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Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding has officially won the tender for the construction of four MKS 180 frigates for the German Navy. German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is “very optimistic that the construction contract can be signed this year”. “I am very pleased that the award procedure for the multipurpose battleship 180 can now be continued…

On 19 December the Cabinet of the Netherlands’ Government has submitted a so-called D-letter to the Parliament, to begin the construction of the Combat Support Ship Zr.Ms. Den Helder. The D-letter, part of the Defense Materiel Process (DMP), is the conclusive letter announcing the procurement decision for a large military project. With this new ship,..

Damen Shiprepair & Conversion has recently won the contract for the life-prolonging maintenance and refit project of the Royal Netherlands Navy torpedo ship Zr Ms Mercuur. Scope of Work The ship, originally built at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding in 1987, will be refitted in order to make her suitable for a range of new tasks..

The Royal Moroccan Navy’s high-tech frigate Tarik Ben Ziyad has returned to the Damen Shipyards Group for its first routine dry-docking after 3 years of operation. The SIGMA multi-mission frigate 10513 – built at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) in the Netherlands – arrived at Damen Shiprepair Brest in France on 24 October for a..

On 12 September, the Royal Navy of Oman formally accepted ownership of its new sail training vessel at a ceremony at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding in Vlissingen, the Netherlands. The three-masted steel clipper, named RNOV Shabab Oman II, will sail the world’s oceans as an ambassador for Oman, demonstrating the country’s centuries-old maritime tradition. The..

Dignitaries from the Ministry of Defence of Oman joined senior Damen management at a ceremony at Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, Vlissingen on May 8th to mark the naming of the Royal Navy of Oman’s new flagship, the Sail Training Clipper Shabab Oman II. The 87m long steel-hulled vessel is a three-mast, full square rigger built..

In accordance with the agreed planning in the contract for the construction of a Damen SIGMA Frigate for the Indonesian Navy, the keellaying ceremony has taken place on 16 April 2014 at the PT PAL (Persero) Shipyard in Surabaya, Indonesia. The construction of the four modules that are going to be built at PT PAL..

On 8 March, Dutch Defence Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert ceremonially named the Karel Doorman, the new Joint Support Ship for the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ceremony took place in Vlissingen at the shipyard operated by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding. With a length of 204.7m, the Karel Doorman is the biggest ship in the Dutch navy. The..

System integrator Alewijnse Marine Systems is pleased to announce that in addition to having been awarded the contract for the complete electrical installation package for one Indonesian naval frigate, it has now also won the contract for a second identical vessel. Overall the contracts cover the provision of compIete electrical installation packages including platform automation..

In June 2012, the Ministry of Defence of Indonesia and Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) signed the contract for the first SIGMA 10514 PKR Frigate. In accordance with the agreed planning for the construction of this frigate, the Steel Cutting Ceremony took place simultaneously on 15 January 2014 at PT PAL (Persero) Shipyard in Surabaya..

The 105m SIGMA class frigate, built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding for the Royal Moroccan Navy, left  on 6 May for her sea acceptance trials (SAT), right on schedule as agreed in the contract. During the SAT, an extensive program will be carried out in which the platform as well as the sensor weapons and..

Alewijnse Marine Systems has signed a major contract with Dutch Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) for the installation of the electrical systems on the planned Joint Logistic Support Ship (JSS) for the Dutch Navy. Alewijnse will play a full role in the ‘Integral Approach’ system, ensuring that the yard and its subcontractors work in the most..

Converteam has been  awarded a significant order from Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding to supply an Integrated Vessel Energy Plant solution for the Royal Netherlands Navy‘s new Joint Support Ship (JSS) Karel Doorman. This ship is a multi-functional platform for maritime support, strategic sea lift and seabased missions in open ocean and littoral waters, to be built..

Imtech has received several naval orders for new and existing ships worth over EUR 28 million. Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding granted Imtech the contract for the design, production, delivery and implementation of various technological solutions on board the Dutch Joint Support Ship (JSS) Karel Doorman. Imtech also obtained orders for a technological upgrade of the Dutch..

On 12 July, the green light was given to launch the first Multi-Mission Frigate under construction for the Royal Moroccan Navy. The 105m ship has been constructed entirely on land at the Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) yard at Vlissingen East, the Netherlands. Following its ‘direct launch’ , the vessel was towed to DSNS’s Vlissingen-City yard for..