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NEWS A REVOLUTIONARY new TUG DAMen Asd TUG 3212 page 4 16 DAMen SONG CAM SHIPYARD TO BE COMPLETed 10 2012 / 1 DAMen seRVICes TOTAL SOLUTION PROVIDER 22 DAMen DRedGING EQUIPMenT POWERFUL DAMEN CSD650 24 PRODUCT DEVELOPMenT page 4 DAMen SHIPYARds UNVEILS new Asd TUG TYPE Damen is set to unveil the powerful, state-of-the-art ASD Tug 3212 at the International Tug and Salvage Convention (ITS) 2012 in Barcelona. This modern, innovative tug represents a completely new Damen ship type and a milestone in ASD tug design. DAMen SONG CAM SHIPYARD page 10 THE SHIPYARD TAKes SHAPE IN VIETNAM Damen’s new shipyard in Vietnam, which will eventually be one of the largest in the Damen Shipyards Group, is taking shape, with the first phase expected to be completed in the first half of 2013. ■ Ship repair yards challenged to keep ship owners’ investment costs low page 13 ■ Damen Shipyards Group acquires Sobrena Shiprepair (France) LATesT ■ Successful sea trial for ‘Step One’ ■ Third Offshore Patrol Vessel for the Royal Netherlands Navy news ■ Bremen Fire-brigade and Police take delivery of Damen Fire Fighting Vessel ■ Meet Damen at ... ReseARCH & deVELOPMenT page 16 new INLAnd LNG VesseL seT FOR LAUNCH Damen Shipyards expects to launch its groundbreaking new inland LNG vessel, the “Damen Eco Liner” in August – a vessel which can cut fuel costs and emissions dramatically. CUSTOMER & DAMen page 18 New VesseL FOR ALBANIAN COAST GUARD Damen handles a major project, including four Stan Patrol 4207 vessels, knowledge transfer and the reconstruction of a naval shipyard. Recently the second Stan Patrol 4207 has been finalized in the Pashaliman Shipyard in Vlorë and delivered to the Albanian Coast Guard. THE E3 HALLMARK page 21 DAMen’S QUALITY BRAnd Damen is introducing its own quality brand, a move that is unique in the shipbuilding industry. Damen continually works to improve its vessels and aims to build ships according to the Damen “E3” principles: Environmentally friendly, Efficient in operation and Economically viable. DAMen SERVICes page 22 TOTAL SOLUTION PROVIdeR IN A CHANGING MARITIME WORLD Damen Services focuses entirely on increasing customer’s profitability by providing total solutions, resulting in better insight into operational costs and revenues. DAMen DRedGING EQUIPMenT page 24 new DAMen Csd650 JOIns THE STAndARD seRIes A new larger, more powerful Damen Cutter Suction Dredger is currently under production at Damen Dredging Equipment in the Netherlands. The highly successful Standard series now ranges from the CSD250 to CSD650. DAMen IN ASIA page 26 DAMen SHIPYARds SINGAPORE Mr Maarten Jongen has officially been appointed Managing Director of Damen Shipyards Singapore (DSSi) from March 2012. In his new role Mr Jongen will focus on marketing, services and further improving efficiency at the yard that has been building (aluminium) Damen vessels since 2000. FOREWORD NEWS Although the maritime industry is still facing a tough time in certain sectors, Damen Shipyards managed to end 2011 with a strong balance sheet, perhaps because of our diverse A REVOLUTIONARY new TUG product range and worldwide presence. DAMen Asd TUG 3212 page 4 2012 has got off to a good start. We are extremely proud to be launching several new products including the ASD Tug 16 DAMen SONG CAM SHIPYARD 3212, which has been in development for a number of years. TO BE COMPLETed 10 2012 / 1 This innovative vessel represents a milestone in ASD tug design, having been developed to operate in 3 m wave DAMen seRVICes heights. In addition, Damen Dredging Equipment’s new TOTAL SOLUTION PROVIDER 22 CSD650 has gone into production this year. As well as new products, Damen is busy making several DAMen DRedGING EQUIPMenT strategic investments. Our new 42-hectare shipyard, Damen POWERFUL DAMEN CSD650 24 Song Cam, is coming along and is due to open next year. This yard is destined to play an important role in the production process and I am convinced it will be a success, based on the many years of experience we have had in Vietnam. Last year, a joint venture in Qatar became operational and an COLOPHON expansion project in the UAE will be finished by the end of Damen News is a publication of the Damen Shipyards Group this year. intended for broad distribution. The purpose of the newsletter We also recently acquired a major French shiprepair and is to provide interested parties with optimum information about conversion yard, Sobrena Shiprepair, which has subsequently the worldwide activities of our company. been renamed Damen Shiprepair Brest. This yard has one of Damen News is distributed by controlled circulation to clients the largest drydocks in Europe. and business partners of the Damen Shipyards Group. Damen