Dutch offshore support ship Innovation 2012-

Oranjewind-park, North Sea 24 September 2026

Germany-flagged, homeport Bremen, IMO 9603453, MMSI 218781000 and call sign DMEH. Built by Crist, Gdansk, Poland in 2012. Owner/manager Deme Offshore NL BV, Breda, Netherlands.

Norwegian offshore support vessel (ex-Edda Nordri 2023-2024, Nordri Enabler 2024-?) Grampian Rhine ?-

Eemshaven, Netherlands 10 June 2026

Malta-flagged, homeport Valletta, IMO 9964912, MMSI 248245000 and call sign 9HA6569. As Edda Nordri Norway-flagged, homeport Haugesund, MMSI 257296000, call sign LAQO8, owner/manager Ostensjo Rederi AS, Haugesund, Norway. Built by Astilleros Gondan, Castropol, Spain in 2023. 

Danish offshore support vessel Wind Ally 2025-

Entrance Nieuwe Waterweg, Netherlands 31 March 2026

Denmark-flagged, IMO 9981075, MMSI 219034492 and call sign OUZX2. Built as Cisco Shipping Qiding N1130 in 2025. 

Dutch logistic support vessel Pelikaan A804 2005-

Netherlands-flagged, IMO 8994166, MMSI 244362000 and call sign PAKU. Ordered on 10 January 2005, laid down by Damen, Galati, Romania on 25 August 2005, launched on 7 February 2006 and commissioned on 12 June 2006. Serves in the Netherlands Antilles and the Caribbean Sea. 

Swedish support vessel Armada 7803 2022-

North Sea May 2025

Singapore-flagged, homeport Singapore, IMO 9924259, MMSI 561375800 and call sign 9V8524. Built by Vard Vung Tau Ltd., Vung Tua, Vietnam in 2022. Owner/manager Ocean Infinity Sweden AB., Vastra Frolunda, Sweden. 

French offshore support vessel Garonne A605 2019-

Off Belgian coast 4 April 2024

France-flagged, homeport Brest, France, IMO 4741925, MMSI 227998400 and call sign FAGR. Delivered on 4 July 2019, ordered in 2016. Built by Kership Shipyard (Brittanny). Part of Loire-class. Launched on 5 November 2018? Commissioned on 8 January 2020.

Dutch Combat Support Ship Zr.Ms. Den Helder A834 2021-

Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 14-3-2025

Netherlands-flagged, IMO 4763959 and MMSI 244936000. Replacement of the Hr.Ms. Amsterdam. Ordered on 19 February 2020, laid down by Damen Naval at Galati, Romania on 2 June 2021, in six modules built, middle hull part (modules 2-3) with a length of 90.5 metres, module 1 was stern, module 4 bow and module 5 the fore part of the superstructure launched on 11 April 2022, departed on 16 November 2024 to the Netherlands which was at the same time her sea trial, arrived at Vlissingen, Netherlands on 13 December 2024 and christened on 22 February 2025.

Dutch Combat Support Ship Zr.Ms. Den Helder A834 2021-

Christened at Vlissingen, Netherlands 22-2-2025

Netherlands-flagged, IMO 4763959 and MMSI 244936000. Replacement of the Hr.Ms. Amsterdam. Ordered on 19 February 2020, laid down by Damen Naval at Galati, Romania on 2 June 2021, in six modules built, middle hull part (modules 2-3) with a length of 90.5 metres, module 1 was stern, module 4 bow and module 5 the fore part of the superstructure launched on 11 April 2022, departed on 16 November 2024 to the Netherlands which was at the same time her sea trial, arrived at Vlissingen, Netherlands on 13 December 2024 and christened on 22 February 2025.

