepared for transport to Nigeria for Fiddil Nigeria Ltd. The standard dredger has been enhanced by many options to fulfil the local operational requirements. The dredger, named ‘Ononaku’, will work on an oil company project together with its bigger sister ‘Princess Ona’. The cutter suction dredger, type CSD450, is a standard dismountable dredger....

Damen Shipyards Group invests in China Damen Shipyards Group is an internationally oriented company with shipyards in many parts of the world. Since 1994 the organisation has been active in China where this year Damen Shipyards Changde was opened. The production activities of this shipyard and also now two other shipyards, Damen Shipyards Yichang and Damen Marine Components Suzhou focus, in particular, on exports.....