Our Purpose
Seventy percent of the earth is made up of water. Water connects worlds and allows us to discover. To trade. To provide help. To produce food and generate energy. To relax and enjoy. In order to ensure global prosperity for next generations and keep the earth habitable with an ever-increasing world population, it is essential that we use the water and the seabed as optimally, but also as responsibly, as possible. At Damen, we provide unprecedented maritime solutions to utilise and protect these possibilities.
Vision & Mission
This is our vision
At Damen, we believe that oceans, seas, lakes and rivers offer humanity a growing range of possibilities in the areas of trade, food, energy and recreation. We offer unprecedented maritime solutions for this through design, shipbuilding, ship repair and related services. We offer versatile platforms to connect the world and enable you to be successful. Innovative ships that inspire and raise the standard in terms of safety, reliability, efficiency, ease of use and – crucially – sustainability.
We are on a mission
By expanding our leading position in standardisation and serial construction, we provide our clients worldwide with state-of-the-art maritime solutions to responsibly and efficiently utilise the increasing potential of the maritime industry. As a family-owned business we hold family values that look to the long-term; stewardship, craftsmanship, fellowship and entrepreneurship. In every aspect of our business the next generation is our starting point.
Values
Craftsmanship
In the previous century, we revolutionised shipbuilding. Thanks to standardisation and serial production, we were able to supply our customers faster with better ships. More than ninety years and 6,000 ships later, those pillars are unchanged. Their importance is only increasing with the rising need for maritime sustainability and digitalisation. It is not efficient to find new solutions for every single ship to get them green and connected.
Fellowship
We believe firmly in our team – but also in the strength of the individual – working together as One Damen. Together with you and with our industry partners, we form close collaborations focused on ensuring your total satisfaction.
Stewardship
As a family business we look to the long-term. We look to secure the future for the next generations. We achieve this goal by greening our vessels – and the processes by which we create them. We believe passionately that, in order to ensure the opportunities presented by our waters for the next generation, we must utilise them as efficiently and responsibly as possible. This is why we aim to become the most sustainable shipbuilder in the world. Our ambitions lie in circularity and minimum emissions sailing.
Entrepreneurship
We strive to understand your business and to help you add value to it as a trusted partner. We offert ship-as-a-service concepts, in which you pay for use and not for ownership, as well as a range of financial services tailored to your requirements. In this way we can support you over the entire product lifecycle, from design, engineering, construction and maintenance to the recycling of our ships.