HAROPA, the joint venture between the ‘grand port maritime du Havre’, the ‘grand port maritime de Rouen’ and the ‘port autonome de Paris’ was created in 2012 with the purpose of building up a European-sized port system in the field of industry, logistics and tourism dedicated to its customers. Actually being the largest French port system with 91.4 Mt of sea traffic and more than 20 million tons of river traffic in 2015, HAROPA ranks 5th within the northern range after Rotterdam (466 Mt), Antwerp (206 Mt), Hamburg (138 Mt) and Amsterdam (97 Mt). In this very competitive market, the ports of the Seine corridor had to distinguish themselves..more

Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen is within easy reach of the major North Sea shipping routes and in the centre of the ARA ports. With the North Sea only six miles away, costly diversions are avoided. Being directly accessible with an entrance width of 500 metres, almost any size and type of ship can enter the harbour at any state of the tide. Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen has three superbly equipped dry docks, including a state-of-the-art covered dry dock with a length of 215 metres, an air draft of 51 metres and an overhead crane capacity of 300 tonnes. We can dry dock vessels up to 240 metres in length and with a beam of 36 metres. Whether it concerns conversions, repairs and / or maintenance, our 150 motivated and highly skilled employees are committed to providing the international maritime world with an ongoing service. Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen is almost unique in being permitted to dock tankers in a non-gas-free or inerted condition. Scheduled servicing, Class surveys and preventive maintenance are key concepts in reliable shipping and are at the core of our business. Damen Shiprepair Vlissingen is ISO9001/14001 certified and, as are all other Damen repair yards, committed to a safe and healthy workplace, every day, everywhere.more