Oceanco has revealed its plans for the recently acquired Heerema Zwijndrecht construction facilities. In addition to newbuilds and maintenance, refit and lifetime extension works, the site will be utilised as a co-maker’s superyacht brain park.
The idea is for the premises to be utilised as a superyacht hub where diverse companies will have their offices and workshops in one area and work side by side with the ability to share knowledge and expertise. This is to encourage maximum synergy and co-maker alignment among all parties.
Educational Campus
As part of this superyacht hub, Oceanco is planning the creation of an educational campus for technical training and education across different superyacht related disciplines to foster cross-pollination among companies. With experts in their respective fields leading the training, the yacht builder feels that industry standards can be brought to the highest level possible. The campus will also ensure a qualified workforce for future builds.
28 Acres of Construction Facilities
The new Oceanco premises encompass 28 acres of construction facilities. The main area, which is 570 m x 200 m (approximately 114,000 m2), includes administration offices and conference rooms, construction facilities, outfit facilities, a piping shop, paint facilities, and sandblasting facilities. The outfit facilities measure 38 m high x 132 m long x 50 m wide. These will allow the company to handle the widest spectrum of refit work for all types of superyachts while being fully under cover.
As the construction facilities are also located in the Drechtsteden region, approximately 10 km down river from Oceanco’s outfitting facilities in Alblasserdam, commuting and transport will be able to flow freely and conveniently between the two facilities both via motorway and waterway.
The new facilities will receive their first two Oceanco yachts (100 m plus) before the end of the year.
Picture: Former Heerema facilities in Zwijndrecht (picture by Heerema Fabrication Group).
