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23 June 2025

Damen Stan Tug 1004 sold

The Dutch owner, Fransbergen Holding, decided to sell their Damen Stan Tug 1004 and engaged Damen Trading to support the marketing and documentation process.

2 May 2025

Damen Stan Tender 1200 sold

This 12 meter crew tender was built by Damen in 1997 and fitted with new engines in 2015.

19 March 2025

Patrol/survey boat sold

We are delighted to announce that we have assisted with the sale of the patrol/survey vessel Ahti, formerly known as Narwal.

14 February 2025

Damen Stan Tug 3011 sold

We are pleased to announce that we facilitated the sale of a used Damen Stan Tug 3011.

5 February 2025

Sale of two Damen FCS 2610

Recently we assisted in the sale of two Damen Fast Crew Suppliers 2610.

23 July 2024

Damen CTV FCS 2710 sold

In 2020, the Green Waves was the first Fast Crew Supplier 2710 supplied in the Netherlands by Damen Shipyards to Rederij Groen which operated her since.

7 January 2024

Damen CTV sold

We are happy to inform you of the sale of the 24-pax Damen Fast Crew Supplier 2610 SC Ribble to Intermara Marine, whom will have her painted in their company colours and further convert her for ROV operations in the Renewables sector.

12 December 2023

Sale of RNLI lifeboat

This 31 year old aluminium RNLI lifeboat was originally designed for offshore search and rescue missions, this unique boat has the capability to navigate both calm and rough seas, making it a reliable companion in any conditions.

22 November 2023

New home port for Stan Tug 2207

Last year Foyle already acquired a Damen Shoalbuster 2208 through our office, so with this Stan Tug 2207 they are getting a nice Damen fleet of tug and workboats.

4 October 2023

Shallow draft workboat sold

This unique vessel was owned by AGB Projectontwikkeling in the Netherlands.

25 September 2023

Little Damen Stan Launch sold

This small Damen Stan Launch 43 was built as ‘Linge’ in 1977 by Damen Shipyard in the Netherlands.

21 September 2023

Waterbus 3007 sold

This Damen Waterbus 3007 was built in 2008 at Damen Shipyards Singapore and has been sailing in the Rotterdam area ever since.

14 June 2023

Windfarm support vessel sold

This low draft windfarm support vessel was traded-in by Damen and sold to present owners Mariserve in the Netherlands in 2021.

31 May 2023

Damen built crew transfer vessel sold

Last month we concluded the sale of the Damen Fast Crew Supplier 2610 Offshore Wielingen. This 2014 built crewboat, with 12 passenger capacity, is a proven Damen design for windfarm support and crew transfer operations, owned by Acta Marine Wind Services B.V..

2 May 2023

Former police boat sold

This GRP patrol boat was built in 2007 in Spain and with her 1200 hp producing 38 knots speed, making her extremely suitable for fast interventions.

28 March 2022

Rapid response vessel sold to Poland

Medio 2022 we started our marketing campaign for this vessel, which was owned by Novi Marine. Just 4 months thereafter our well respected customer PRCIP from Poland found an interest in this vessel via our website and purchased her a couple of months later.

9 February 2022

CTV sold to the USA

In 2022, the Dutch company TB Waterwerken B.V. requested the marketing of their vessel Lynn H, a 2006 20 metre CTV with Volvo Penta engines.

23 December 2022

Changes in the team

After a total period of 10 years with Damen of which 9 years within Damen Trading, we herewith inform you that our colleague Maarten van Willigen has decided to pursue his career outside Damen as per the 1st of January 2023.

12 December 2022

Second set of tugs sold to Safeen

Today marks the moment we have been working towards for some time: the sale of yet again two harbour tugboats to Safeen (Abu Dhabi Ports).

2 December 2022

Damen Stan Tug 2208 sold

Since early July, this eleven year old tug was in our portfolio and marketed online. She was owned by Oldendorff Carriers Trinidad & Tobago Ltd. and returned to the Netherlands from a long term charter in Trinidad end of July.

17 November 2022

Stormer RHIB sold

We are pleased to announce that we assisted with the sale of this spectacularly looking rhib to Peschaud France in just a couple of weeks, the vessel being published only since halfway September.

20 October 2022

Two Fast Crew Suppliers sold to DSMT

These Damen Fast Crew Suppliers 2610 are a well-known design in the windfarm business and have proven to be highly comfortable and suitable for crew transfers.

13 October 2022

Little Damen tug sold again

This small but strong Damen workhorse, type Stan Tug 1004, was built in 2016 and is a proven Damen design.

6 July 2022

Sale of 70 tons Damen tug

In 2021 Kompania Di Tou Korsou (KTK) contacted us with a request to market their Damen Stan Tug 4011 Orca VI.

23 June 2022

Little lady sold

The Damen Stan Launch 36 was one of the first vessel types built by Damen Shipyards.

2 June 2022

Two Damen sister pilot boats sold

These Damen Stan Pilots 1505 were built in 2017 for operation in the Caribbean. Upon having them shipped to the Netherlands, they have recently received a complete in-house refurbishment at our Damen Hardinxveld shipyard.

