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Spanish shipbuilder Navantia has contracted Damen Marine Components (DMC) for a series of rudders and steering gear systems. The equipment is for five vessels that Navantia is constructing for Armada Española – the Spanish Navy.

Damen Marine Components has made a significant contribution to ten ships for the Irish shipping company Arklow Shipping, the latest of which, the Arklow Artist, will be put into service in the foreseeable future.

The Raffael, owned by captain Erik Zandstra, has been fitted with a complete steering system by Damen Marine Components since 1996. Although the inland tanker has now been in service for a quarter of a century, the rudders still look as good as new.

Damen Marine Components (DMC) is making a special contribution to the innovative inland waterway tanker that is being built for BASF and Stolt Tankers.

From our state-of-the-art facility in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, the Netherlands, Damen Marine Components designs, builds and installs high quality integrated hydraulics solutions.

A complete winter experience including snow and ice. For some countries, like the Netherlands, it does not happen often and when it does, such a winter wonderland is an exceptional occurrence.

Damen Marine Components (DMC) replaced the rudder stock of a general cargo ship (116 x 18m) equipped with a Van der Velden® TIMON flap rudder.

As Shoalbuster Brutus (35 x 14m) is getting ready for its commissioning, Damen Marine Components supplied an extensive product package for this vessel, including rudders, steering gear with custom-built hydraulics, nozzles, controls and hydraulic power for deck equipment.

For this project, Damen Marine Components’ (DMC) factory in Poland manufactured the 30 tonnes stern frame and aftship construction.

Concordia Damen will construct 40 new inland tankers type Parsifal, for which Damen Marine Components will supply 40 anchor mooring winches, 40 mooring winches and 120 anchors.