Oranjewerf officially incorporated into worldwide Damen network
On 1 July 2015, Oranjewerf Ship Repair, which joined Damen Shipyards Group in 1989, will officially change its name to Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf. This name change will be the final step of integration for the yard into Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, part of the Damen Shipyards Group, the company said in its press release.
Oranjewerf was founded in 1949 and boasts an extensive history and acquired expertise within ship repair. The collaboration between Damen Shipyards Group and Oranjewerf also has a long history, which began 26 years ago.
Damen Shiprepair & Conversion offers a network of 15 repair and conversion yards worldwide. The past 5 years has seen the names of shipyards change to integrate them into the division and Oranjewerf’s new name will be official effective as of 1 July 2015.
Earlier this year Shipdock Amsterdam and Shipdock Harlingen changed their names to Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam and Damen Shiprepair Harlingen respectively.
Damen Shipyards Group
Damen Shipyards Group operates 32 shipbuilding and repair yards, employing 9,000 people worldwide. Damen has delivered more than 5,000 vessels in more than 100 countries and delivers some 160 vessels annually to customers worldwide.
