Damen Shipyards

SPECIAL REPORTS

SPECIAL REPORTS

For tug operators, the most difficult question about decarbonisation may not be which alternative fuel to choose, but when to choose it. A harbour tug ordered today should still be working three decades from now. During that time, fuel availability,…

10th September 2026

No need to pick tomorrow’s fuel – just prepare for it: Damen

10th September 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

UK tug and workboat operator Carmet Tug Company has ordered its first newbuild from Damen in a contract signed at Seawork this week.

12th June 2026

Carmet signs up first Damen Multi Cat newbuild at Seawork

12th June 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards Group has received class and flag state approval for a tug design capable of operating on methanol, marking a step toward wider use of alternative fuels in harbour and coastal…

19th May 2026

Damen secures approval for methanol-ready tug design

19th May 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with UK Dredging (UKD), a subsidiary of Associated British Ports (ABP), to build a trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD). 

24th April 2026

Damen agrees TSHD build for Associated British Ports

24th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Alewijnse and Damen have joined forces to develop the largest tugs that Alewijnse has ever worked on.

7th April 2026

Damen-Alewijnse tug design boasts higher power

7th April 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Dutch towage operator Muller Dordrecht has taken delivery of a new azimuth stern drive (ASD) tug from Damen Shipyards Group, adding to a growing fleet of vessels from the Dutch shipbuilder.

23rd March 2026

Muller Dordrecht takes delivery of new tug from Damen

23rd March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group has built its first fully electric water bus as an entry into zero‑emission waterborne public transport. The 28.6‑metre catamaran was introduced at Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam on March 12.

19th March 2026

Damen launches first electric waterbus build

19th March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards Group has delivered a purpose-built Multi Cat 3113 to Leask Marine, with the vessel formally christened C-Trojan during a handover ceremony at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld in the Netherlands.

2nd March 2026

Damen hands over Trojan workhorse to Leask Marine

2nd March 2026

VESSELS

VESSELS

Windcat and Damen Shipyards have revealed their Multi-Purpose Accommodation Support Vessel (MP-ASV) with options for five more vessels.

26th November 2025

Dutch firms reveal Innovation Series of offshore vessels

26th November 2025

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

With costs of $100,000 a day for a stranded ship, the growing threat of cyber hackers is a growing concern to industry, which needs to step up its defence, speakers at a…

10th November 2025

Under attack: Tugs prime target of cyber criminals

10th November 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards and Folla Maritime have launched a joint venture shipyard, Damen Folla, that aims to deliver vessels for the aquaculture sector.

19th August 2025

Damen launches aquaculture vessel shipyard joint venture

19th August 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen and its new partner, Norway’s Folla Maritime Service, have signed a contract with Salmon farmer Nova Sea to deliver a hybrid workboat.

16th June 2025

New partners agree contract for new hybrid workboat

16th June 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards Group has signed contracts to deliver four tugs to Fairplay Towage, including a vessel for Neue Schleppdampfschiffsreederei Louis Meyer.

24th April 2025

​Damen signs multiple tug contracts

24th April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen (DSV) has signed a major refit contract with Rossilini’s Four-10 for the vessel refit of REV Ocean, a state-of-the-art ocean research and expedition ship.

12th February 2025

Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen’s largest vessel refit contract to date

12th February 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

Official approval has been given to what ferry operator AG Reederei Norden-Frisia says is the first German fully electric sea-going vessel, with charging infrastructure also in place.

20th January 2025

First German electric sea-going vessel approved

20th January 2025

EVENTS

EVENTS

Registration is now open for Session 2 of Series 5, which takes place in Rotterdam on 27 March 2025.

20th January 2025

Get Set for Workboat 2050 Rotterdam – book now!

20th January 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

In an indication that its initial experience with Damen’s RSD Tug 2513 has been a success, Tug Malta added a second similar vessel to its fleet following the christening of Med Aldebaran at a…

5th December 2024

Tug Malta christens its second Damen RSD Tug 2513

5th December 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

The first of a series of multi-purpose vessels (MPVs) will begin next year in a collaboration between Herman Sr and Damen Shipyards.

27th November 2024

LOI signed for vessels that tick the green box

27th November 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Windcat, CMB.TECH and Damen Shipyards have launched the ‘Elevation Series’ of Commissioning Service Operation Vessels (CSOVs) with the first of six.

1st November 2024

WATCH: Launch of Windcat’s first CSOV

1st November 2024

VESSELS

VESSELS

Damen Shipyards has delivered a specialised barge to aerospace manufacturer Blue Origin where it will play a crucial role in Blue Origin’s aerospace operations.

7th October 2024

Special barge built to recover space rockets

7th October 2024