• Damen Group’s all-electric tug Sparky nominated for Award

    Damen Group’s all-electric tug Sparky nominated for Award

    19th September 2023

    The first of Damen’s innovative new, all-electric RSD-E Tug 2513 class has been nominated for the 2023 Ship of the Year Award (formerly known as the KNVTS Ship of the Year Award). Sparky is the result of six years of…

  • Concordia Damen contracted for River Pusher to Paraguay

    Concordia Damen contracted for River Pusher to Paraguay

    18th September 2023

    Paraguayan shipowner and operator Girona S.A. – Rio Sur Transporte y Logistica has contracted Dutch inland shipping construction yard Concordia Damen to build a CDS4115 Shallow Draft 5,400hp River Pusher to expand its fleet. The family-owned company is one of…

  • Ships Monthly September issue out now

    Ships Monthly September issue out now

    25th August 2023

    SHIPS MONTHLY September 2023 The September 2023 issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and outstanding articles and features. NEWS Waterfront – Container ship ONE Innovation European debut, ro-ro grounding off the…

  • Damen delivers Multi Cat 1908 SD to Bohlen & Doyen

    Damen delivers Multi Cat 1908 SD to Bohlen & Doyen

    21st August 2023

    Just a month after the contract was signed, Damen delivered a new Multi Cat 1908 SD (shallow draught) to the German energy infrastructure construction company Bohlen & Doyen Bau GmbH, a subsidiary of Friedrich Vorwerk. The vessel, named Scholle, is…

  • Austal Vietnam delivers new high-speed catamaran

    Austal Vietnam delivers new high-speed catamaran

    2nd July 2023

    Austal Limited’s subsidiary Austal Vietnam has delivered a new high-speed catamaran to the Degage Group of French Polynesia. The 66m Apetahi Express (Austal Hull 425) completed a series of sea trials off the coast of Vung Tau in May 2023…

  • CMA CGM boosts container fleet with big newbuild order

    CMA CGM boosts container fleet with big newbuild order

    22nd June 2023

    CMA CGM of France has ordered 16 container ships from the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), four of which will be of 23,000TEU capacity and twelve of 15,000TEU capacity. The latter vessels, to be built by Jiangnan SB and Dalian…

  • Cunard’s Queen Anne now has her funnel in place

    Cunard’s Queen Anne now has her funnel in place

    26th April 2023

    The new Cunard cruise ship Queen Anne received her funnel on 14 April, as Cunard’s iconic red and black funnel was secured onto the luxury cruise line’s newest ship. This significant construction milestone, known as the ‘funnel lift,’ took place…

  • Technical acceptance of new Damen dredgers

    Technical acceptance of new Damen dredgers

    1st April 2023

    At the Damen Dredging yard in Nijkerk, the Netherlands, the Cutter Suction Dredger (CSD) 650 Krakatoa has been inspected by her owner before shipment. The client has accepted the stationary dredger, which will now be shipped to Indonesia, where it…

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