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Ship conversion and refit

We renew, redesign and rebuild ships to new technical and functional requirements.

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Key figures

2 floating docks up to 176 meters

147 meter slipway

600 meter quay side

160 skilled employees

Ship conversions

Ship conversion is a very specialized line of work that Royal Niestern Sander has made its own. Royal Niestern Sander has a large portfolio of very diverse and complex ship conversions. Think of the renewal of old ships, the redesign of existing ships or the conversion to new technical and functional requirements. Here the customer question comes first. A customer-specific design is created. Then the engineering takes place. Customization as it should be

In-house design & engineering
Fully equipped workshop
New building facilities
Experience with different ship types

Discover our projects

Dock 1

105 meters in length
19 meters in width
Vessels of 5.000 ton (~10.000 DWT)

Dock 2

176 meters in length
27 meters in width
Ships up to 10.000 ton (~20.000 DWT)

New building facilities

6 construction halls
In-house engineering
Efficient project management

Refit and life time extention

Growing old is inevitable. At Niestern Sander we believe a ship can extend her life after many years of loyal service. A refit at our shipyard will make your vessel completely up to date with the latest technical innovations. This results in a completely refurbished and state of the art vessel in compliance with the latest rules and regulations.

Alternative fuel conversion
Refit
Reburbishment
Ballast water management system installation
Scrubber installation

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Track record ship conversion

Conversion supply vessel 'KASTEELBORG' into walk to work vessel

The Blue Queen arrived in Delfzijl from Norway in late 2017. This standard PX121 Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) then spent the next 12 weeks being whipped into shape by Dutch shipyard Royal Niestern Sander, working on behalf of Wagenborg Offshore. Converted into a dedicated Walk-to-Work Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel, the PSV – renamed the Kasteelborg – was delivered on schedule in March 2018. It was a challenging conversion project in which time and planning played a major role.

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Refit project for the "ARCTIC SUNRISE'

Over an intense nine-month period, Royal Niestern Sander Shipyard firmly took on the Arctic Sunrise in a refit project. During the extensive overhaul, nearly all of the accommodation and work areas of this Greenpeace vessel were renewed, granting the vessel at least another 15 years of service. Director Bart Volgers looks back on this successful project.

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Conversion icebreaker 'SERKEBORG' into diving support vessel

The offshore support vessel Serkeborg, sailing in the Wagenborg Offshore fleet, will play a crucial role during subsea diving- and maintenance work at an oil terminal. For this long term contract, Wagenborg Offshore commissioned Royal Niestern Sander to convert Serkeborg into a so called diving support vessel. At the yard, Marc van Dijk gives an insight into this project.

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