Damen Group

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Damen is a Netherlands shipbuilding company which was founded in 1927 by Jan and Marinus Damen in a self-built workshop. In 1954 their 200th ship was delivered.

1 History
2 Current
3 Amels Division
4 External links

[edit] History

Kommer Damen, son of Jan Damen, took over as manager of technical services in 1967 and began trying to shorten delivery times by building hulls to stock and then finishing them as required by customers. This change in strategy led to a difficult time for the company as the investment needed was high and not all of the employees shared Kommer's ideas.

KEY FIGURES 2007

Employees

The Netherlands 2 100
Abroad          3 900

Operating companies

 The Netherlands 18
 Abroad          13

Deliveries

Tugs / Workboats               72
High Speed Craft & Ferries     38
Dredging & Specials            15
Cargo Vessels/Inland & Coastal 25
Naval & Yachts                 8
Others                         3

[edit] Current

Damen Shipyards Gorinchem is now an independent member of the Damen Shipyards Group with the ability to offer customers well-proven vessels, very short delivery times and competitive prices, all of which has led Damen to assume a leading position in the shipbuilding industry. With over 30 shipyards and related companies worldwide, Damen is involved in ship construction as well as maintenance and repair activities. KEY FIGURES 2007

Damen has a wide product range, including tugs, workboats, patrol craft, cargo vessels, dredgers, mega yachts and fast ferries. Product design and engineering are carried out in-house and a broad range of designs is available

[edit] Amels Division

Amels is the superyacht division of the Damen Group. Vessels built by Amels include:

Lady Mona K (1986), originally named Lady Ghislaine and built for media mogul Robert Maxwell, who drowned either falling or stepping from the ship while anchored off Tenerife on November 5, 1991
Monte Carlo (1988)
Larissa (2004)