Tag: Damen Shipyards Cape Town
DSCT highlights contributions to maritime security and job creation
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) is delivering three new Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPVs) to the South African Navy (SAN) under Project Biro, and...
SA Navy blesses third inshore patrol vessel amid CNavy warning on...
Ahead of official launch and naming, the South African Navy (SAN) blessed its third and latest addition to its Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessel (MMIPV)...
Third SA Navy MMIPV to be christened on Friday
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) and the SA Navy (SAN) will christen the latest addition to the fleet – multi-mission inshore patrol vessel (MMIPV)...
Damen signs partnership agreement with Department of Trade, Industry and Competition
Damen Shipyards Group has signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (DTIC) as part of the National Industrial...
Joint Standing Committee on Defence visits RDM, DSCT
Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) has paid a visit to Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) and Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) as a...
SA Navy MMIPV project has supported over 1 000 jobs
The construction of three new multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs) for the South African Navy has created over 1 000 direct jobs at shipbuilder...
SA Navy receives second patrol vessel SAS King Shaka Zulu
The Chief of the South African Navy and King of the Zulu nation were among the dignitaries present in Durban on Friday for the...
Damen Shipyards Cape Town receives award for Occupation Qualification apprentices
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) has received an award from the higher education and training establishment Northlink College in recognition of DSCT’s role in...
Damen Shipyards Cape Town supports disadvantaged communities on Mandela Day 2022
To mark Mandela Day 2022, the management and staff of Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) reached out to support the local disadvantaged communities of...
First Multi-Mission patrol vessel handed over to the SA Navy
The first of three new multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs) built under Project Biro was handed over to the South African Navy (SAN) on...
Navy adds first MMIPV to fleet inventory on Wednesday
Come Wednesday, the maritime component of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF), will take the first of three multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs) into...
First Project Biro vessel to be handed over next month
The first multi-mission offshore patrol vessel (MMIPV) being acquired for the South African Navy is currently undergoing sea trials and will be handed over...
Damen Shipyards Cape Town celebrates keel laying for third SA Navy...
On 22 October, Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) held a keel-laying ceremony for the third Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPV) that DSCT is building...
Damen Shipyards Cape Town launches first SA Navy Multi-Mission Inshore Patrol...
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) has launched the first of three Multi Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPVs) for the South African Navy (SAN), ordered...
Damen reaches out to Groote Schuur healthcare workers
Damen Shipyard Cape Town’s (DSCT's) social and community responsibility initiative delivered 4 000 care packages to nursing staff at Cape Town’s Groote Schuur Hospital.
The...
DSCT, SA Navy hold blessing ceremony for first new inshore patrol...
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) and the South African Navy (SAN) have held a blessing ceremony for the first of three new multi-mission inshore...
Damen Shipyards Cape Town lays keel for second SA Navy inshore...
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) has laid the keel of the second inshore patrol vessel (IPV) for the South African Navy that it is...
Project Biro on schedule, with delivery for mid-2021
Project Biro, for the construction three new inshore patrol vessels for the South African Navy, is well on track, with the first vessel to...
Netherlands show confidence in South African maritime cluster
The Netherlands has pledged its support to the South African maritime sector this week, with the Netherlands Consulate General and Damen Shipyards...
Southern African Shipyards using Vard design to meet SA Navy hydrographic...
Southern African Shipyards has been selected as the preferred bidder to supply a new hydrographic survey vessel to the South African Navy,...
Damen Shipyards Cape Town nearly finished third FCS 5009 multirole vessel
Damen Shipyards Cape Town is building a third FCS 5009 multirole vessel on stock and is marketing it to military, offshore, coast...
Damen ready to supply vessels for Projects Hotel and Biro
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) is ready and willing to supply offshore and inshore patrol vessels to the South African Navy under...
Global reach for local shipyard
Being part of an international shipbuilding group has given Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) the leverage to work in markets not only...
Damen Shipyards delivers second support vessel to SMIT Amandla Marine
The second of two vessels destined to support the world's largest offshore diamond mining operation has been officially named, seven months after...
Second new tug enters SA Navy service
The South African Navy has taken delivery of a second tug, Inyathi, from Damen Shipyards Cape Town, after receiving the first in...
Damen Shipyards Cape Town showcases facilities to SA Trade and Industry...
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) recently hosted Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies, who reviewed some of the vessels under construction...
Damen busy building second tug for South African Navy
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) is currently building the second Damen ATD 2909 tug for the South African Navy, which will be...
SA Navy to receive first new tug tomorrow
The South African Navy (SAN) will tomorrow receive the first of two new tugs from Damen Shipyards Cape Town.
The tug, Imvubu,...
Damen completes first FCS 5009 Patrol vessels in South Africa
Damen Shipyards Cape Town (DSCT) has finished building two FCS 5009 Patrol vessels, the first of their type to be built in...
