New dock facilities are ready. The new slipway will allow Hakvoort Shipyard to build superyachts of 58 x 10.60 metres. Having raised the roof of its main construction shed by two metres in 2009 to build four-deck vessels, the yard’s new slipway opened in January 2012.
Offering a maximum lift of 1000 tonnes, the slipway allows Hakvoort to build superyachts of 58 x 10.60 metres. This is part of the yard’s strategy to steadily grow in order to build larger yachts. “ We are now in a position to bid for new 50-metre-plus projects . ” says Klaas Hakvoort . “ Our yard is highly competitive in this size bracket due to our lean overheads and very high quality levels “.
Next step of the strategy will be extending the shed 5 meters to have a building capacity of 63 x 11.60 metres.
[mappress] Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, February 7, 2012; Image: hakvoort