Damen buys Swedish ship repairer

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Friday, May 25, 2012

Damen Shipyards Group of the Netherlands has taken over the shares of Swedish ship repair and maintenance yard Oskarshamnsvarvet in Oskarshamn. The acquisition includes the full continuation of the repair yard and personnel. “The takeover of Oskarshamnsvarvet fits right into our strategy to increase Damen’s network of ship repair yards in Europe,” said René Berkvens, Damen's chief executive officer, in a statement. Apart from a floating dock, Oskarshamnsvarvet op...

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