Damen Marine Components delivers rudder and steering gear for new coastal research vessel

Dock 7 at Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam has recently acquired an innovative system of intelligent dock winches. Made up of four powerful winches, the system works so perfectly that it can pull any floating object into the dock, whatever the conditions. And this fine piece of work by Damen Marine Components (DMC) has many additional advantages.

With shallow draught there is a possibility the propeller of a vessel cannot completely be covered in water, which results in increased resistance and reduced velocity. This is when the Flex Tunnel comes in. The Flex Tunnel is a retractable tunnel system, constructed in the aft of a vessel hull. The airtight seal of the tunnel onto the nozzle creates vacuum, ensuring suf...

Damen Marine Components (DMC) is the supplier of the rudders and steering gear for the striking, 77-metre superyacht Black Shark, currently in the final stages of its build by German superyacht yard Nobiskrug. On completion at the company’s Rendsburg facility the yacht will be highly distinctive with a shark-like profile including a fin at the top of the superstructure a...