Damen Shipyards is set to develop the construction of hybrid tugs as well as tugs powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) and compressed natural gas (CNG), Dirk Degoote, Manager Design & Proposal Tugs at Damen Shipyards Group, has said today, September 21, at the International Conference “Advanced port fleet - the basis of safety” organized by media-group PortNews.
According to him, much attention is also paid to lightening of hull structures, painting technologies and the use of innovative materials.
The company is going to build 30-40 tugs per year at its shipyards located in different countries of the world.
Damen Shipyards Group (with its Head Office in Gorinchem, the Netherlands) operates 32 ship- and repair yards (15 – in the Netherlands and 17 – in other countries) employing 8,000 people worldwide (including 3,000 employees in the Netherlands).
The Group’s annual turnover is EUR 1.7 bln. Since 1969 Damen Shipyards has delivered more than 5,000 vessels and delivers approximately 180 vessels annually to customers worldwide. Damen specializes in construction of tugs, boats, patrol vessels, high-speed crafts, cargo ships, dredgers, platforms service vessels, oil spill response ships, frigates and mega-yachts.
Related link:
International Conference “Advanced port fleet- the basis of safety” opens in Saint-Petersburg>>>>