Project 715: A bold expression of adventure

Feadship’s latest entry into the genre of explorer yachts slipped from her building hall today in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands. At almost 80 metres, this steel hulled, high-volume yacht uses a two-meter ice belt encircling the hull above and below the waterline to achieve a Bureau Veritas Young Ice 2 notation. Built for a repeat Feadship owner, this long-range yacht can easily fulfil his dream of transiting the Northwest Passage and visiting the most inhospitable places on earth.

Feadship announces first sales through Feadship Resale

Feadship has confirmed the first two successful sales through its recently established service, Feadship Resale. These early milestones include the 75.75-metre ONE (2025), co-listed with Edmiston and sold with Burgess acting as the buying broker, and the 83.50-metre Savannah (2015), co-listed with Edmiston.

Damen Maaskant delivers scampi trawler to Sanford following arrival in New Zealand

Damen Maaskant has successfully completed and delivered the San Koura Rangi, a state-of-the-art scampi trawler built for New Zealand seafood company Sanford. The 32.4-metre vessel has safely arrived in New Zealand, where the official handover will take place and the vessel will soon begin operations in the Southern Ocean.

Damen delivers a new ASD Tug to the Lithuanian Navy to strengthen its position

On Monday the 12th of May, just nine months after the contract was signed, the christening ceremony took place of the Lithuanian Navy’s new multi-role tug at the Klaipėda Cruise Ship Terminal. Built and delivered by the Damen Shipyards Group, the Damen ASD Tug 3010 ICE is a well-proven class especially designed and equipped for operations in icy waters.

Flying Fish welcomes CPAC Systems as strategic investor and partner

Flying Fish Maritime Innovations B.V., a Dutch pioneer in digital maritime technology and advice, announced a minority investment from CPAC Systems AB, a subsidiary of the Volvo Group, on May 7th, 2025. CPAC Systems (Sweden) is specialized in developing advanced control and automation systems for marine, construction and commercial vehicle industries. For the Flying Fish team, this step marks the beginning of a broader strategic partnership aimed at accelerating sales growth, product innovation, industrialization, and team development.

AEGIR-Marine Hellas celebrates new offices and a complete team

AEGIR-Marine Hellas has officially opened its new office in Athens, Greece. Coinciding with AEGIRMarine’s 25-year anniversary, the company’s Greek branch chose to celebrate the occasion by hos ng a party for clients, friends, representa ves from the Dutch head office, and last but not least, Naomi Yorks Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of The Kingdom of The Netherlands in Greece.

Damen and Alfa Laval join forces to accelerate shipping decarbonisation

Damen Shiprepair and Alfa Laval Benelux have signed a memorandum of understanding to intensify their cooperation on energy efficiency in the maritime industry. The partnership brings together two key players committed to supporting shipowners in their transition to lower-carbon operations.

Alewijnse to make a significant contribution to sustainable project at TU Delft

At a crucial moment in the transition to sustainable energy, research and industry have come together in a unique geothermal project on the campus of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft). Work is underway to build a geothermal energy facility that will provide sustainable heat while being connected in real-time to a large scientific research and educational programme at TU Delft. The advanced control system for the geothermal installation is being developed by electrical system integrator Alewijnse on behalf of Geothermie Delft - a consortium of Aardyn, TU Delft, Energiebeheer Nederland, and Shell.

Fugro selected for pioneering USV seabed mapping initiative in Norway

Fugro has been awarded a contract by the Norwegian Hydrographic Service (NHS) to support the 2025 MAREANO seabed mapping programme. For the first time in its history, MAREANO will use uncrewed surface vessel (USV) technology to acquire the data, with Fugro deploying its new 18 m Blue Eclipse® USV for the initiative. This innovative approach aims to advance the move towards lower carbon emissions in seabed mapping while ensuring high-quality data acquisition for the responsible management and preservation of Norway’s marine resources.

Fugro to extend geotechnical surveys for Dogger Bank South offshore wind farms

Fugro has been awarded a contract to perform comprehensive geotechnical surveys for the eastern array of the Dogger Bank South (DBS) offshore wind farms, a major initiative led by RWE and Masdar to develop one of the UK's most powerful offshore wind energy projects. The detailed investigations will provide data on subsurface conditions at planned wind turbine locations, inter-array cable routes, and platform foundations, directly informing the safe and efficient design of the wind farms.

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