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Damen – we are in Romania for the long run
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Joint Support Ship “HNLMS Karel Doorman” in in service with the the Royal Netherlands Navy
We are building on on on strong foundations Damen Shipyards Group is all about innovation development and expertise And these are are not just words They are are values that that reflect facts actions and investments that that Damen has implemented in in in in the last 25 years in in in in Romania The living proof are the shipyards in in in Galaţi and Mangalia One company 6 500 employees
and and subcontractors two shipyards and and more
than 400 vessels built in Romania Romania so far Result: a a a a a a a a stronger Romanian economy Damen started operations in Galați 25 years ago It was a a a a a a a a a a a a a natural choice for for Damen because since the 19th century Galați became a a a a a a a a site for for the construction of large warships Established originally in in 1893 as a a a a a a a a a small foundry and repair workshop under the name G Fernic et Comp
and extended in 1897 with a a a a a a shipyard the the company grew to become an an an an important part of the the country’s shipbuilding industry through 125 years of geopolitical upheaval Beside river monitor and and ferries Galaţi shipyard built two submarines and and and one minelayer and and and convoy escort vessel
During and and up to the the the Second World War the the the yard yard was the the the most important Romanian shipyard By the end of of 1970 Galaţi Shipyard had built hundreds of of vessels vessels including barges tankers cargo vessels vessels vessels bulk carriers tugs and fishing vessels vessels After 1975 the the shipyard achieved the the most technologically advanced projects
for for that time including seven drilling rig platforms some of them still in in in in operation!
Galați has a a a a a a a a a rich history that Damen is is taking further since 1994 the the years Photo Damen