Damen Shipyards Group News
With the support of RWE, the Dutch-Norwegian company SolarDuck, has installed its offshore floating solar (OFPV) project, Merganser. The pilot project aims to test and demonstrate the structural, mooring, and electrical designs and acquire knowledge about manufacturing, assembly, offshore installation, and maintenance methodologies required for large-scale commercial deployment of OFPV. Merganser Merganser has a capacity of 0.5 megawatt peak (MWp) and is located in the Dutch North Sea,...
DAMEN Naval and Rolls-Royce business unit Power Systems have signed a contract to deliver 16 mtu diesel generator sets, for the four new F126 Frigates for the German Navy. Although DAMEN and Rolls-Royce, whose business unit Power Systems is based in Friedrichshafen, Germany, have a long-standing cooperation in shipbuilding, this is the first time a contract has been awarded for mtu naval diesel generator sets. Naval-oriented mtu solutions According to Managing Director of DAMEN Naval, Hein va...
The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Bashir Jamoh said the arrival of the Nigerian Naval Ship - NNS KADA will greatly enhance security in the Nigerian maritime domain, and commended the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral AZ Gambo for this achievement. Dr. Bashir Jamoh who joined the Chief of Naval Staff at the Naval Dockyard in Lagos, Nigeria, to witness the arrival of the ship from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), commended the Nigerian Nav...
On 12th November, the Pakistan Navy commissioned its new Corvette – a Damen OPV 1900 – named PNS Tabuk at the Port of Constanta, Romania. The ship is part of a two-vessel order with Damen, signed by the Pakistan Ministry of Defence in 2017. Both ships are built at Damen Shipyards Galati in Romania. The first vessel, PNS Yarmook, joined the Pakistan Navy’s fleet in February. Multipurpose & highly adaptable platform The Damen OPV 1900 feature 2 DAMEN INBOARD RHIB 1125. Th...