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Netherlands’ Damen Shipyards wins contract for the supply of four, fully electric, passenger car ferries to British Columbia

In a competitive tender process that attracted many international bidders, Damen Shipyards has won the contract to build and supply four, fully electric, passenger car ferries for BC Ferries. These will be used for short-range services in the coastal waters of the Canadian province of British Columbia (BC).

Calling All Voices: The Honours 2024 Nominations Now Open!

Amsterdam & Monaco, 16 January 2024 - After a successful inaugural edition in 2023 – in which yacht owner and philanthropist Wendy Schmidt, YachtAid Global director Zoran Selakovic, and superyacht First Officer and DEI proponent Jenny Matthews were each honoured with a coveted Bowsprit award – The Honours 2024 has officially opened for nominations, which can be made on the nominations page at thehonours.org.

Damen Shipyards delivers the second of a series of three new Damen Combi Freighter 3850 to Baltnautic Holding B.V.

2024 is off to a good start with the successful delivery of a second Damen Combi Freighter 3850, Violet to Baltnautic Holding B.V, following the handover of the first vessel, named Indigo, just nine days earlier. The ceremony took place on the 11th of January in Shanghai, China.

Corvus Energy awarded funding for the integration of ammonia cracker technology with their Pelican Fuel Cell system.

Bergen, Norway January 15, 2023 – Corvus Energy, the world’s leading provider of zero-emission solutions for the maritime industry is pleased to announce that the Company is awarded funding for the integration of ammonia cracker technology with their Pelican Fuel Cell system.

Damen Shipyards Sharjah celebrates ten-year anniversary

On 13th January, Damen Shipyards Sharjah (DSS) celebrated its tenth anniversary. Starting out in 2012 on undeveloped ground, DSS has grown into a state-of-the-art shipyard covering 200,000m2. It features large construction halls and eleven repair berths, including one covered berth.

Looking back at 2023 - Hydrex

In 2023 Hydrex divers flew across the globe to perform the full range of underwater repairs. They worked on tankers, bulkers, cruise ships, roro vessels and container and drill ships to name a few.

Heesen launches YN 20150 Project Oslo24, now named MY Cinderella Noel IV

Today the christening of Project Oslo24 took place in the presence of the owners, their family and friends, as well as the Heesen employees and subcontractors responsible for her construction. There is no better way to celebrate the winter holidays than to welcome the latest addition to our fleet.

Damen explores Zeabuz’s technology for next-gen maritime solutions

Damen, a renowned global leader in shipbuilding and maritime solutions, has embarked on a comprehensive study of Zeabuz's cutting-edge technology for autonomous sailing. Damen and Zeabuz are on a mission to enable autonomous operations on different levels in the coming years. Working with a promising high-tech scale-up like Zeabuz underlines Damen's commitment to being at the forefront of innovative advancements in the maritime market.

YN 20857 Project Setteesettanta construction milestone: the keel laying.

Heesen is proud to announce that the official keel laying of the 57-metre full custom YN 20857, code-named Project Setteesettanta, took place on December 14 in the presence of the Lloyds Register surveyor at our shipyard in Oss.

Y726 arrives at Oceanco's outfitting facilities

Oceanco welcomed another of its new construction projects to its outfitting facilities today. Y726 was transported along the Oude Maas River from Oceanco's first-phase construction facilities in Zwijndrecht to its outfitting facilities in Alblasserdam, where the yacht’s final stages of construction will be completed before its launch, sea trials and delivery.