Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding.
Damen acquired Amels in 1991.
Damen has recently taken over DSME's Mangalia shipyard in Romania.
The security packages installed by Damen on both vessels are purely defensive.
Damen believes that the timing is right for a move
into the larger RoRo/RoPax market.
For our customers, for example Damen and Ulstein, data suddenly becomes of enormous added value.
The ASD Tugs 2411 will join three other Damen vessels already in the Safeen fleet;
All four vessels are Damen's ASD Tug 3212 class with a bollard
pull of 80 tonnes.
Damen is known as an innovative and dynamic company that
works very closely with its clients.
Damen is a Dutch company
and a global leader in shipbuilding that has supplied over 6,000 vessels.
In this way, for the most part," the Damen representative stated,"the vessel will be built for Mexico,
in Mexico, by Mexicans.".
As part of the expansion, Damen's client will increase its wharf in order
to accommodate vessels up to 280m in length.
Its seven-strong fleet is comprised of a Damen ASD Tug 2411,
a Damen ASD Tug 2310 and five Damen Stan Tugs.
In terms of architecture,
the design of the new premises will clearly show the company's connections to the Damen Shipyards Group.
Damen Sales Manager Arjen van Elk
said,“We are delighted to receive this order so soon after the delivery of the first vessel.
As part of the expansion, Damen's client will increase its wharf in order to
accommodate vessels up to 280 metres in length.
Damen, with its global experience in the construction of complex vessels, is transferring knowledge to the
Mexican shipbuilding industry through this project.
As part of the expansion, Damen's client will increase its wharf in order to
accommodate vessels up to 280 meters in length.
The construction of these modules, along with the integration,
will be carried out at a yard that cooperates on this with Damen.
Hazem Al- Damen, Muslim, Jordanian:
two terrorists knocked on his door and asked him and others hiding whether they were" Muslims or Christians.
In fact, in the spirit of collaboration often employed by Damen, the team on occasion shared some of the equipment with their competitors.
Damen does more than build ships- it also
has an international network of lifecycle support services that includes maintenance and repair & conversion facilities.
With these tests yielding positive results,
and further testing planned in this year, Damen is closer to finalising the design of this new vessel.
Homeland's chief executive officer Dr
Louis Ekere said:“I would like to thank Damen for the continued cooperation, which goes beyond the simple client-supplier relationship.
Damen has built the ASD Tug 2411 according to
its standardised philosophy of shipbuilding- which ensures clients of fast delivery of proven, reliable products.
The vessel will be another milestone collaboration between the companies,
who have been in cooperation since Damen delivered Homeland's first 3307 Patrol Vessel in 2014.
With this, the Mexican Navy will join the
long list of navies around the world that have Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding vessels in their fleets.