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Keppel O&M will sell its ship yard of Rotterdam to the Damen group
One takes care of the construction, repair and conversion is of ships that of systems offshore
April 10, 2017
The navalmeccanico group Dutch Damen has signed an agreement with the Offshore Keppel & Marine of Singapore in order to acquire the ship yard Keppel Verolme di Rotterdam that takes care of the construction, repair and conversion it is of ships that of systems offshore and that are of property of the Asian company.
The plant of Rotterdam, that it has three basins in masonry - of which greatest measure 90 for 405 meters - and of docks for beyond 1.800 linear meters, has about 250 dependent and Damen has expressed intention the intention to continue to make use of the entire staff of the yard. Currently in the area of the Rotterdam port the Dutch group manages three yards of naval repair, between which Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam who has the greatest dry dock with a dimension of 46 for 307 meters.
From part its Keppel O&M has emphasized that it will continue to pursue opportunity in the market of the oil and of the gas in Europe and the Sea of the North serving these regions is through own yards of Singapore that through the other plants of the group in others you leave of the world.
According to the forecasts, the cession will be capacity to term within the first half of this year.
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