French offshore support vessel Garonne A605 2019-

Zeebrugge, Belgium 26-1-2025

France-flagged, homeport Brest, France, IMO 4741925, MMSI 227998400 and call sign FAGR. Delivered on 4 July 2019, ordered in 2016. Built by Kership Shipyard (Brittanny). Part of Loire-class. Launched on 5 November 2018? Commissioned on 8 January 2020. 

Icelandic support-rescue vessel (ex-Argo 1971, Argus 1971-2000, Esvagt Alpha 2001-after 2022) Argus 2022-

King Georges Island 14 December 2024

Denmark (International Register)-flagged, IMO 7104752, MMSI 219226000 and call sign OVZW2. Also called a buoy-lighthouse vessel and crew boat. Built by Svendborg Skbsvaerft&Maskinbyggeri, Svendborg, Denmark in 1971. As Esvagt Alpha of Esvagt, Esbjerg, Denmark. Owner Icetugs, Reykjavik, Iceland. 

Norwegian offshore support vessel (ex-Far Sentinel 2015-2020) Normand Sentinel 2020-

Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 18 April 2024

Norway International Register-flagged, homeport Skudeneshavn IMO 9707716, MMSI 257883000 and call sign LASC7. Built by Vard Langsten, Tomrefjord, Norway in 2015. Owner/manager Solstad Shipping AS, Skudeneshavn, Norway. 

Danish offshore support vessel (ex-Seajacks Hydra 2014-2023) Hea Hydra 2023-

Amsterdam, Netherlands March 2024

Panama-flagged, IMO 9669093, MMSI 370239000 and call sign 3FEI3. Built by Lamprell Energy, Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2014. Property of Danish Caleder which took over British Seajacks. 

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Vlissingen, Netherlands 27 May 2022

Dutch combat support ship (CSS) Zr.Ms. Den Helder (A 834) 2020-

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la Santierul Naval Damen Galati, Galatz, Romania 22 October 2023

Zr.Ms. Karel Doorman (A833), Vlissingen-Oost, Netherlands on 10 October 2013 for her completion

Dutch fast combat support ship Hr.Ms. Amsterdam A836

Naval Annual days at Den Helder, Netherlands 1 July 2011

Replacement of the in 2014 decommissioned Zr.Ms. Amsterdam. Based on a Damen LSV-design offered to Norway and that of the joint support ship Zr.Ms. Karel Doorman. Department of Defence announced on 9 June 2017 that a new combat support ship was planned, in spring 2018 staff demands completed, on 9 November 2018 announced that she was to be named Den Helder, contract signed on 19 February 2020, first steel cut on 2 December 2020, laid down on 2 June 2021, on 11 April 2022 parts 2 and 3 launched to be assembled in the dry dock with parts 1 and 4, in May 2023 towed to the quay with trials planned in early 2024 and to be commissioned in 2025. Built by Damen Galatz Shipyard, Romania. Maxium displacement 22,585 tons and as dimension 179.3 x 26.4 x 8.3 metres. Speed minimum 18 knots. Crew numbers 76 men with accommodation for 156 men. Armament Leonardo 76/62 Sovraponte gun and Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) rocket system both after maintenance to be mounted, 2-12.7mm/0.50” automatic controlled Leonardo Lionfish Top machineguns and 6-7.62mm MAG machineguns. 

Italian offshore supply vessel Ievoli Amaranth 2011-2015 and Dutch Guardian 2015-

Den Helder, Netherlands 1 July 2023

Netherlands-flagged, homeport IJmuiden, Netherlands, IMO 9637363, MMSI 246911000 and callsign PCSY. Gross tonnage 2.637-2.721 tons, net tonnage 325 tons, summer deadweight 1,457 tons and as dimensions 60,50 (between perpendiculars-65,72 (over all) x 15,50 x 6,00 (summer) x 7,80 hold) metres. Bollard pull 134 tons. Built at the Selah Shipyard, Tuzla/Istanbul, Turkey with yard number H65. Building started on 2 June 2011 and delivered December 2012. Two 8-cylinder MAK 8M32C diesel engines with a total horsepower of 8.000kW/10.880 bhp. Owned and managed by Marnavi Spa, Naples, Italy. Chartered via Multraship Ocean Towage BV by the Dutch Coast Guard and renamed Guardian. Also called anchor handling supply tug. 

