At Royal Niestern Sander, Delfzijl, the launch of m.v. Exeborg (yard-number 846) took place on 17 May. This vessel, together with sister ships Eeborg and Elbeborg, with regard to her measurements, is the largest under construction by KNS on the landside of the dikes. Apart from this, she is also the largest vessel launched sideways [...]
A symbolic keel-laying ceremony on the 17th of April 2013 in Gorinchem, The Netherlands, officially launched the construction phase of 14 Damen ASD Tugs for Kuwait Oil Company (KOC). The series consist of two types, being 9 tugs of Damen’s recently launched 3212 model and 5 units of the well-known 2810 design, with 80 and [...]
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The first 65 metre all aluminium fast displacement motor yacht was launched at Heesen Yachts’ facility in Oss and christened as Galactica Star on 25th March. The concept was presented to the yachting community in September 2010 at the Monaco Yacht Club and the contract for the construction of the first 65 metre FDHF was [...]
PPG Protective and Marine Coatings (PPG) has launched SIGMA SYLADVANCE 700, a high performance antifouling designed specifically for ships working at medium to high rates of operation and medium speeds. Based on the already hugely successful SIGMA SYLADVANCE 800 premium antifouling product, SIGMA SYLADVANCE 700 extends the product offer by means of an ‘entry-level’ SIGMA [...]
Global heavy lift and transportation providers BigLift Shipping and RollDock Shipping yesterday announced the formation of a joint company, BigRoll, which will operate two newbuild MC-Class Module Carriers for the transportation of ultra large and heavy modular cargoes by sea. The Module Carriers will be available end of 2014 / beginning of 2015. BigRoll will [...]
Peter Zoeteman (52) has been appointed as the new General Director of the Holland Shipbuilding Association as of 1 May. With a long and broad career in the maritime business sector, Zoeteman is well positioned for this job. He was member of the board of the association until 2012. He will succeed Mieke Bakker-Mantjes, who [...]
On 18 April, Port of Amsterdam named two new sustainable patrol vessels designed and built by Damen Shipyards Group in Gorinchem. The official naming ceremony was performed by Port of Amsterdam CEO Dertje Meijer, who named the Pollux, and State Harbourmaster Janine van Oosten, who named the Castor. The two vessels are replacing Patrol Vessel [...]
The operation activities at the new facility of Mulder Shipyard are in their full swing. There are three new yachts under construction at the yard: the Mulder 98 Flybridge, the new Mulder 75 Wheelhouse and the Mulder Bellagio. Besides the new builds, there is an average of eight yachts docked at the facility for maintenance [...]
Developed by Ivan Erdevicki Yacht Design in close collaboration with ICON YACHTS of the Netherlands, the new ICON-ER175 yacht concept has been honored with the International Yacht & Aviation Award 2013. This award, in the category of the ‘Best Concept Design over 40 meters and above’, was received at the Connaught Hotel in London, on [...]
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Lueftner Cruises christened the Amadeus Silver on April 12 in Amsterdam as the newest addition to their cruising fleet of 11 vessels. Hereby, De Hoop realised a milestone in their ambition of producing more than one kilometre of ships for this customer. Extending the traditional 110-m length of the AMADEUS ships to 135-m creates not [...]
