Shipbuilding News
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Universe Shipping opts for RMS 2000 V-rotor systems from Damen Marine Components
MV Moorea and MV Messina, Universe Shipping’s two new inland tankers are equipped with DMC retractable RMS 2000 V and the active rotor maneuvering system The rotor manoeuvring system is back In the first quarter of 2022, MV Moorea and MV Messina, Universe Shipping’s two new inland tankers with a…
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Damen Shipyards to build four RoPax ferries for Penang Port Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia
Damen Shipyards has been contracted to build four RoPax ferries Damen Shipyards has been contracted by Penang Port Sdn Bhd., Malaysia, to build up to five RoPax ferries to replace the current fleet that has reached its end of life. The new vessels have been specially designed to meet the…
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European shipowners support EU parliamentary proposal on commercial operators and a sector-dedicated fund
European shipowners welcome the proposal of the European Parliament’s Rapporteur on the EU ETS, MEP Peter Liese, to introduce a requirement for a binding clause in contractual agreements between shipowners and commercial operators and to ensure that the latter pay for the costs of the EU ETS. ECSA also supports…
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Feadship Juice Is the Juice on Top for Her Owner
Half a century ago, the renowned artist Ed Ruscha created Juice, a work with raised paper ribbons spelling out the letters of the same word in cursive writing. The owner of the new Feadship Juice is an avid art collector and pays homage to Ruscha’s renowned work. Take a close…
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Damen signs up Erma First to supply the world’s smallest ballast water treatment system
Damen has signed its first contract with ballast water treatment systems producer Erma First. Greek company Erma First will be supplying its oneTANK, which is the world’s smallest ballast water treatment system. oneTANK uses chemical injection methods to clean ships’ ballast water and therefore represents an important expansion of Damen’s…
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Damen Shipyards opens Service Hub in Panama City
Damen opens Service Hub in Panama City to serve Central America and the Caribbean Damen Shipyards Group has added a new Service Hub in the Americas. With two already up and running in Canada and Brazil, a third has now opened its doors in Panama City to serve Central America…
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Helsinki Shipyard contracted the main equipment for machinery and propulsion for the new icebreaker Norilsk Nickel
Helsinki Shipyard Oy has successfully completed purchasing contracts for the main equipment of Nornickel’s icebreaker contracted last year, along with model tests in ice and open water for the icebreaker design developed by Aker Arctic. Norilsk Nickel and Helsinki Shipyard Oy are building a new environmentally friendly icebreaker for Norilsk…
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Damen Marine Components: plug-and-play steering gear for new coasters Thecla Bodewes Shipyards
DMC is supplying plug-and-play steering gear to Thecla Bodewes Shipyards for the four new coasters Damen Marine Components (DMC) has been awarded the contract for Optima nozzles, plug & play Piston-type steering gear, and TIMON flap rudders for four coasters being built by Thecla Bodewes Shipyards (TB Shipyards). What is…
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Damen acquires Skoonbox to cut yard emissions
Skoonbox from Skoon Energy is the first step towards Damen’s sustainable battery network for mobile and temporary applications Damen Shipyards Group has taken over the Skoonbox from Skoon Energy. The world’s first maritime-certified, multi-purpose battery container will be used to deliver renewable power at our own yards for applications where…
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Sanmar Shipyards signs first contract of the New Year
Sanmar Shipyards has signed its first contract of 2022 with loyal client SMS Towage, the UK’s largest family-owned towage company. The contract is for the purchase of Sirapinar XV, a 2020-built tugboat based on the RAmparts 2200 design from Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd, which is currently operating as…
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