What Teamco Shipyard does

Teamco Shipyard B.V. is a privately held Dutch shipbuilder headquartered in Heusden, Netherlands, that designs, constructs, outfits, and delivers inland navigation and small seagoing vessels. Founded in 2005 by Gerrie van Tiem and Marcel Zweers, the company operates from a 20,000 sqm yard on the Meuse river, modernized in 2017, with two prefabrication workshops, 280 meters of outfitting quay, three yard cranes, and direct highway access to Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Duisburg. Production typically follows a two-stage model in which casco hulls are fabricated at partner yards in Eastern Europe and transported to Heusden for outfitting, systems integration, and turnkey delivery.

The yard's product portfolio covers river cruise ships (110-168m vessels for operators including APT Travel Group, AmaWaterways, Lüftner Cruises, Emerald Waterways, and Van Loon Cruises), C-tankers for chemicals, G-tankers for LPG and LNG, bitumen and estuaire tankers, container and dry cargo ships, event vessels, and push barges and hopper barges. Technical differentiation is concentrated in sustainable propulsion, including the first Dutch-built LNG-driven tanker (mts Somtrans LNG, 2019) and clean air technology that delivered -80% NOx, -95% PM, and -80% CO/HC reductions on the river cruise ship Excellence Empress, earning the world's first Green Award Gold for a river cruise vessel. The yard holds ISO 9001 certification (since 2015) and works with Lloyd's Register and Bureau Veritas as classification society partners.

Commercially, TeamCo operates a direct enterprise sales model with custom, project-based pricing and no intermediaries, serving 30+ named operators across 15 European countries and delivering 8+ vessels per year from a cumulative book of 160+ ships since inception. Revenue is generated through one-time project fees for complete vessel construction or partial outfitting services, with no recurring subscription or licensing model. The business is owned and led by its two co-founders with no external institutional investment identified.

Name

Teamco Shipyard

Legal name

TeamCo Shipyard B.V.

Website

https://teamcoshipyard.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Teamco Shipyard is a Dutch shipbuilder that designs, outfits, and delivers custom inland navigation and small seagoing vessels, including river cruise ships, LNG/LPG/chemical tankers, and event ships, for enterprise operators across 15 European countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Shipbuilding

NAICS

Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Ship and Boat Building (3366)

SIC

Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialized Cargo Vessels (Cement/Asphalt/Woodchip/Live-Animal) Shipbuilding (IMAJAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Container Ship Shipbuilding (IMAJAAAB), Piping, HVAC & Auxiliary Systems Repair (TLAKAKAH)

Keywords

• Inland shipbuilding
• River cruise ships
• Commercial vessel construction
• Maritime outfitting services
• Sustainable vessel building

Headquarters

HQ city

Heusden

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Shipbuilding Projects: Custom shipbuilding on a project basis, from casco construction through hull building in Eastern Europe to outfitting and turnkey delivery at their Heusden yard. Revenue is generated through one-time project fees for complete vessel construction or outfitting-only services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Teamco Shipyard designs and builds custom inland navigation vessels and small seagoing ships, including river cruise ships, chemical and gas (LNG/LPG) tankers, bitumen tankers, estuary tankers, container ships, dry cargo ships, push barges, hopper barges, and event vessels. The company delivers turnkey projects from casco construction (hulls fabricated in Eastern Europe) to outfitting, sea trials, and final delivery at its Heusden, Netherlands yard, and also offers outfitting-only and sustainable propulsion (LNG, hybrid, electric) engineering services.

Product overview

TeamCo Shipyard is an inland navigation and small seagoing vessel shipbuilding company based in Heusden, Netherlands. The company operates a modern shipyard (renovated in 2017) and offers turnkey shipbuilding services from casco to complete delivery. Their core product portfolio includes a diverse range of vessel types: river cruise ships (featuring the Amadeus series for Lüftner Cruises, APT series, and vessels for AmaWaterways, Emerald Waterways, and Van Loon Cruises), various tanker classifications (C-tankers for chemicals, G-tankers for LPG and LNG, bitumen tankers, and estuary tankers), event ships (Blue Rhapsody), container ships, dry cargo ships, push barges, and hopper barges. The company specializes in niche market vessels requiring innovative engineering approaches and has developed sustainable shipbuilding capabilities including LNG-powered vessels and hybrid propulsion systems. Ship construction typically follows a process where hulls are fabricated in Eastern Europe and transported to the Heusden yard for outfitting and completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• River Cruise Ships

Quantifiable outcome

• First LNG-driven tanker delivered in 2019
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers37 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Lloyd's RegistercoreTechnology or IntegrationClassification society partner providing survey and certification services for vessels built at TeamCo Shipyard. Lloyd's Register surveyors supervise construction and sea trials to ensure vessels meet classification requirements.
• Bureau VeritascoreTechnology or IntegrationClassification society partner providing vessel certification and survey services. Mentioned specifically for ALCOR and MIZAR gas tanker projects, ensuring compliance with maritime regulations and classification standards.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Meyer Werft: Large German shipbuilder best known for ocean cruise ships but with a meaningful river cruise vessel portfolio. Competes with Teamco for premium river cruise newbuild orders, but at significantly larger scale.
• Damen Shipyards: Largest Dutch shipbuilder with broad inland and offshore portfolio including workboats, tugs, and patrol vessels. Overlaps with Teamco in the inland/small seagoing vessel space as a much larger, multi-yard incumbent.

Direct peers

• Neptun Werft: German shipyard (Rostock/Warnemünde) that is one of the leading builders of river cruise vessels for major brands including Viking River Cruises. Direct competitor in the European river cruise ship newbuild segment.
• Astilleros Armón: Spanish shipbuilding group constructing workboats, fishing vessels, offshore support vessels, and small specialty ships across multiple yards. Comparable in custom/specialty vessel focus and multi-vessel annual output.
• Padmos Shipyard: Dutch shipyard specialized in building inland vessels including tankers, cargo ships, and push barges. Direct peer in the inland navigation newbuild market with similar customer base.
• De Hoop Scheepswerf: Dutch shipyard in Foxhol building offshore service vessels, patrol vessels, and specialty ships. Comparable in size, Dutch yard footprint, and specialty project orientation to Teamco.
• Concordia Damen: Dutch shipbuilder specializing in inland and short-sea workboats, tankers, and specialty vessels. Operates multiple yards and competes directly with Teamco in the inland navigation newbuild and outfitting market.
• Ferus Smit: Dutch shipyard (Winschoten) building short-sea tankers, bulk carriers, and inland vessels. Comparable size and Dutch-yard footprint, with overlap in chemical and product tanker newbuilds.
• Royal Bodewes: Dutch shipbuilder based in Hoogezand that constructs inland and short-sea vessels including chemical and product tankers, similar in scale and customer base to Teamco. Both target European inland tanker operators with custom newbuild programs.
• Vahali Shipyard: Dutch-Croatian shipbuilder focused on inland vessels including tankers and cargo ships, with casco production in Croatia and outfitting in the Netherlands — a closely comparable operating model to Teamco.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/teamcoshipyard
• Facebookfacebook.com/TeamCo-Shipyard-100063836700507
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teamco-shipyard

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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