Shipyards now has 12 shiprepair and conversion yards worldwide, including 25 drydocks. Step-by-step, we continue Editor and Coordination: to build up our repair network to give our customers even PR department Damen more flexibility. Texts: PR department Damen, Helen Hill Damen is spending a lot of time on our business development Photography: and we always aim to make sure that we are in a position to Flying Focus, Van der Kloet a.o. take opportunities and make acquisitions where we think we Design: K E T E N can add value. Lithography and printing: Another focus for Damen is the new IFS Enterprise, Resource, Grafisch Bedrijf Tuijtel Planning (ERP) system. The new system will be installed in © No part of this newsletter may be reproduced in any form, by print, our yards worldwide eventually and we will be rolling the photo print, microfilm or any other means, without written permission system out during 2012 and 2013. from the Damen Shipyards Group. With more than 35 shipyards around the globe, and plans to For remarks / copy: continue to grow, this system will be very important for Public Relations department, Damen, enabling us to manage all of our processes, whether Phone +31 (0)183 63 98 68, [email protected] they be operational, engineering or financial, as well as communication between the companies. Overall, we are positive about 2012 even given the challenges in the market. Order intake was up substantially in 2011 and we have started 2012 with a healthy orderbook. We will DAMEN SHipYards group continue to innovate and further expand our product portfolio and production locations. P.O. Box 1 phone +31 (0)183 63 99 22 [email protected] BERNARD TIJS Chief Financial Officer 4202 AA Gorinchem fax +31 (0)183 63 21 89 www.damen.nl The Netherlands DAMen news – NO 16 – 2012 3 DAMEN ASD TUG 3212 DAMEN SHIPYARDS UNVEILS REVOLUTIONARY NEW ASD TUG TYPE Damen is set to unveil the powerful, state-of-the-art ASD Tug 3212 at the International Tug and Salvage Convention (ITS) 2012 in Barcelona. This modern, innovative tug represents a completely new Damen ship type and a milestone in ASD tug design. Several years in development, the ASD Tug 3212 is based on heights and for more powerful tugs, given the increasing size of the very successful ASD Tug 3111 and the ASD Tug 3211, which tankers and container vessels.” Damen has been building since 1995. Damen retained the best features of the predecessors, of which more than 50 have been 3m wave heights delivered, but has taken the new vessel a step further to ensure Damen particularly wanted to improve the towing characteristics that it is fully prepared for the future. of the vessel so it is able to handle these more exposed locations. With a maximum bollard pull of 85 tons and free running speed of New generation 14.5 knots, the new ASD Tug 3212 has been designed to operate Coen Boudesteijn, Damen Product Director Tugs, comments: in 3 m wave heights. “Initially in 2009 we took the ASD Tug 3111 as the basis, but “Damen has built more than 2,000 ship handling tugs, (of which looked to improve upon it. Damen then developed a completely 400 are ASD tugs), over the years and delivered them to more new tug generation within the 85 tons bollard pull range to fit in than 125 countries. We have a huge amount of experience with market developments. Many projects for tug operators are concerning what is required for a tug to operate in waves. The now in more open, challenging waters such as those off Northern new ASD Tug 3212, and others of course, benefit from extensive Australia, so there is a need to be able to cope with higher wave R&D, which we have carried out over the decades. We conducted 4 DAMen news – NO 16 – 2012 ▲ Mr Coen Boudesteijn, Damen Product Director Tugs DAMEN ASD TUG 3212 DAMEN SHIPYARDS UNVEILS REVOLUTIONARY NEW ASD TUG TYPE a whole series of model tests and full-scale measurements for the new type. Damen is constantly improving its vessels.” The new vessel also benefits from Damen’s philosophy of standardisation. “We sell our standard vessels all over the world, therefore the cooling system in an ASD tug has to be just as fit for purpose in St. Petersburg as it is in Australia.” Strong demand Before the ASD Tug 3212 had been officially launched at ITS, Damen had already seen incredibly strong demand for the new tug type. To fulfil demand Damen is building a series of 12, including two with Ice Class Notation. By March, four had been sold and there were expected to be 12 deliveries this year alone. At ITS, Damen showcases the brand new ASD Tug 3212 in the 85 tons bollard pull range, which will be handed over to ▼ DAMen news – NO 16 – 2012 5 DAMen ASD TUG 3212 – A MILesTOne IN ASD TUG desIGN Multratug in mid-May at Damen Galati Shipyard, Romania.