Ship building | Royal Niestern Sander

Multi-specialized

We build ships for merchant shipping, inland shipping and offshore.

Ship building is in our genes. Royal Niestern Sander therefore is a leading shipbuilder in the field of merchant shipping and inland shipping. We design and build a variety of ships. Our list of customers includes new build orders for chemical tankers, research vessels, offshore vessels, tugs, ice breaking support multipurpose vessels and a range of general cargo vessels.

Because of our passion for ship building, the yard is a true trendsetter in the field of innovation in ship building and as a designer and builder of a variety of advanced and special purpose vessels.

About ship building

In-house design & engineering
100% own production
Maximum 160 x 23 meters
Different ship types
Efficient production process

850+

new build
vessels

160

skilled
employees

construction
halls

engineering
as start

Various ship building facilities

Our outer dike dock location is suitable for the construction and assembly of ships with a maximum length of 160 meters and a width of 23 meters.

Facilities

Royal Niestern Sander is a versatile and modern yard. Therefore we have the following ship building facilities:

An inner dike location, including several large production halls for the construction of ship up to 150 meters in length and 16 meters in width.
An outer dike dock location suitable for the construction and assembly of ships with a maximum length of 160 meters and a width of 23 meters.

Design, support and engineering can be offered in-house. Niestern Sander is also a member of Conoship International BV, a cooperative marketing, design and advice center for the northern Dutch shipyards.

The new standard in offshore support and maintenance

Niestern Sander developed and built a Walk to Work Service Operation Vessel (SOV) specialized for maintaining offshore wind farms and oil & gas installations. The unique ship design completely focusses on workability, comfort and safety and was awarded Ship of the Year.

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A leader in its segment in terms of sustainability

Niestern Sander developed and built a next-generation open top ice classed general cargo vessel. This type of vessel has a load capacity of 14,300 tonnes and a hold capacity of 625,000 cubic feet. The combination of that large load capacity and extremely low fuel consumption makes this type of vessel a leader in its segment in terms of sustainability.

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Multi-specialized

About ship building

Facilities

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Yard number 862 successfully launched

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