Volharding Shipyard

Competitiveness, Quality and Flexibility. These are the main characteristics of Volharding Shipyards in the Netherlands.

Founded in 1919, the shipyard has build up a solid reputation. Since the mid nineties, the organization has developed from a one-location shipyard to a powerful and expanding shipbuilding group with locations in the northern Netherlands and strong ties with Romania, Turkey, Ukraine and China. The expansion has been generated by means of a strong focus on efficiency.

the combined possibilities of the different locations;

the excellent design, engineering, project management and production experience;

the strong Dutch environment of supporting industries;

and cost-effective steel building in Eastern Europe, Turkey and China;
Volharding Shipyards consists of shipbuilding facilities at Foxhol, Eemshaven and Harlingen. Modern repair facilities are located at Harlingen. Volharding Shipyards employs some 300 people, 50 of whom work in design, engineering and project management.

Between 12 and 20 vessels are delivered yearly with an average turnover of 200 million Euros. Despite the very strong international competitive environment, Volharding Shipyards is expecting further growth in the coming years.

Strategic market segments for Volharing Shipyards are:

- RoRo vessels
- Tankers
- General Cargo / container vessels
- Offshore
- Special projects & One-Offs