By Drew Dixon ‘Florida has ensured our state remains economically competitive through strategic investments that increase Florida’s maritime manufacturing capacity.’ Pensacola is getting a sizable economic boost to its shipbuilding industry. Gov. Ron DeSantis this month approved $9 million to provide infrastructure improvements in order to expand the shipbuilding trade at the Port of Pensacola. DeSantis signed… Read More
Damen Folla has handed over a new workboat for aquaculture the Service Vessel (SeV) 1508 to Mowi Norway during Nor-Fishing in Trondheim on 19 August. The vessel is the final delivery under a framework agreement for seven vessels signed with the company then known as Nova Sea in 2022. The agreement was established to replace older vessels with… Read More
On 14 August, in a ceremony in the Port of Constanța, the Naval Detachment of the Romanian General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations (Inspectoratul General pentru Situaţii de Urgenţă – IGSU) welcomed a multi-role response vessel, MAI 0101, into service. Multi-role capabilities The vessel is based on a standard Damen Stan Patrol (SPa) 5009, tailored to the client’s multi-role requirements. It… Read More
MacGregor has secured a contract to supply a 165-tonne active heave compensated (AHC) crane for a newbuild Ulstein SX121 vessel ordered by Jan De Nul and under construction at China Merchants Heavy Industry (CMHI) shipyard. The order is part of a 1+1 vessel programme, with delivery scheduled for February 2028. The order is booked into… Read More
At DE Klop, we are currently working on a major upgrade of the Rotterdam 26 (CYGNUS 500), a project we are carrying out together with Dekker Groep. This substantial extension will enable the fully electric cutter suction dredger to operate at increasingly greater dredging depths. The first phase will increase the maximum dredging depth to… Read More
