C-Job Naval Architects and Meyer Group have entered into a strategic partnership. The agreement includes that Meyer acquires a fifty per cent stake in C-Job. The move is to solidify Meyer’s focus on sustainable solutions and to diversify its portfolio.
C-Job is an independent ship design and engineering company that operates worldwide with offices across five countries and has its headquarters in the Netherlands. Meyer Group is an international consortium including Meyer Werft with three shipyards in Papenburg, Rostock, and the Finnish city of Turku.
The Meyer Group recently expanded its operations with Meyer RE and offers shipping companies solutions to maximise their vessel’s sustainability, ideally throughout their lifecycle from development and build to supporting them through their operating lives and finally end-of-life recycling.
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Alternative fuels research
C-Job is considered a thought leader when it comes to sustainability in the maritime industry, having been at the forefront of alternative fuels research. It was the first company to prove ammonia can be applied safely as a marine fuel, continued with other renewable fuels such as methanol and last year shared a brand-new class of liquid hydrogen tanker powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
The company also has a strong track record in dredging, offshore wind, mega yachts, and passenger vessels.
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Renewable fuels for cruise ships
The strategic alliance will allow Meyer Group to utilise C-Job’s knowledge of and experience in applying renewable fuels to its portfolio focusing on cruise vessels in particular – which in turn diversifies C-Job’s own portfolio.
‘We started C-Job in 2007 and we have been making waves ever since,’ says Job Volwater, CEO and co-founder of C-Job. ‘We haven’t been afraid to do things a bit differently, which has led to our successes. In Meyer Group, we have found a partner who aligns with our values and culture, making our partnership a natural fit. I’m proud Meyer and C-Job have combined forces and I am certain this union will fortify our position in both the Netherlands and internationally even more.’
Malte Poelmann, CTO at Meyer Group, adds: ‘C-Job and Meyer share the common vision to make shipping sustainable in the near future. We always want to offer the best and tailor-made engineering solutions, both for newbuilds and for the transformation of the existing fleet, together with Meyer RE. As strategic partners we will be able to push the boundaries for sustainable solutions in the maritime industry.’
Picture: Top: Bernard Meyer (managing director Meyer Werft), Bas Ort (supervisory board member C-Job), Paul Meyer (chief information officer Meyer Werft). Bottom: Malte Poelmann (chief technology officer Meyer Werft), Job Volwater (co-founder & CEO C-Job), Basjan Faber (co-founder & CFO C-Job), Bastian Witt (head of machinery design Meyer Werft).
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