Located in Cherbourg, north western France the shipyard has built more than 700 highly sophisticated naval, civil and research vessels in aluminium, steel and advanced composite materials. CMN is part of Privinvest Shipbuilding Group. Privinvest Shipbuilding is state of the art construction and design facilities in the Mediterranean, the Arabian Gulf, Germany, France and the United Kingdom have designed and produced some of the world’s most successful and recognized vessels in the Naval, Commercial Vessels and the Luxury Super Yacht markets. The group is composed of 6 modern shipyards (employing 2,500 people), has 350 years of cumulated experience and has delivered more than 1,600 vessels worldwide. CMN has a long and fruitful experience in the design and production of naval vessels and research vessels. CMN design Office is teaming up naval architects and designers with marine engineers, design office specialist teams and weapon systems department, to develop the platform that will integrate the structural design, propulsion systems, electrical systems, piping and HVAC systems, weapon, navigation, communication and audio/video systems, and communication with the coordination constraints to achieve an optimum balance between performance, operability, comfort and maintainability. The design Office has already successfully set Transfer of Technology methodologies to allow the construction of CMN designs in different shipyard partners.more

Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld is specialised in custom-built, medium-sized vessels and in general repairs and maintenance of inland and coastal vessels. We have a flexible organisational structure with short decision lines, guaranteeing the best service and practical solutions. The yard is located at Hardinxveld on the River Merwede. With a total area of approximately 5,500 m², the yard is situated on the north bank of the River Merwede and owns two separate slipways: one for steel and one for aluminium or polyester works. Both slipways are completely covered, condition controlled, protected from weather influences and equipped with indoor workshops and (parts) stores. Furthermore, the yard has a number of outfitting pontoons with a total length of approximately 115 m, a carpentry factory, a piping department and a separate spraying location. Further: •Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld is authorized inspector for liquid gas installations. •Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld is accredited by Bureau Veritas for ISO 9001:2008 as well as for ISO 14001:2004 With our highly skilled teams and years of knowledge available at Damen Shipyards Hardinxveld we are able to repair all kinds of damage and refit what’s necessary, whether we built the vessel or not. At our yards we have every facility needed to get our customers on their way as soon as possible, and Damen always offers internationally competitive rates. We understand that any damage to a vessel is inconvenient. That’s why Damen’s craftsmanship ensures that customers get a quick, safe and reliable service so they can get on their way as soon as possible. Whether damage occurs through a collision, fire or because of malfunctioning equipment, we have the experience and the knowledge to repair it. In the past we have worked regularly with Dutch Waterways, K.L.P.D., Customs, Connexion/Waterbus BV, Towing Companies, Tug and Waterboat Operators.more