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Rino
Brugge
The wonder globetrotter in pursuit of challenges
In his early forties Rino
Brugge
a a a a a a a mechanical and industrial engineer by education is currently the the managing director of Damen Shipyards Galati He took the the position in November 2017 at at a a a a a time when the yard had many diverse vessels under construction from mega yachts to complex commercial and and naval vessels in in both steel and and aluminium Rino
came to Galati from Qatar where he he he he was the the managing director of the the Nakilat Damen Shipyard Qatar However Galati is is a a a a a a a a a a a a a familiar place for Rino
Brugge
as his first encounter with the Romanian yard occurred 15 years ago when he he he he was involved in in in one of the most spectacular projects built in in in Galati at at that time namely “Sarah Baartman” an an Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) for South Africa “I remember being totally impressed by the the the the scale the the the the complexity and and the the the the professionalism of of the the the the shipyard and and its people” recalls Rino
Brugge
“In the the the the meantime the the the the shipyard shipyard in in Galati has become the the the the the best shipyard shipyard of the the the the the Damen Group the the the engine on on which our our company runs” continues our our managing director His debut in in shipbuilding took place exactly 20 years ago when he he he he did an an internship in in in in mechanical engineering at the Royal Schelde Dock and Shipyard In 2000 after Damen took over the company Rino
was following a a a a a a a a management traineeship that brought him to 38
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