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Damen Marine Components (DMC) has completed supply and installation of a number of critical systems for the Antarctic Supply Research[ds_preview] Vessel (ASRV) »Nuyina« for the Australian government. These had to be fabricated to exceptionally high standards to cope with the ice in the Southern Ocean. DMC, under its Van der Velden Marine Systems brand, is responsible for the detail engineering and manufacturing of the rudder and steering gear system. The rudders have been designed and engineered by project-lead Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding as free-hanging, full-spade rudders. They deliver optimum hydrodynamic properties but until now were unheard-of for an icebreaking vessel of this class, given the forces involved. Other innovative features include integrated mechanical rudder stoppers, which are located between the rudder blade and (hull) skeg structure rather than on the outside hull due to the latter’s radical design. To deliver all the necessary steering system components from the bridge to the rudder, including hydraulics, control and power systems, DMC pooled its expertise in this field with that of MacGregor Hatlapa (MacGregor).