Damen Shipyards Group and Concordia Group signed a joint venture agreement, to cooperate in the construction and trade of inland waterway vessels. The joint venture, to operate under the name Concordia Damen Shipbuilding, eyes increasing market share in inland waterways.
“Concordia Damen Shipbuilding will, beside catering to the general demand, focus on the development of sustainable vessels with a diversity of new shipbuilding techniques, in order to achieve a bright and clean future for ship-owners. We are very pleased to partner with Damen to expand our activities in the inland waterways market,” says Chris Kornet, CEO of Concordia.
Concordia has been active in the Dutch inland waterways since 2001 business and also internationally over the past 10 years. The corporate identity of Concordia will remain within the new joint venture. The joint venture will increase production capacity.
Damen has been active in almost all sectors of the maritime industry since the beginning of the 20th century, operating a global network of shipyards as well as an international sales and service network. The Inland Waterways team, led by Product Director Inland Waterway Transport Simon Provoost, will move from the Damen headquarters in Gorinchem, to the Concordia office in Werkendam, the Netherlands.
