Nuyina in the Netherlands

One of the world’s most advanced scientific research vessels, Australia’s new icebreaker RSV Nuyina, pulled into Damen’s Vlissingen shipyards in the Netherlands at the end of August. Now teams of equipment installers can access the ship for the final commissioning of its essential propulsion, electrical and navigation systems, after work was suspended due to the pandemic. “Nuyina is really three ships in one – a world-class scientific research platform, a highly capable icebreaker, and a resupply vessel