Damen Shipyards Group has acquired the Dutch ship repair yard, Shipdock.
Shipdock will continue its ship repair and conversion services - Shipdock Harlingen services ships up to 120m and Shipdock Amsterdam services vessels up to 250m. The company’s personnel and management will remain in place, which Damen says will guarantee a seamless transition of the yard into the Damen Shipyards Group.
René Berkvens, CEO of Damen Shipyards Group, says: “The Shipdock yards bring added value to Damen, both separately in their own markets and regions and as a whole – together they have ample experience in shipbuilding, ship repair, conversion and steel construction. Damen is an established player in the shiprepair industry and we are determined to become even better. That’s why we’ve recently founded a new division, Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, in which all our repair yards will be represented and organised efficiently.”
He said that Shipdock and its 130 employees are welcomed within the company’s repair and conversion division, and states that the integration into Damen can only be done with a motivated workforce.
Damen Shipyards Group consists of more than 50 shipyards, repair and conversion yards and related companies.
