Royal Niestern Sander

Ship repair

Royal Niestern Sander has a wide, multi-specialized experience in ship repair. The company has specialists in all existing sub-disciplines. This is an appropriate response to the demand for surveys, mobilizations, maintenance and repair orders. Our national and international customer base includes large and small commercial vessels, inland-vessels, tugboats and ferry services, naval vessels, the offshore industry, coastal and marine fisheries and the government.

About ship repair

24/7 available
Dock location Delfzijl
Service unit Eemshaven
Fully equipped workshop
Slipway

Dock 1

The outer dike repair site has two floating docks. Dock 1 measures 105 metres in length and 19 meters in width and can manage vessels with a weight of 5,000 tonnes (abt. 10,000 dwt).

Dock 2

The outer dike repair site has two floating docks. Dock 2 measures 176 metres in length and 27 meters in width and can manage vessels with a weight of 10,000 tonnes (abt. 20,000 dwt).

Slipway

The repair facilities of Royal Niestern Sander include a slipway with a length of 147 metres and a lightweight of 1,500 tonnes per ship. There are also several repair quays available, both inside and outside the dikes.

Workshop

Niestern Sander has a fully equipped workshop. Extensive machinery equipment enables the shipyard to carry out steel, electrical and mechanical repairs without leaving premises.

Service unit Eemshaven

In the Eemshaven, Niestern Sander carries out a wide range of port repairs, services to the offshore (wind) industry and provides project management support to shipowners and operators.

Major maintenance for Smit Singapore

The tug Smit Singapore came to Delfzijl for its regular five-year special survey, but also had to repair a significant damage on the port side. The carpentry department of Niestern Sander was called in for this.

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A new life after major refit Arctic Sunrise

Over an intense nine-month period, Royal Niestern Sander Shipyard firmly took on the Arctic Sunrise in a refit project. During the extensive overhaul, nearly all of the accommodation and work areas of this Greenpeace vessel were renewed, granting the vessel at least another 15 years of service.

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Ship repair

About ship repair

Our facilities

Dock 1

Dock 2

Slipway

Workshop

Service unit Eemshaven

In progress

Shiprepair

Maintenance works in dock for walk to work vessel ‘Acta Centaurus’

Shiprepair

RORO carrier continues liner services after fast steel repairs at Niestern Sander