Dutch inland nautical support vessel O-2

Amsterdam, Netherlands 20 June 2023

Netherlands-flagged, registration number 77-53-YH. Owned by PK Waterbouw. 

Cypriot offshore support vessel EDT Hercules 2014-

Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 16 May 2023

Cyprus-flagged, homeport Limassol, IMO 9491422, MMSI 210776000 and call sign 5BAM4. Owned by Fokida Shipping Co. Ltd.Limassol, Cyprus, or owned/managed by EDT Shipmanagement, Limassol, Cyprus. Built by Izar Seville, Sevilla, Spain in 2014. 

Italian Fiat plant intending to built a nuclear powered tanker according to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad dated 18 June 1958

An item referred to a statement of engineer Aldo Ridolfo reporting that the Italian Fiat plants, Turin intended to built a 68,000 tons nuclear powered tanker by Ansaldo, Genoa. It was to be the first ocean going nuclear tanker ever fitted out with a by Fiat under licence of the American Westinghouse Company built reactor. Two tons of uranium was to be sufficient for 10,000 operation hourse. Main dimensions 229 x 32 metres. It was not known when the building was started. Other Dutch newspapers like the Overijselsch dagblad dated 18 June 1958 supplied more details added tot his note. In 1960 was the building of a 52,000 tons tanker mentioned. The  Nieuwe Guinea koerier dated 25 April 1961 reported that Fiat and Ansaldo signed a contract with the Italian Atomic Commission for the building. Fiat was to built the reactor and Ansaldo to design and built the tanker within a research program of 2 years. Euratom was asked for financial support. The Algemeen Dagblad dated 19 December 1961 wrote that Euratom signed a contract with Fiat and Ansaldo for building a 50,000 tons tanker, Euratom would pay 40% 0r 1,200,000 US dollars of the costs. (1)

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1. Study of a nuclear powered tanker. Radiation doses from a water reactor loop. A. Gallo Curcio, A.M. Moncassoli and S. Todisco, 1963. Under contract No. 008-61-12 PNI I between Euratom, Fiat S.p.A. and Ansaldo S.p.A. with participation of the Comitato Nazionale per l’Energia Nucleare.  Mentioned a Avogrado reactor. D.J. Higson, Report of the proceedings of a symposium of nuclear ships Hamburg, Germany 10-15 May 1971 referred to this project since 1961, resulting in 1965 in a 80 thermal MW integral pressurized water reactor (PWR). He also mentioned that Italy was intending to built the naval research research vessel Enrico Fermi. The Documentation attached to Eight General Report of the Activities of the Community [Euratom] March 1964-February 1965 mentioned that in 1964 the development of a forced-circulation pressurized-water marine reactor continued and that possible by mid 1967 construction plans for a 50,000 tons deadweight tanker with around 23,500 shp could be drawn.

Danish offshore service operation vessel Esvagt Froude 2015-

Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 28 December 2021

Denmark-flagged, homeport Esbjerg, IMO 9703461, MMSI 219590000 and call sign OWWN2. Owned and managed by Esvagt, Esbjerg, Denmark. Built by Havyard Leirvik, Leirvik i Sogn, Norway. in 2015. Havyard 832-design offshore service operation vessel (SOV). Ordered in July 2013, delivered in February 2015.

Danish diving support vessel HBC Achiever 2014-

Buitenhaven, Vlissingen, Netherlands 5 November 2021

Denmark-flagged, homeport Gilleleje, IMO 9647978, MMSI 219305000 and call sign OWMH2. Owned and managed by Hyperbaric Consult, Gilleleje, Denmark. Built in 2014.