Drawing on design practice employed in surface combatants and aircraft carriers, a project to develop concept designs for drone carriers has been developed in response to growing use of naval USVs. The use of drones in naval warfare has come sharply into focus since the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the use of uncrewed units […]
Cruise and offshore wind contracts have provided the basis for another strong performance Damen Shiprepair reports a busy first half of 2024 across all its North European yards, which include facilities in Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Vlissingen, Brest and Dunkerque. Around 550 vessels visited these yards for repair and maintenance work over the first six months of […]
Italy’s Guardia di Finanza took delivery of a new flagship on 22 September 2022, a Damen Stan Patrol 6009 patrol boat. The 60m vessel for the Guardia di Finanza – a law enforcement agency operating under the authority of the Ministry of Finance – was built at Cantiere Navale Vittoria Shipyard in Adria on Italy’s […]
The Royal Navy’s new test and trials ship entered HM Naval Base Portsmouth for the first time on 27 July 2022. Named XV Patrick Blackett during a ceremony two days later, the vessel is due to begin its career as a platform for trials and autonomy development later in 2022. Built by Damen Shipyards by […]
Growing global demand for sustainable offshore fish farms (see, for example, Ship & Boat International March/April 2022, page 44) is necessitating fit-for-purpose aquaculture support vessels capable of handling large nets and cables and loading/offloading significant caches of fish and shellfish. This booming sector has attracted the attention of Damen Shipyards Group, which has been working […]