Damen presents new designs of fishing ships for Russia at Global Fishery Forum & Seafood Expo in Saint-Petersburg (photo)

 DAMEN Shipyards Group (the Netherlands) has presented new designs of fishing ships for the Russian market, IAA PortNews correspondent reports from the Global Fishery Forum & Seafood Expo in Saint-Petersburg (14 – 16 September 2017).

Among the designs is a series of 60-metre long boats for catching crabs (crab catcher 60), a series of 100-metre factory trawlers (factory trawler 100) and a series of 60-metre longliners (longliner 60).

Damen Shipyards Group (with its Head Office in Gorinchem, the Netherlands) operates 40 ship- and repair yards employing 9,000 people worldwide.  Damen has delivered more than 6,000 vessels in more than 100 countries and delivers approximately 160 vessels annually to customers worldwide.  Damen specializes in construction of tugs, boats, patrol vessels, high-speed craft, cargo ships, dredgers, platform service vessels, oil spill response ships, frigates and super yachts.