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Damen Shipyards has won a contract from vessel operator Serco for 24 new vessels to refresh the UK Royal Navy’s maritime services fleet.

9th September 2025

UK MOD signs contract for £850 million vessel replacement

9th September 2025

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A new chapter in Arctic towage has begun as a newly delivered ice-class tugboat built by Damen Shipyards officially entered service at the Port of Luleå.

29th August 2025

Damen tug debuts with Steerprop CRP

29th August 2025

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Dutch vessel owner and operator Windcat Workboats says it has officially presented Windcat Rotterdam, the first of a series of six CSOV Elevation vessels developed with Damen and CMB.Tech.

28th August 2025

Windcat presents first H2-capable Elevation series CSOV

28th August 2025

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State-sponsored Emergency Towing Vessels (ETVs) were initially seen as an expensive luxury, often lying seemingly idle at anchor for long periods. But times and attitudes are changing, reports Peter Barker.

13th August 2025

Governments expand ETV tasks for safety and value

13th August 2025

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Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Port Marlborough New Zealand (PMNZ) to deliver a newbuild tug for Picton Harbour operations.

2nd July 2025

Sustainable tug upgrade for New Zealand port

2nd July 2025

TUGS & SALVAGE

TUGS & SALVAGE

With a natural degree of industry caution, partial or total propulsive power from batteries for shiphandling tugs is attracting increasing interest as the technology matures on the back of far greater volume…

5th June 2025

SPOTLIGHT: Electric tugs on the charge

5th June 2025

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BC Ferries has launched its newest battery hybrid ferry, marking a key step forward in its vessel electrification strategy for cleaner coastal transportation.

4th June 2025

Damen battery hybrid ferry for Canada

4th June 2025

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Damen Compact Crafts (DCCr) and CEAD are collaborating to develop a 3D printed workboat which marks a significant step in applying the technique to vessel design and build in the maritime sector.

21st May 2025

The future potential of 3D printed boat building

21st May 2025

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Europe’s first electric tug has now been launched at the Port of Antwerp-Bruges.

19th May 2025

WATCH: Antwerp launches Europe’s first electric tug

19th May 2025

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Associatd British Ports (ABP) division UK Dredging (UKD) has officially named a new Water Injection Dredger (WID) as its latest fleet addition.

16th May 2025

Dredger christened as latest member of ABP fleet

16th May 2025

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AD Ports Group has gone electric with three new vessels: a 100% electric foiling pilot boat, and two electric tugs from Damen.

28th April 2025

AD Ports Group goes electric with 3 vessels

28th April 2025

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Noatum Maritime, part of AD Ports Group’s Maritime & Shipping Cluster, has reinforced its commitment to sustainable maritime operations by adding its first all-electric hydrofoiling pilot boat and two fully electric tug…

22nd April 2025

Pioneering zero-emission harbour operations

22nd April 2025

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Damen Shipyards Group has signed a contract with Istanbul-based Arena Offshore A.S. for the local construction of two Stan Tugs 1606. 

17th April 2025

Turkish build expertise for Damen Stan Tug double

17th April 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Decarbonising the workboat industry must also run in parallel with vital security resilience, the first Seawork conference to be held outside the UK discussed this week.

28th March 2025

Workboat conference on security risks and going green

28th March 2025

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Spanish maritime services provider Boluda Corporación Marítima has deployed two new-build Damen tugs along with an older vessel to start a new operation in Puerto Cortés, Honduras, the only deep-water port in…

25th March 2025

Boluda starts operations in Central America’s only deep-water port

25th March 2025

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UK-based Carmet Tug Company is adding a Damen Shoalbuster 2609 to its fleet, securing a vessel that following construction in Europe has travelled the world, including to Australia, from where it is…

4th February 2025

Carmet acquires new tug from Australia

4th February 2025

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UK Dredging (UKD), a division of Associated British Ports and operator of the UK’s largest British-owned dredging fleet, has unveiled its newest vessel, the UKD Seadragon.

31st January 2025

ABP boosts fleet with new WID

31st January 2025

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Critical Baltic Sea subsea infrastructure such as communications cables are being given NATO protection following a string of recent incidents in which sabotage has been suspected.

16th January 2025

NATO launches Baltic subsea infrastructure protection

16th January 2025

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Ports of Jersey has added a tug with an intriguing history to its fleet, having operated on the other side of the world thousands of miles from its new home.

16th January 2025

Globetrotting Damen tug moves to Jersey

16th January 2025

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Damen Shipyards Group has delivered one of the larger versions of its Shoalbuster range of tug/workboats to Caspian Offshore Construction.

3rd January 2025

Damen delivers Shoalbuster to Kazakhstan owner

3rd January 2025