Amels, SeaXplorer and Yacht Support unite forces under new Damen Yachting division
Take the Netherlands’ largest luxury yacht building facilities, add in the builder of the industry’s most successful superyacht range in history and bring together two further iconic explorer and support yacht ranges. Welcome to Damen Yachting!
It is our pleasure to introduce you to our new identity – Damen Yachting. A new yachting division within the family-owned Damen Shipyards Group, that brings together the entire yachting portfolio designed to meet the broadest spectrum of yachting needs with fast delivery.
Under the leadership of Rose Damen, Damen Yachting retains all of the yacht ranges associated with Amels and Damen. We will continue to deliver superyachts from the Limited Editions range under our industry renowned Amels brand whilst SeaXplorers and Yacht Support will now be delivered under our new Damen Yachting brand. Our Damen Yachting portfolio also includes Full Custom yachts and Refit services.
The move follows a solid decade of growth with a strong order book across our entire portfolio. Our Amels brand has continued to prove an exceptional accomplishment with the Limited Editions designs and has made a successful move back into the Full Custom market. We have delivered more than 15 Yacht Support vessels since the concept was launched in 2010 and this year we will deliver the first SeaXplorer. Controlled growth and fast delivery have been key to the success. In 2019, we delivered a total of 6 projects and sold 7 new build projects. Damen Yachting currently has more than 20 new build and refit projects on the go with 6 yachts for delivery this year.
“I am immensely proud to be leading Damen Yachting. In bringing the entire yachting portfolio together, we are further strengthening our operations, fortifying our in-house expertise and teams of specialist craftsmen and women and guaranteeing maximum efficiency across the world’s best yacht building facilities,” explains Rose Damen, Managing Director Damen Yachting. “We are all facing the current and future challenges of Covid 19 but this new organisational structure puts us in a strong position for success. The diversity within the portfolio is a reflection of what modern yachting is all about and I am very excited to be taking on this next chapter in my family’s shipbuilding history.”
Please rest assured that as we move forward under the new company name Damen Yachting, your relationship with our company and our brands is one we value greatly. We are very proud of all of our captains, crew, co-makers and industry friends and across the entire fleet and portfolio, nothing will change other than the benefits at your disposal as a result of the unification of our teams, service, expertise and facilities.
Damen Yachting’s head office will operate out of our Vlissingen City yard, home to the Amels’ production facilities. The company benefits from a 500 strong workforce including inhouse design and engineering teams, project management teams and our Customer Care team. Other Damen Yachting locations include Vlissingen East, Damen Yachting Gdynia, and project sites in Damen Shipyards Antalya, Damen Shipyards Galati and access to more than 35 Damen shipyards worldwide.
