We are pleased to present to you the IHC Merwede Offshore & Marine Division. Our aim is to give you an impression of our corporate identity, our business fundamentals and the services we can provide with respect to offshore vessels.

IHC Merwede Offshore & Marine is one of the leading yards in the Netherlands, ISO-9001-2000 certified and able to respond to the needs of ship owners who require large vessels of innovative concept and modern design, built to an “one off“ order or in limited series. Specific demands result in dedicated designs. Ships built by IHC Merwede provide cost-effective solutions, not only when newly acquired but also throughout their working life.

Due to the productivity and efficiency of our shipyard, we have proven that substantial cost savings can be obtained. The key to our success in the shipbuilding market is that we can build the vessel you want, exactly according your wishes and requirements. We are entirely at your disposal to discuss your project any time you wish.

FACILITIES

The fabrication facilities consist of two modern covered slipways which can accommodate new building vessels up to a maximum length of240m and maximum beam of 38m. The climate conditioned painting facilities, indoor production process and “just in time delivery process“guarantees the highest standard of quality combined with short project lead times. The combined in-house engineering, fabrication and project management skills, together with an economic ship design and technical achievement supported by modern planning tools, confirm that IHC Merwede Offshore & Marine is the first choice of many ship owners when it comes to newbuild offshore vessels of specific design.

IHC Merwede offers you specific solutions in the fields of:

-                     pipe laying

-                     diving support

-                     well intervention

-                     offshore construction

-                     laying and maintaining deep-sea fibre optic and power cables

CUSTOM-BUILT

The design of each vessel is tailor-made in close co-operation with the owner; every detail reflects the extensive expertise of the yard’s own engineering staff and investments that have been made in #D CAD/ CAE/CAM technology. Due to this expertise and the close contact with suppliers, manufacturers and sub-contractors IHC Merwede Offshore & Marine is able to take responsibility for a complete turnkey project including the supply and integration of specific equipment such as pipe spread, diving spread or well intervention spread. IHC Merwede focuses not only on the ship but specifically on supplying an integrated total product. In other words, ships that are delivered complete with the desired functionality, such as integrated cranes, pipelaying installations, diving installations and ROVs. The productivity of IHC Merwede's yards in combination with IHC Merwede's flexible organisation and hands-on management will privide you with a high quality project at a controlled cost level and with a low risk profile.

WE MAKE IT HAPPEN

The sea trials have been completed and the ship has performed above expectations. Just two years ago the ship was merely a rough sketch. Now she operates as if she has been in service for many years. The first rough ideas, born on a sketch board, have been brought to life...
The road from the client’s requirements to the ship’s sea trials is challenging. This is Merwede Shipyard’s specialty: understanding the client’s requirements, translating them into an innovative design. To design, engineer and build a ship that truly reflects the client’s requirements is our strength. Over a century of experience and highly trained designers, naval architects engineers and workforce, have brought IHC Merwede a worldwide reputation as the ‘specialist shipbuilder’.

IMAGINATION

Naval architects analyse a complicated set of client requirements and translate them into a concept. Technical requirements and limitations are matched with the design. Do dimensions, speed, sea keeping capability, draught, stability and comfort requirements result in a cost-effective ship? Our staff is expert in resolving often-conflicting demands, creating the best concept for each future ship.

PROFESSIONALS

Ships are made of steel; however, our staff makes the difference. First in line is the design team; working in conjunction with the clients’ staff, they are responsible for the new technical concept. At a later stage, the project engineers prepare the ship’s details and building schedule. Complicated equipment and machinery are integrated, planned, purchased and installed. Managed by a project team, the yard’s welders, pipe fitters and other dedicated staff complete the ship within set deadlines. Our staff all has the same objective: To build the ship to the full satisfaction of the client.

THE INTEGRATOR

An advanced CAD/CAM system is used from the very beginning of a contract, creating a solid base for the entire shipbuilding process. Consequences resulting from modified requirements can be quickly quantified and executed, even during construction. World-class knowledge institutes, such as MARIN, TNO and Delft University of Technology, are close at hand. IHC Merwede Offshore & Marine has chosen the structure of close collaboration with a pool of specialist subcontractors and suppliers on a regular basis. From just a shipbuilder, the yard has increasingly become a total integrator of the complete engineering, fabricating and outfitting process. IHC Merwede collaborates with all reputable equipment suppliers and can provide turnkey solutions resulting in the ship being delivered as a complete and integrated tool, reducing the clients’ exposure in the project considerably.

OUR EXPERIENCE

A ship built at IHC Merwede is the combination of over 100 years of shipbuilding experience and tradition. The key to IHC Merwede's success in the offshore shipbuilding market is that it can build a vessel exactly according to the client's wishes and requirements with all equipment fully integrated and commissioned as a turnkey delivery. The productivity of IHC Merwede's yards in combination with IHC Merwede's flexible organisation and hands-on management will provide you with a high quality project at a controlled cost level and with a low risk profile. Every new ship delivered by IHC Merwede  is a step ahead in technology.

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