Oudcomb

What Oudcomb does

Oudcomb B.V. is a family-owned Dutch inland shipping company that designs, builds, and operates a fleet of six double-walled stainless steel chemical tankers (the Oranje Nassau I–VI series) for the transport of liquid chemicals on Dutch and European inland waterways, including the Rhine. Founded in 1987 by Sjaak Oudakker and now in its third generation of family leadership, the company operates vessels of approximately 110 meters in length with deadweight capacities ranging from roughly 3,400 to 5,000 tons each, all built in-house to its own designs and certified to ADN C.2.2 standards for the carriage of dangerous goods. Each vessel is equipped with multiple pumps, heating coils, and stainless steel cargo tanks engineered for safe, compliant movement of hazardous chemical cargoes.

Beyond its own fleet operations, Oudcomb operates a secondary shipbuilding business that delivers turn-key custom chemical tankers to external clients from concept through commissioning, leveraging its in-house design, engineering, and construction disciplines. The company maintains a wholly-owned subsidiary, Oudcomb AG, in Zug, Switzerland, and partners with Concordia Shipping on external newbuild projects such as the 'Bacchus' vessel for DATA Shipping. It is also co-developing a dry dock facility with Concordia to support in-house maintenance of its expanding fleet.

Revenue is generated from two streams: recurring freight contracts on its owned fleet and one-off shipbuilding projects for external customers, with all pricing negotiated privately on a project or contract basis. The company employs between 51 and 100 people across its Giessenburg headquarters and Swiss office, sells primarily through direct B2B relationships and industry reputation built over 35+ years, and serves chemical industry shippers requiring safe inland waterway logistics in Western Europe.

Name

Oudcomb

Legal name

Oudcomb B.V.

Website

https://oudcomb.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Oudcomb B.V. is a family-owned Dutch inland shipping company that operates a fleet of six ADN-certified double-walled chemical tankers and builds custom chemical tankers for external clients, serving chemical industry shippers on Dutch and European waterways including the Rhine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Inland Maritime Transport

NAICS

Ship and Boat Building (3366), Ship and Boat Building (33661)

SIC

Water Transportation (4400)

akta.pro primary industry

Chemical & Petrochemical Tanker Transport (TLADALAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Chemical Tanker Shipbuilding (IMAJAAAF)

Keywords

• Inland waterway transport
• Chemical tanker shipping
• Shipbuilding services
• Maritime logistics
• Dangerous goods transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Giessenburg

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Fleet Operations - Chemical Tanker Transport: Operating a fleet of six owned chemical tankers for inland waterway transport of liquid chemicals. Revenue generated from freight contracts and cargo transport services.
2. Shipbuilding for External Clients: As a secondary activity, Oudcomb builds high-quality chemical tankers for external customers on a project basis. Deliverables include turn-key vessels built to customer specifications from concept through commissioning.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Oudcomb B.V. operates a fleet of six in-house-built, double-walled stainless steel chemical tankers for the inland waterway transport of liquid chemicals across Dutch and European rivers. As a secondary line, the company designs and constructs turn-key custom chemical tankers for external clients, delivering fully engineered vessels from concept through commissioning. Both lines target industrial chemical shippers and operators requiring compliant, specialized chemical logistics assets.

Product overview

Oudcomb B.V. is a family-owned shipping company that operates a fleet of six double-walled, stainless steel chemical tankers (Oranje Nassau I through VI) for inland waterway transport of chemicals. In addition to operating its own fleet, the company offers custom chemical tanker shipbuilding services as a secondary activity, delivering turn-key vessels built to client specifications from concept through realization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Chemical Tanker Inland Transport Service Contracted inland waterway transport of liquid chemicals using Oudcomb's owned fleet of six double-walled stainless steel chemical tankers (Oranje Nassau I–VI), operating on Dutch rivers and the Rhine. Vessels carry ADN C2.2 certification, heating coils, and high-capacity pumping systems, serving chemical industry clients requiring safe, compliant transport of hazardous liquid cargo.
• Custom Chemical Tanker Shipbuilding Service Turn-key design and construction of custom high-quality stainless steel double-walled chemical tankers for external shipping clients, executed from concept through realization. Deliverables include modern ship design, latest technology integration, sustainability compliance, and full technical and financial optimization based on client specifications.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 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 minor.

• ConcordiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Concordia for construction of a dry dock facility. Collaborative infrastructure project supporting ship maintenance operations.
• Concordia ShippingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on newbuild project 'Bacchus' for DATA shipping. Oudcomb building the vessel while Concordia Shipping provides project coordination and client relationship.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Rhenus Logistics: Large European inland and short-sea logistics provider operating chemical tankers, terminals, and forwarding services. Comparable as a much larger incumbent in the same inland chemical freight and logistics space, with broader multimodal capabilities.
• Imperial Logistics / DP World Logistics: Global logistics group with European inland chemical tanker operations and forwarding capabilities. Comparable as a broad incumbent serving the same European chemical shippers, though at substantially larger scale and with multimodal offerings.

Direct peers

• Royal Bodewes: Dutch family shipbuilder building inland and short-sea chemical tankers, including stainless steel double-walled designs. Directly comparable on Oudcomb's secondary business line of custom chemical tanker newbuilds delivered turn-key to clients.
• Penta Ship: Netherlands-based inland shipping group operating double-walled chemical and gas tankers across European inland waterways. Highly comparable fleet composition, target cargo (hazardous liquid chemicals), and Rhine-corridor operating model.
• Interstream Barging: Netherlands-based inland tanker operator focused on liquid chemical and product transport on Rhine and Benelux waterways. Comparable in fleet size, target cargo, and Rhine-corridor B2B customer base.
• Unitank: Dutch operator of inland chemical tankers serving the Rhine and Benelux chemical market. Comparable in fleet type (stainless steel double-walled chemical tankers), cargo focus, and B2B chemical customer base.
• C.H. Dekker & Zn. Dutch family-owned inland tanker operator running a fleet of chemical and product tankers on the Rhine and Dutch waterways. Directly comparable as a privately held, fleet-focused inland chemical/logistics carrier competing for the same B2B chemical clients in the same corridors.
• Fendel: German family-owned operator of inland chemical tankers active on the Rhine and German waterway network. Highly comparable business model: privately held, fleet-focused, deep chemical customer relationships, and Rhine-corridor operations.

Others

• Concordia Shipping: Project partner of Oudcomb on the Bacchus newbuild for DATA Shipping and on the dry dock facility. Relevant as an adjacent shipping/coordination player in the Dutch inland chemical tanker ecosystem rather than a direct fleet competitor.

Regional players

• De Boer / Vof De Boer: Family-owned Dutch inland chemical tanker operator active on the Rhine–Dutch corridor. Comparable as a privately held inland chemical carrier, though smaller and less publicly documented.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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