Concordia Damen to build training vessel for STC
Illustration of the training vessel (Source: Damen)
Rotterdam-headquartered STC has contracted Concordia Damen to build a new training vessel to replace two elderly existing vessels, Princess Christina and Princess Beatrix.
Following a demanding tender process, the new vessel will make the most of Concordia Maritime’s sustainable initiatives, the company said. To be named Ab Initio – Latin for ‘in the beginning’ – it will have a hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system, batteries and fuel cells. Concordia Damen’s financial manager, Tim van Berchum, said: “We are very pleased to be asked by STC Group to build their new training vessel. We are proud to be playing a role in the development of the next generation of maritime personnel. We see this contract as a testimony to the work we have done previously in sustainable vessel construction.”
Work on the vessel will be completed at the shipbuilder’s Werkendam yard in the Netherlands for completion in 2022.
