Damen supports the 3rd International Conference “Icebreaking and Support Fleet” as its General Sponsor. The event will take place in Saint-Petersburg on 16 September 2019, as part of the NEVA-2019 exhibition’s zero day.
The Conference is meant to be a practical platform for discussions between shipbuilders, customers and contractors related to the fleet of icebreakers, tugboats and vessels providing bunkering and environmental services.
The largest operators of towing/bunkering/search-and-rescue/icebreaking fleet, Russian and foreign shipbuilders, designers, shipping and stevedoring companies, state regulators are invited to participate. Total number of participants is to exceed 150.
IAA PortNews will offer a live webcast of the conference in Russian and in English. The record will be on open access on the Agency’s portal.
Gorinchem, Netherlands headquartered Damen Shipyards Group (established in 1927) has 34 owned shipyards worldwide. Damen employs some 10,000 people including 3,500 — in the Netherlands, including 1,000 engineers. In total, Damen Shipyards Group has built 6,000 vessels and delivers about 160 vessels annually to customers worldwide. Damen specializes in building tugs, workboats, patrol vessels, high speed craft, cargo vessels, dredgers, offshore support vessels, oil-spill response vessels, frigates and mega yachts.
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