Damen Shipyards Group of the Netherlands has taken over the shares of Swedish ship repair and maintenance yard Oskarshamnsvarvet in Oskarshamn.
The acquisition includes the full continuation of the repair yard and personnel. “The takeover of Oskarshamnsvarvet fits right into our strategy to increase Damen’s network of ship repair yards in Europe,” said René Berkvens, Damen’s chief executive officer, in a statement.
Apart from a floating dock, Oskarshamnsvarvet operates a slipway covered by a portal crane of 100 tons. The company also builds specialized cranes and produces special-purpose containers.
In addition to Oskarshamnsvarvet, Damain operates a second Swedish ship repair operation, Damen Shiprepair Götaverken. Globally, Damen operates 37 owned shipyards and numerous partner yards.
Damen buys Swedish ship repairer