9 May 2022

Damen Shoalbuster sold to Irish customer

The vessel Narwal is a one of a kind, the design of the ship is based on a series of rescue cruisers of the 23.10 meter class. The hull is designed in a delta shape and is a welded construction made of aluminium in a mesh frame system.

20 April 2022

Unique Safety Patrol Boat sold

23 February 2022

Damen Shoalbuster 2208 proves durability

After 19 years of hard work in the Gulf region, the Damen Shoalbuster 2208 is on its way to Canada to start a new life in operations for Groupe Océan, a major maritime service provider with an extensive fleet of vessels. The vessel left the United Arab Emirates last week.

9 December 2021

Deveron sold to Dutch owner

The CTV Deveron was one of our trade-in projects this year.

23 November 2021

Twenty-two year old Damen Stan Tug sold

The Damen Stan Tug 1605 Michael Francis is a proven design of which Damen Shipyards built around 70 units over 23 years. She is a strongly built tugboat extremely suitable for harbour assistance.

23 November 2021

Old lady starting her new life

We assisted in the sale of this authentic 22 meters tug which was built in 1936.

9 November 2021

Used Damen Stan Tug 1907 sold to Iceland

We are pleased to advise that we assisted during the sale of this Damen tug from Scotland to Iceland, where she will mainly be working as a harbour assistance tugboat.

5 October 2021

Sale of Damen RSD 2513

We are pleased to announce we assisted in the sale of the Damen RSD 2513 Innovation.

1 September 2021

2500 CUBM TSHD sold

We are very happy to announce we have concluded the sale of the trailing suction hopper dredger Sand Heron to HAC Cranes & Marine GmbH & Co. KG

31 August 2021

An autonomous Damen Tug?

It is not every day that we are able to offer two sister vessels up for sale.

25 August 2021

Fast patrol boat sold to Norway

Just after 4 months we managed to sell the Norsafe Munin fast ex-army patrol boat.

2 August 2021

Two Damen ASD Tugs 2810 sold

Today we have finalized the sale of the two Damen Marine Services-owned harbour tugs “Experience” and “Adventure”, both of the popular 60 tbp ASD 2810 type.

27 July 2021

Damen mini-workhorse sold to Norway

Just over a year ago this small Damen tug and her sister were published on our website. Both vessels were built in 2016 for present owners.

19 May 2021

Unique Shallow Draft Vessel sold

We are very pleased to announce that we have brokered the sale of a vessel very well-known to us, former buoy tender Fire Fly.

18 May 2021

Atlantique Maritime Services buys a Damen FCS 2610 to serve the growing French offshore wind market

Damen Trading & Chartering is delighted to have sold a Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2610 to French workboat operator Atlantique Maritime Services (AMS).

31 March 2021

Damen delivers FCS 2610 to Alpha Nautical Services in Ghana

Damen Shipyards Group has recently signed a contract with Alpha Nautical Services for the delivery of a pre-owned Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 2610. The vessel has been named Manye by its new owner.

4 February 2021

Damen Trading signs contract with GPS Marine for Stan Pontoon 6316

Damen Trading has recently sold a stock Damen Stan Pontoon (SPo) 6316 to its client GPS Marine Holding BV in Hulst, the Netherlands.

13 January 2021

Special transport vessel sold

Just before the end of the year 2020 we managed to conclude the sale between AIRBUS SAS and Holyhead Towing and Sandinge Bogsering & Sjötransport from Sweden for the special purpose transport vessel ‘Afon Dyfrdwy’.

23 December 2020

Multiple vessels to Canada in single shipment

26 August 2020

Four sales in one go

Every now and then you start a project, not knowing where it will end.

10 August 2020

Damen Stan Tug ‘Sund’ sold to Dutch owners

Earlier this year we were asked to assist with the sale and purchase of the Damen Stan Tug 1606 Sund.

5 August 2020

Two Pilot Boats of the Dutch Pilot Association sold

We are pleased to announce that we have assisted with the sale of the two pilot boats Wulp and Reiger (built resp. 1978 and 1980) owned by the Dutch Pilot Association.

21 February 2020

Sale of two 60 meters Damen Pontoons

Recently we were involved in the sale of two Damen Stan Pontoons 6020 (60x20 mtrs), owned and operated by Damen Marine Services B.V. Both pontoons were built in 2015 and have been part of the chartering fleet ever since.

18 February 2020

Jifmar and Damen working together again

We are very pleased to announce that 11 years since Jifmar Offshore Services purchased the Damen Multi Cat 1908 m.v. ”Paul B” ex ”DMS Beagle” from Damen Marine Services B.V., they have returned to us and purchased the Damen Fast Crew Suppliers 2610 ‘Twin Axe’ and ‘FCS Seagull’.

17 February 2020

Two sister Fast Crew Suppliers sold

Every once in a while an opportunity comes by to obtain two used sister vessels, which is quite remarkable in our line of business.