Maritime news

Monitor breaking maritime news and insights for profitable, efficient and safe shipping.

Tagged in Concordia Damen

Concordia Damen: trial run of world’s first new-build hydrogen-powered inland shipping vessel 'WEVA' goes well

Lenten Scheepvaart (the Netherlands) will go down in history as the owner of the world's first-ever newbuild hydrogen-powered inland shipping barge. With this, the shipping company sets a new standard. An important step towards zero-emission …
Nov 17, 2023 / Vessels

Concordia Damen converts inland shipping vessel into TSHD for Nigerian dredging project

Concordia Damen recently delivered a special project: the conversion of a Dutch barge into a Nigerian dredger. The TSHD (Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger) 'Sayonara' has now arrived and is at work on the Lagos lagoon.  Three years ago, the …
Sep 19, 2023 / Curious

Merlin Group orders 135m dry cargo vessel from Concordia Damen

Merlin Group and ID Shipping want to serve container market efficiently and contribute to energy transition Inland navigation shipyard Concordia Damen (NL) will build a 'Type CDS443' container ship for ID Shipping and Merlin Group. The vessel …
Apr 25, 2023 / Vessels

Amer Shipping orders two dry cargo vessels from Concordia Damen

Inland shipping construction yard Concordia Damen will deliver two 'CDS Dry Cargo 110' vessels to Amer Shipping. Sustainability considerations and the hull shape of this in-house developed ship type were the deciding factors, partly because it allows …
Jan 30, 2023 / Curious

Hull of the world’s 1st inland hydrogen vessel heads for outfitting in the Netherlands

The hull of the first ever inland hydrogen vessel is on her way from Shanghai, ready for outfitting in The Netherlands.  The vessel, named ‘Antonie’, will be 135 metres long, feature a cargo capacity of 3,700 tons and boast a revolutionary fuel …
Jan 24, 2023 / Vessels

First of 40 Concordia Damen Inland Waterway Tankers Launched

The first of 40 inland waterway barges that are being built by Concordia Damen has been launched at the casco yard in Serbia. Concordia Damen signed the contract for the environmentally friendly vessels late last year.The vessels, known as the …
Jun 7, 2021 / Vessels

Concordia Damen and JP Morgan sign a contract for 40 eco-friendly dual fuel barges

Concordia Damen has signed a contract for 40 eco-friendly dual fuel barges with institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. These barges will be chartered by Shell and operated by the VT Group/Marlow. Frachtcontor Capital …
Nov 9, 2020 / Curious

Concordia Damen nominated to build new sustainable training vessel for STC Group

Following a competitive European tender process, Concordia Damen has been nominated to build a new training vessel for the STC Group. The new vessel will be used in the training of students on maritime courses.The new, environmentally conscious …
Apr 3, 2020 / Vessels

Concordia Damen ships 18 hulls from Shanghai to Rotterdam

On Monday, 17th June, heavy-lift vessel Black Marlin departed Shanghai. On deck with eighteen Concordia Damen inland shipping vessel hulls and a Damen Crane Barge 6324, bound for Rotterdam. Concordia Damen regularly conducts such heavy-lift …
Jun 25, 2019 / Vessels

A-ROSA signs contract with Concordia Damen for River Cruise Vessel

River Cruise specialist A-ROSA has signed a contract with Concordia Damen for a newbuild River Cruise Vessel. The new ship, which will be delivered spring 2021, will operate in the northern Rhine region, including trips from Cologne to Amsterdam, …
Apr 2, 2019 / Cruise