Tag: Damen
Damen and Atal Solutions announce partnership to slash shipping emissions
Damen Shipyards Group is proud to announce its role in a partnership with Atal Solutions and other parties that will deliver a significant boost for the maritime green transition. For BAM Shipping, the project partners will undertake the retrofit of four bulk carriers by integrating 8 different proven technologies. Damen’s role is to provide the…
SAFEEN Group Trials Middle East’s First Electric Tug at Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi, UAE – SAFEEN Group, a division of AD Ports Group (ADX: ADPORTS), has announced a pioneering initiative to trial an electric tug within their Marine Services fleet, marking the first deployment of its kind in the Middle East. The electric tug will operate at AD Ports Group’s flagship facility, Khalifa Port. The Damen…
Concordia Damen: trial run of world’s first new-build hydrogen-powered inland shipping vessel ‘WEVA’ goes well
Lenten Scheepvaart (the Netherlands) will go down in history as the owner of the world’s first-ever newbuild hydrogen-powered inland shipping barge. With this, the shipping company sets a new standard. An important step towards zero-emission transport on Dutch inland waterways. The Hydrogen Electric Cargo Ship ‘Antonie’ (WEVA) was realised by Concordia Damen. On 23 October…
Damen Wins Class And Flag States Approval In Principle For Future Methanol-Fuelled Workboats
Starting in the summer of 2022 and working closely from the outset with classification society Bureau Veritas, Damen has developed and gained approval in principle for designs of methanol-powered compact vessels. LNG carriers set the standards for this type of fuel, but their size has resulted in rules that are very different to those required…
Damen Group’s innovative all-electric tug Sparky nominated for the Ship of the Year Award
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 collaboration between Damen and Ports of Auckland Limited (POAL) in a quest for a sustainable,…
