Damen ship control package for Royal Bodewes

The contracts mark the continued strong working relationship between DMC and Royal Bodewes indicating that 2024 will be another productive year in the history of cooperation between the two companies.

“We have had a good working relationship with Damen Marine Components for a long time,” said Martijn Beunk, business development manager, Royal Bodewes.

”Furthermore, the DMC team are always available for advice and consultation during our design and engineering process.”

Equipment packages

The first contract is for the steering gear and bridge controls for an 87-metre long Ro-Ro vessel currently under construction at the Royal Bodewes shipyard in Hoogezand, the Netherlands.

DMC expects to deliver this project within the next two months, ready for vessel commissioning later this year.

The remaining contracts are for the steering gear, bridge controls and propeller nozzles for three 120-metre Bodewes Eco Traders (9000DWT general cargo vessels).

One of the most notable aspects that these four contracts have in common is the steering gear; an electric-hydraulic driven system which controls the position of the ship’s rudder.

“We have designed our steering gear with a plug-and-play philosophy,” said Marnix de Bruijn, sales manager, DMC.

“This means that we manufacture and install the equipment onto a skid in our own factory in Hardinxveld-Giessendam, the Netherlands. There it can be FAT tested, witnessed by a class surveyor as required, before it is placed on board the ship. All Royal Bodewes has to do is to connect the hydraulic and electrical supply – this saves a lot of time and energy on board.”