Damen Naval has handed over the combat support ship (CSS) it is building for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The CSS, to be named Den Helder when commissioned into the Royal Netherlands Navy, was handed over to the Command Materiel and IT (COMMIT) organisation in a ceremony in Den Helder, the home port for the vessel. […]
Dutch builder Thecla Bodewes Shipyards has delivered the first vessel in its new SALMO multipurpose vessel series to Appingedam-headquartered short-sea shipping operator Transtal Shipping. Christened MV Iana, the vessel features a hybrid diesel-electric powertrain but has also been future-proofed for the addition of e-fuels including hydrogen, ammonia and methanol. MV Iana was designed in-house by Thecla […]
Macduff Shipyards’ boatbuilding facility in Buckie, Scotland has delivered a new trawler, Forever Faithful, to Peterhead-based fishing boat owner Andrew West. The newbuild – which replaces West’s previous vessel of the same name, built at the Buckie site in 2016 – will be used to net prawns in the North Sea. The new Forever Faithful […]
Shipbuilders BRIX Marine and Ashbreez Boatworks have launched the latest in their jointly developed Resurrection series of recreational vessels, christened Just 1 More. Measuring 10.7m in length and 4m in beam, the aluminium catamaran was constructed using CNC-cut structural components, and, despite its camo-style paint job, is designed as a cruiser for sports fishing and […]