Damen Maaskant
Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam is a Dutch subsidiary of Damen Shipyards Group that designs and constructs commercial fishing vessels — beam trawlers, scampi trawlers, shrimp trawlers, and aquaculture support vessels — for enterprise fishing operators across Europe, Oceania, and other global markets.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1927
- HeadquartersStellendam, Netherlands
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Damen Maaskant does
Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Damen Shipyards Group, operating a commercial fishing vessel construction facility in Stellendam, Netherlands, with 63 employees. The shipyard builds beam trawlers, shrimp trawlers, scampi trawlers, aquaculture support vessels, and workboats for enterprise fishing operators globally. Revenue is generated through one-time new vessel construction contracts and professional shiprepair, maintenance, and refit services.
The facility leverages Damen Group's standardized vessel designs, which enable shorter delivery times compared to fully custom builds. As part of a group with 35 shipyards across 5 continents, approximately 12,500 employees, and €2.5 billion in revenue, Damen Maaskant benefits from shared engineering, a worldwide service hub network, and Damen Trading used-vessel brokerage for customer reach beyond its local shipyard. Recent activity includes 2023-2024 deliveries to Belgian and Dutch fishing fleets and sustainable scampi trawlers for New Zealand's Sanford, as well as the 2023 Shellfish Sustainability & Innovation Prize.
Damen Maaskant's go-to-market is sales-led via direct client engagement, industry exhibitions (Nor-Fishing, SMM Hamburg, Europort), and the Damen digital presence. Key customers are enterprise fishing operators in Europe (Belgium, Netherlands) and increasingly Oceania (New Zealand), served through a project-based quote model typical of shipbuilding. Sustainability-focused vessel design has emerged as a strategic differentiator, though the company operates within Damen Group's broader digital ecosystem including the Triton IoT platform.
Damen Maaskant firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Damen Maaskant
- Legal name
- Damen Shipyards Group
- Website
- https://damen.one
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1927
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam is a Dutch subsidiary of Damen Shipyards Group that designs and constructs commercial fishing vessels — beam trawlers, scampi trawlers, shrimp trawlers, and aquaculture support vessels — for enterprise fishing operators across Europe, Oceania, and other global markets.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Damen Maaskant industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Commercial Fishing Vessel Shipbuilding
- NAICS
- Ship Building and Repairing (336611), Boat Building (336612)
- SIC
- Ship & Boat Building & Repairing (3730)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Fishing Vessels (Trawlers, Longliners, Purse Seiners) (IMAJADAE)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Aquaculture & Fish-Farm Service Vessels (Feed, Wellboats, Harvest Support) (IMAJADAF), Naval & Government Vessel Maintenance & Modernization (TLAKAKAB)
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Where Damen Maaskant is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Stellendam
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Damen Maaskant business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- New vessel construction: Design and construction of fishing vessels, trawlers, aquaculture support vessels, and workboats. Damen Maaskant specializes in beam trawlers, shrimp trawlers, scampi vessels, and aquaculture service vessels.
- Shiprepair and refit services: Provides shiprepair services at Damen Maaskant including maintenance, repair, and refit work for vessels
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels3 records
Damen Maaskant product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam designs, constructs, and delivers commercial fishing vessels including beam trawlers, scampi trawlers, and shrimp trawlers for European and global fishing fleets. The yard also builds aquaculture service vessels and workboats, and provides shiprepair, maintenance, and refit services through Damen's worldwide shiprepair network. As part of Damen Shipyards Group, the yard leverages standardized proven designs to deliver vessels with shorter lead times while specializing in sustainable and innovative fishing vessel solutions.
Product overview
Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam is part of Damen Shipyards Group, an international shipbuilding group operating since 1927 with 12,500 employees across 35 shipyards on 5 continents. Damen Maaskant specializes in commercial fishing vessel construction, producing beam trawlers, scampi trawlers, and shrimp trawlers. The facility offers future-proof solutions for the fishing industry with a focus on sustainability and innovation. As part of the broader Damen network, Maaskant has access to comprehensive lifecycle support, shiprepair services, and digital solutions including Triton IoT platform.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Beam Trawler Large commercial fishing vessels designed for beam trawl operations, built to customer specifications for European fishing fleets.
- Scampi Trawler Specialized trawler vessels designed for harvesting scampi (Norway lobster), featuring sustainable and innovative design for the shellfish industry.
- Shrimp Trawler Fishing vessels specifically designed for tropical shrimp fisheries, incorporating future-proof and sustainable solutions.
