Maersk-owned towage and salvage specialist Svitzer has signed a contract with Damen for four Azimuth Tractor Drive (ATD) 2412 tugs, as part of a fleet renewal programme. 

SAAM Towage of Chile has ordered two compact Damen ASD Tug 2411 vessels, each measuring 24 m in length with a maximum bollard pull of 70 tonnes.

Scotland-based offshore operator Briggs Marine has placed an order for a Damen Multi Cat 2712 for windfarm support, anchor handling and dredging.

Damen Shipyards has inked a contract with Australia's Gippsland Ports for a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger (TSHD), to maintain entrance to the Port of Lakes Entrance and the Gippsland Lakes system in Victoria, Australia.

Damen Shipyard Sharjah (DSS) has started its third year in operations in style with 13 vessels being dry-docked simultaneously.

Bibby Marine Services has signed a contract with Damen Shipyards for Bibby WaveMaster 1, its first Service Operations Vessel (SOV) with walk-to-work access.

Italian tug operator Rimorchiatori Riuniti has ordered two ASD 2913 tugs from Damen Shipyards.

Damen has signed with Great Lakes Shipyard in the US for the first two tugs to be built under licence in the country.

Delta Marine and Damen Shipyards Group have collaborated on a new vessel design, Damen Renewables Service Vessel 3315, to be delivered from Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld, Netherlands, early 2017.

SAAM Smit Towage has signed a contract to buy a new tug from Damen Shipyards for delivery in early 2016.