Maritime

Following the christening, the ship will undergo further sea trials, and the final systems will be installed by the Royal Netherlands Navy in Den Helder.

During the dry-docking, in addition to several regular technical maintenance works and upgrades, the vessel’s will have an extensive facelift of the main passenger areas which will receive a brand new and modern interior design.

MAESTRAL JV will be the Strategic Partner of the UAE Navy for the comprehensive fleet maintenance management The official contract award took place at IDEX/NAVDEX in Abu Dhabi

Damen has designed the vessels to meet the diverse needs of the modern navy.

As first announced in April 2024, the new units will represent the pinnacle of the Norwegian Cruise Line fleet and will be the largest ever built for this brand

Finnish operator Viking Line’s 2008-built ro-pax ‘Viking XPRS’ has undergone a complete refit and is shortly to resume service on the Helsinki–Tallinn route.

These ships are part of the contract signed by the Group in 2024, valued at approximately 1.18 billion euros.

The submarine crews will in future be able to defend themselves against attacks and detection attempts from the air.

The vessels, based on the FACM-70 design, are currently under construction at Sefine Shipyard in Türkiye.

The Unity contract stretches over eight years and brings together all elements of research and technology, design, manufacture and in-service support of the nuclear reactors that power the Royal Navy’s fleet of submarines.

The Joint Mine Countermeasures Force of Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria will not be considered a NATO operation, but will be the first major joint action by the Black Sea Allies since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

French submariners accidentally disclosed information about the maritime patrols of their nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines through the Strava application.