- Shiprepair Services at Damen Maaskant Shiprepair, maintenance, and refit services offered at the Maaskant facility, part of Damen's worldwide shiprepair network covering all types of maintenance, repair, conversion, and refit work.
Companies that use Damen Maaskant
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Damen Maaskant technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature2 records
Damen Maaskant partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Wilson SonscoreWilson Sons is listed under Damen's Local Build program as a transfer of technology partner, enabling local vessel construction in Brazil following Damen designs and standards.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Damen Maaskant competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Strategic Marine: Singapore-based shipyard building workboats, fishing vessels, and aquaculture support vessels for Asia-Pacific markets; comparable in niche vessel focus but serving a different regional customer base.
Others
- Wärtsilä Marine Power: Major marine engine and propulsion supplier outfitting many fishing and workboat vessels globally; a key ecosystem partner to Maaskant in vessel construction, not a direct competitor.
- Viking Norsafe Life-Saving Equipment: Provider of lifeboats and marine safety equipment; an ecosystem/safety supplier to commercial fishing vessels such as those built by Maaskant, though not a direct competitor.
Direct peers
- Terence Fishing: Fishing vessel builder (related to Turkish Tersan / Cemre group) producing trawlers and fishing vessels for European and global operators; competes with Maaskant on price in the fishing vessel segment.
- Cemre Shipyard: Turkish shipyard building fishing vessels, offshore support vessels, and workboats; a cost-competitive alternative for European fishing operators that Maaskant must compete against on price and delivery.
- Astilleros Armón: Spanish shipyard group building fishing vessels (trawlers, purse seiners, longliners), offshore support vessels, and workboats; a major European competitor in the small-to-medium commercial fishing vessel market served by Maaskant.
- Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted: Norwegian shipyard building fishing vessels, wellboats, and service vessels for the aquaculture and fishing sectors; comparable in size and focus to Maaskant with similar European customer base.
- Bijlsma Lemmer: Dutch shipyard based in the Netherlands specializing in fishing vessels and smaller commercial craft; a domestic peer of Maaskant serving the Dutch and Belgian fishing fleets.
- Karstensens Skibsværft: Danish shipyard specializing in building beam trawlers and other commercial fishing vessels for the European fleet, directly competing with Maaskant in the same trawler segment and customer base.
Broad incumbents
- Damen Shiprepair & Conversion: Parent group's own shiprepair network (15 yards worldwide); provides comparable maintenance, repair, and refit services and competes with Maaskant's in-house repair offering for vessel operators globally.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Damen Maaskant social profiles
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Damen Maaskant leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Damen Maaskant subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries8 records
Damen Maaskant funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Damen Maaskant M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Damen Maaskant
What does Damen Maaskant do?
Damen Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam designs, constructs, and delivers commercial fishing vessels including beam trawlers, scampi trawlers, and shrimp trawlers for European and global fishing fleets. The yard also builds aquaculture service vessels and workboats, and provides shiprepair, maintenance, and refit services through Damen's worldwide shiprepair network. As part of Damen Shipyards Group, the yard leverages standardized proven designs to deliver vessels with shorter lead times while specializing in sustainable and innovative fishing vessel solutions.
Is Damen Maaskant a public or private company?
Damen Maaskant is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Damen Maaskant founded?
Damen Maaskant was founded in 1927. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Damen Maaskant based?
Damen Maaskant is headquartered in Stellendam, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Damen Maaskant make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. New vessel construction is the primary driver. The others are shiprepair and refit services.
Who are Damen Maaskant's main competitors?
Strategic Marine is listed as an emerging player. Others are Wärtsilä Marine Power and Viking Norsafe Life-Saving Equipment. Direct peers are Terence Fishing, Cemre Shipyard, Astilleros Armón, Fitjar Mekaniske Verksted, Bijlsma Lemmer and Karstensens Skibsværft. Damen Shiprepair & Conversion is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Damen Maaskant have an API?
No public API is recorded for Damen Maaskant.
What industry is Damen Maaskant in?
Damen Maaskant's product category is Commercial Fishing Vessel Shipbuilding. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAJADAE, Fishing Vessels (Trawlers, Longliners, Purse Seiners), with a secondary code of IMAJADAF, Aquaculture & Fish-Farm Service Vessels (Feed, Wellboats, Harvest Support). Its NAICS code is 336611 and its SIC code is 3730.