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Damen Shipyards Group

Acronym: Damen

General Information

Identification Code: 777334028873-86
Website: http://www.damen.com
Entity Form: B.V. Holding Maatschappij Damen
Registration Category: Companies & groups
Registration Date: 11/7/2017
Last Update: 4/2/2024
EP Accredited Number: 1

Mission & Interests

Goals: Our Purpose Seventy percent of the earth is made up of water. Water connects worlds and allows us to discover. To trade. To provide help. To produce food and generate energy. To relax and enjoy. In order to ensure global prosperity for next generations and keep the earth habitable with an ever-increasing world population, it is essential that we use the water and the seabed as optimally, but also as responsibly, as possible. At Damen, we provide unprecedented maritime solutions to utilise and protect these possibilities. Our vision At Damen, we believe that oceans, seas, lakes and rivers offer humanity a growing range of possibilities in the areas of trade, food, energy and recreation. We offer unprecedented maritime solutions for this through design, shipbuilding, ship repair and related services. We offer versatile platforms to connect the world and enable you to be successful. Innovative ships that inspire and raise the standard in terms of safety, reliability, efficiency,
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
  • Business and industry
  • Climate action
  • Competition
  • Education and training
  • Employment and social affairs
  • Foreign affairs and security policy
  • Maritime affairs and fisheries
  • Research and innovation
  • Trade
Levels of Interest:
  • european
  • global
  • sub-national
  • national

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: The Damen Shipyards group actively participates in various Horizon 2020 projects through the co-programmed partnership on zero-emission waterborne transport. This is a co-program partnership between the European maritime industry and the European Commission (DG RTD) Damen Naval (the military department of the Damen Shipyards Group) is active in various projects of the European Defence Fund (DG DEFIS) Damen closely monitors the European Defense Industry Strategy (EDIS published in March 2024) Together with our European Trade Association SEA Europe, Damen strives for a 'European Maritime Industrial Strategy' in order to safeguard high-tech shipbuilding capabilities for Europe and to sustain our strategic autonomy. We closely follow the developments of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and the Fuel EU Maritime Directive. Together with SEA Europe Damen wishes the European Trading Scheme revenues from shipping to be re-invested in the decarbonization of ships in order to live up to the Green Deal targets.
Communication Activities: Most of Damen's EU communication activities such as press releases, events and meetings are executed by SEA Europe. Damen's engagement in Horizon 2020 Zero Waterborne projects are published on the Waterborne website. Damen's engagement in European Defence Projects are published on the DG DEFIS website. Sometimes we organise working visits for Members of European Parliament or Officials of the European Commission to our shipyard(s) in the Netherlands. Sometimes we publish an article on an EU project or about a certain EU topic in our Damen Magazine for information purposes.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Avelingen-West 20
Post Code: 4202 MS
City: Gorinchem
Country: NETHERLANDS
Phone:
Indic Phone: 31
Phone Number: 183 63 99 11

EU Office

Address: Aarlenstraat 25
Post Code: 1050
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
Phone:
Indic Phone: 32
Phone Number: 22346101

Financial Data

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      Total Budget: 0
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          Membership Information

          Members10 Percent: 5
          Members50 Percent: 1
          Members75 Percent: 1
          Members: 7
          Members F T E: 1.75
          Info Members: Damen has one Brussels Based employee who works 60%. Various other Damen employees who are based in the Netherlands spent part of their time on EU projects or EU related topics as described under heading 9. As of the 1st of May, one more Damen employee will spend about 50% of his time in Brussels on EU related Affairs.

          Structure

          Structure Type: Structure
          Is Member Of: The Damen Shipyards group is a company who represents itself in Brussels.
          Organisation Members: European Trade Association: SEA Europe: www.seaeurope.eu Dutch Trade Association for Security and Defense Industries: NIDV: www.nidv.eu Dutch Trade Association for Civil Shipbuilding & maritime equipment suppliers and service providers: Netherlands Maritime Technology: www.maritimetechnology.nl FME Dutch Employers' organisation in the technology industry: www.fme.nl Waterborne Technology Platform for EU Maritime R&D: www.waterborne.eu

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