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Heesen Yachts was founded in 1978 by Frans Heesen, an entrepreneur who at the time was best known for his work in the plastics industry. [4] Heesen purchased the Striker Boats shipyard site in the Netherlands as a potential home for another business, but decided to retain the property as a shipyard and continue its operations. [5]
In 1989 the shipyard set a new trend of large classic yacht revival by cooperating with designer Gerard Dijkstra [5] to restore Elizabeth Meyer's prestigious 1934 J-class yacht Endeavour. [6] The restoration as well as a number of Royal Huisman's subsequent projects received industry awards from yacht owners and the press. [7]
The shipyard was established by Chris Gongriep (1946-2016) in 1990 as De Hemmes [1] to build lemsteraken, a traditional wooden workboat type from Lemmer.The yard acquired naval architect André Hoek's newbuild management company Dutch Built in 1998 in order to transition to aluminium sailing yachts; [2] Thereafter Hoek cooperated closely with Gongriep, producing the largest two-mast schooner ...
Feadship was officially launched at the 1951 New York Boat Show of 1951, which showcased the use of steel, a technology unused then in North America for yachts. With orders flowing for both steel and aluminum, by the mid-1950s Feadship stopped building yachts in wood. This started a series of mergers, leading to just three yards within the ...
The shipyard was established by Jan Vitters in 1990 to build mega yacht hulls. Soon after Louis Hamming joined Vitters, they began building sailing yachts, which resulted in the first yacht being delivered in 1993, Aphrodite I. [1] [2] In 2010 Vitters expanded when they acquired Green Marine which is based in Lymington, UK. Green Marine ...
ICON Yachts strategic site has been crucial in defining the company's specialization in conversions and refits. Lloyd's Register awarded ICON Yachts ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications. Thus, since 2021, the shipyard uses 100% green energy and it was the first Dutch shipbuilding company to be awarded with the ISO 14001.
As of 2018, the largest yacht built by Oceanco was Jubilee (in 2017 renamed Kaos). [4] In 2018 the yard launched "Project Bravo", [5] a 109 m superyacht. The company operates in its extended production facility (total of 8.2 ha) located in Alblasserdam, approximately 20 km from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The yard has almost unrestricted direct ...
Damen was established in 1927 in the town of Hardinxveld-Giessendam in the Netherlands by Jan and Marinus Damen. The two brothers ran a successful, mainly Dutch-oriented, shipyard for decades. Over the years they managed to build up a small, but loyal customer-base.