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Every Vessel Hunter story on Damen: 7 stories, from 9 July 2026 to 12 October 2026. Newest: "Rheinmetall buys Romania's Mangalia shipyard for €138m at the fifth auction". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
Rheinmetall buys Romania's Mangalia shipyard for €138m at the fifth auction
Rheinmetall has bought the bankrupt Mangalia shipyard in Romania for €138.03m, 75% of its auction value, to build two patrol ships and two support ships for Romania.
Damen claims nearly €4.7bn from Germany over cancelled F126 frigate order
Damen is claiming nearly €4.7bn in compensation from the German government after Berlin cancelled its order for six F126 frigates and simulators at the end of June.
Turkish, Chinese and Vietnamese Yards Deliver a Wave of Tugs Into Latin America
SAAM Towage, Svitzer, Boluda and Wilson Sons have all taken delivery of new harbour and escort tugs for Central and South America and the Caribbean in recent months.
Damen Launches Fast Crew Supplier Tumar for Kazakh Emergency Ministry
Damen has launched the Fast Crew Supplier 2710 Tumar for Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations, three months after the contract was signed.
Great Lakes Towing Completes Ten-Tug Fleet Renewal With Puerto Rico
The Great Lakes Towing Company has delivered Puerto Rico, the tenth and final harbour tug in a fleet renewal programme launched in 2016 and built to a Damen design in Cleveland.
Belgium seeks alternatives as joint frigate programme slips
Belgium is seeking alternatives to its joint anti-submarine frigate programme with the Netherlands after cost growth and repeated delays.
Romania's bankrupt Mangalia yard heads back to auction
The insolvent Mangalia shipyard in Romania will go to a second auction at 184m euros after prospective buyers stayed away in the first round.
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