TransLink places order for second Damen SeaBus

TransLink, Metro Vancouver’s regional transportation authority, has signed a contract with the DAMEN Shipyards Group for an additional SeaBus, to ferry passengers between downtown Vancouver and North Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada, the company said in its press release.

The order comes as TransLink celebrates the 40th anniversary of its SeaBus service. Once the new vessel comes into service in 2019, SeaBus will have three vessels in operation at the same time – allowing TransLink to increase service frequency to every 10 minutes during peak periods.

Damen Sales Manager Americas Leo Postma, said, “We are honoured and delighted with this contract award and to continue working with TransLink. Building long-lasting relationships with our customers is what motivates us every day and seeing TransLink return to DAMEN for this fleet addition project is a pleasure. We are looking forward to continuing to work with TransLink and to supporting their crucial service for Vancouver city-life.”

“Damen has a proven track record with TransLink,” says Sany Zein, TransLink’s Vice President, Infrastructure Management and Engineering. “As the builder of the Burrard Otter II that became part of our SeaBus fleet in 2014, we are confident that DAMEN will bring that expertise to the construction of the new vessel.”

The DAMEN SeaBus is a 34 x 12 metre aluminium vessel, capable of carrying 395 passengers.

This new vessel order represents the next generation of the type, as DAMEN Product Director Ferries Henk Grunstra explains: “With the previous vessel we had already focused on designing a vessel that was extremely efficient and clean in operation. This new SeaBus will feature additional exhaust gas after treatment systems to optimise its green credentials.”




Damen Shipyards Group
Damen Shipyards Group operates 33 shipbuilding and repair yards, employing 9,000 people worldwide. DAMEN has delivered more than 6,000 vessels in more than 100 countries and delivers some 180 vessels annually to customers worldwide. Based on its unique, standardised ship-design concept DAMEN is able to guarantee consistent quality.

Damen’s focus on standardisation, modular construction and keeping vessels in stock leads to short delivery times, low ‘total cost of ownership’, high resale values and reliable performance. Furthermore, DAMEN vessels are based on thorough R&D and proven technology.

Damen offers a wide range of products, including tugs, workboats, naval and patrol vessels, high speed craft, cargo vessels, dredgers, vessels for the offshore industry, ferries, pontoons and superyachts.

For nearly all vessel types DAMEN offers a broad range of services, including maintenance, spare parts delivery, training and the transfer of (shipbuilding) know-how. DAMEN also offers a variety of marine components, such as nozzles, rudders, anchors, anchor chains and steel works.

In addition to ship design and shipbuilding, DAMEN Shiprepair & Conversion has a worldwide network of 17 repair and conversion yards with dry docks ranging up to 420 x 80 metres. Conversion projects range from adapting vessels to today’s requirements and regulations to the complete conversion of large offshore structures. DSC completes around 1,350 repair and maintenance jobs annually.