Van der Giessen de Noord

Summary

Van der Giessen de Noord (Dutch pronunciation: [vɑn dər ˈɣisə(n) ˈnoːrt]) was a shipbuilding company that mainly built ferries, located in Krimpen aan den IJssel, a town in the western Netherlands. The yard was especially suited to the construction of large vessels due to its developed undercover facilities.

Van der Giessen de Noord NV
Company typeNaamloze vennootschap
IndustryShipbuilding
Founded1820
Defunct2003
FateDissolved
HeadquartersKrimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands
Websitewww.gn.nl

The shipyard was founded in 1820. After World War II, the company expanded significantly in the building of larger ships.[1] Owned by IHC Caland (now SBM Offshore), the yard went into liquidation in October 2003 primarily due to aggressive competition from other parts of the world such as South Korea. It had not received any orders for new vessels since 2000.

Deliveries edit

Yard No Image Year Built Current Name Current Operator
758   1951 Hilma Hooker Sunk in 1984
935   1986 Stena Baltica Stena Line
941   1989 Friesland [nl] Rederij Doeksen
  1991 CS Sovereign Global Marine
957   1993 Dénia Ciutat Creativa [fr] (ex Scandola) Baleària
958   1993 Via Adriatico Tirrenia
959   1993 Galileusz [de] Unity Line
961   1993 Norbank P&O Irish Sea
962   1994 Norbay Irish Ferries
963   1995 Kaitaki Interislander
965   1995 Bang Chui Dao China Shipping Group
966 1995 Hai Yang Dao China Shipping Group
967   1996 Stena Jutlandica (III) Stena Line
968   1997 Isle of Inishmore Irish Ferries
969   1997 Schleswig-Holstein [de] Scandlines
970 1997 Deutschland Scandlines
971   1998 Ben-my-Chree Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
975   1999 Commodore Clipper Condor Ferries
976   2000 Blue Star 1 Irish Ferries
978   2000 Blue Star 2 [fr] Blue Star Ferries
985   2002 Mont St Michel Brittany Ferries
988   2003 Pascal Paoli SNCM Ferryterranée

References edit

  1. ^ Braber, Dick den (2013-09-12). ""Te water!" in Krimpen toont vernieuwing Nederlandse scheepsbouw" [“To water!” in Krimpen shows innovation in Dutch shipbuilding]. Digibron.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-02-10.

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