Concordia Damen Shipbuilding News

Concordia Damen is proud to announce the signing of a newbuild contract with Amer Shipping for a CDS 110 Dry Cargo vessel. The agreement was formalised during the Europort exhibition in Rotterdam, where Concordia Damen joined several other Damen divisions to welcome clients and partners. This latest order continues the successful partnership between the two companies, following the deliveries of the AM Voyager, AM Explorer and Johannes Senior. Each vessel in this series is based on Concordia Da...

Concordia Damen is proud to announce the delivery of a CDS Tanker 135. Last week, the vessel, of proven, in-house design, successfully passed its trials, after having been outfitted at Concordia Damen’s shipyard in Werkendam by its long-time outfitter CCM3, and many trusted suppliers and partners.  MTS Gambler is 135 metres long and 11.45 metres wide and is designed for the transport of mineral oils. It boasts an impressive cargo capacity of 4,180 m³. Due to its proven and opti...

Concordia Damen has received a new contract from Reederei Deymann, one of Germany’s largest inland shipping companies, for the extensive refit of a dry cargo vessel, Hirschhorn. The vessel recently arrived at the Concordia Damen yard in Werkendam, where the transformation project has now started. The project marks another example of the company’s expertise in sustainable fleet renewal. The refit involves the complete renewal of the aft ship. Originally equipped with a single engine...

Dutch, Werkendam-based shipbuilder - Concordia Damen has commenced construction of a new River Cruise vessel for Century Cruises, one of China’s major river cruise operators. The vessel has been developed in partnership with United Waterways, and marks Century Cruises’ official entry into the European river cruise market. The hull of the vessel, to be named Century Star, has recently arrived at Concordia Damen’s yard in Werkendam for outfitting. Delivery is scheduled for...

Concordia Damen has delivered yet another CDS Tanker 110, the tanker type it builds on stock, due to its reliability and cargo capacity. VOF Generation, formed by Dutch inland shipping entrepreneurs Danny and Wim Mourik and Sergei Mulder, has taken delivery of their new vessel, mts Generation, and will deploy it for the transport of mineral oils on the Rhine River. CDS Tanker 110 The CDS Tanker 110 has been developed with a focus on efficiency, operational reliability The CDS Tanker 110 ha...

Concordia Damen is proud to announce that it has been awarded a contract by ‘Koninklijke Van der Wees Transporten’ for the construction and delivery of an innovative RoRo pontoon, to be named Lastdrager 29.  In addition, the Werkendam-based shipyard will build two coupling pontoons for Van der Wees. This project marks another milestone in the long-standing collaboration between Concordia Damen and Van der Wees, following the successful delivery of the Pieter van der Wees five y...

Uruguayan shipowner and operator - TFF has contracted Dutch inland shipping construction yard, Concordia Damen to build a CDS2410 Shallow Draft River Pusher (2.500 HP) to expand its fleet of pushboats. TFF will use the pusher for transporting cellulose pulp from Fray Bentos to the port of Nueva Palmira. Concordia Damen has thoroughly researched the river characteristics in the region in relation to the desired operational profile of the vessel. Based on this its engineers designed the most effi...

The latest addition to Amer Shipping's fleet in Raamsdonksveer is the dry-cargo vessel 'Adriana Maria', a multi-purpose ship, even at low water levels. This is thanks to the innovative 'CDS 110' hull design by Concordia Damen and based on the Parsifal tankers previously developed by the yard. The 110-metre vessel can also carry 200 tonnes more cargo compared to similar vessels.  'CDS 110' hull design During the official sea trial on 8 February, the high expectations were met: the hull de...