Oranjewerf Ship Repair becomes Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf
On 1 July 2015, Oranjewerf Ship Repair, which joined Damen Shipyards Group in 1989, will officially change its name to Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf. This name change will be the final step of integrationfor the yard into Damen Shiprepair & Conversion, part of the Damen Shipyards Group.This will enable Damen Shiprepair Oranjewerf to continue to deliver a high level of service to its customers. Oranjewerf was founded in 1949 and boasts an extensive history and acquired expertise within ship repair. The collaboration between Damen Shipyards Group and Oranjewerfalso has a long history, which began 26 years ago. Damen Shiprepair & Conversion offers a network of 15 repair and conversion yards worldwide.
Venerable Floating Radio Station Ship Repair Job
Damen subsidiary Oranjewerf Ship Repair to overhaul the former Radio Veronica ship 'Norderney'. The legendary former Radio Veronica base-station ship was built in 1949, and after duty as the Iceland trawler MV HH 294 Paul Müller, was renamed Nordeney to become one of the first 'pirate radio stations', anchored well offshore out of the jurisdiction of government broadcasting authorities. Oranjewerf commercial manager Jeen van der Werf is proud to mention that the yard acquired the order from Entertainment Internationalā¦