The German Meyer shipbuilding group and Dutch shiprepair company Damen Shiprepair & Conversion (DSC) have signed a joint cooperation agreement, under which DSC will work with the Meyer subsidiary Meyer Re, a subsidiary of the Meyer Group.
Meyer Re offers shipping companies solutions to maximise their vessel’s sustainability, ideally throughout their lifecycle from development and build to supporting them through their operating lives and finally end-of-life recycling.
Alexander Höfling, MD Meyer Re said: “Thanks to the cooperation with the family-owned, Dutch company Damen Ship Repair & Conversion Holding, we are moving even closer to our customers by securing dock capacity and manpower for our customers worldwide.”
Jan Meyer, MD Meyer Werft added: “In the short time since it was founded, Meyer Re has brought us additional work as customers want to make their ships more attractive and sustainable. It has generated orders across our group including our shipyards. However, as we do not have our own repair and docking capacities, this cooperation agreement with DSC is of particular importance to us as we now have access to the resources we need.”
Meyer Re offers various services for shipping companies in close cooperation with other specialists within the Meyer Group and now with DSC. Initially the two groups will work on the design and implementation of sustainable systems up to the complete conversion and / or installation of new power plants on board (including LNG, methanol, batteries and fuel cell solutions), as well as implementing entire modernisation projects. DSC is considered an ideal partner for Meyer Group, not least due to the geographical proximity of a number of its yards and a shared philosophy and dedication to quality.
DSC comprises 10 repair yards, with resources including dry docks up to 405m x 90m and 420m x 80m in size plus a harbour and voyage team to service its customers at sea or in harbour. The shipyards are mostly very close to the main shipping routes and can therefore be reached quickly. DSC completes more than 1,500 orders annually.
Jeroen Heesters, DSC MD said: “We have serviced many of cruise ships at our yards over the years, during which we have developed a detailed understanding of the technical and logistical needs of a cruise refit project. We look forward to working with Meyer Re.”
Rogier van der Laan, Sales Manager Cruise, DSC added: “I am thrilled and excited to execute together with the team of Meyer the future refurbishment projects.”
Through their close and worldwide cooperation, Meyer Re and DSC are confident that they will make a significant contribution to the decarbonisation of shipping and the cruise industry.
