Oceanco
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Oceanco is a privately owned custom yacht builder, based in the Netherlands, that has been building full displacement yachts in the Script error: No such module "convert". range since 1987. It is owned by Mohammed Al Barwani, an Omani billionaire.[1]
History
Oceanco came into existence in 1987, when a group of South African private investors, under the guidance of then-CEO Richard Hein, began yacht building. The hulls and superstructures were built in Durban, South Africa. The yachts were then transported to various facilities in the Netherlands, where the finishing work took place.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 2002, Theodore Angelopoulos took control of Oceanco. He embarked on a new building strategy focusing on the niche market of 80m+ megayachts and developed the "Y Generation" of Oceanco yachts, which included Amevi (Y701), an Script error: No such module "convert". and Alfa Nero (Y702) Script error: No such module "convert".. Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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In March 2010, Mohammed Al Barwani, a private investor based in the Sultanate of Oman, acquired Oceanco.[1] Marcel Onkenhout, who had been with the company for 20 years, served as the CEO.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Oceanco delivered Sunrays, an Script error: No such module "convert". megayacht, in March 2010. The late Björn Johansson designed her exterior lines, and the interior design is by Terence Disdale. She was succeeded by the Script error: No such module "convert". Nuvolari & Lenard designed Man of Steel (ex-Seven Seas), delivered in November 2010. The Sam Sorgiovanni designed Script error: No such module "convert". Nirvana was delivered in spring 2012, followed by St. Princess Olga (renamed Amore Vero)[3] at Script error: No such module "convert". in 2013, Equanimity at Script error: No such module "convert". in 2014 and Infinity at Script error: No such module "convert". in 2015.
As of 2018[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the largest yacht built by Oceanco was Jubilee (in 2017 renamed Kaos).[4] In 2018, the yard launched "Project Bravo,"[5] a 109 m superyacht.
The company operates in its extended production facility (a total of 8.2 ha) located in Alblasserdam, approximately 20 km from Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The yard has almost unrestricted direct access via the inland waterway system to the North Sea.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Oceanco has built 29 custom superyachts up to 117 m in length.Template:As of when? Several 100 m+ yachts are currently under construction. The company can simultaneously build five yachts in the 80 m+ category (at various stages of design, engineering and construction), delivering approximately two superyachts per year. In 2008, the company acquired more land adjacent to the present yard, and in 2010, it set about demolishing the old buildings and slips to make way for a new covered dry dock, which now allows it to construct yachts up to 140 metres.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 2022, Oceanco was building a Script error: No such module "convert"., $500 million schooner for Jeff Bezos, owner of Amazon. Oceanco asked for permission to temporarily remove the middle span of a historic bridge in Rotterdam known as "De Hef", so that the yacht could sail out to sea. The proposal touched off a public outcry, with citizens threatening to throw eggs and tomatoes at the vessel as it passed, and Oceanco withdrew the request in June 2022.[6]
Oceanco maintains a sales, design, marketing and communications office in Monaco.[7]
See also
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External links
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