Scheepswerf Slob

Scheepswerf Slob is a Dutch shipyard based in Papendrecht, Netherlands, that has for decades specialised in the construction of hulls for medium-sized and large, complex superyachts. The yard describes itself as a 'grondlegger van superjachten' — a founding father of superyachts — reflecting its long-standing role at the earliest stage of the yacht-building process. Its core expertise lies in delivering high-grade, 'hot-work-free' hulls, including the installation of major components, so that outfitting yards can begin their work immediately. The company operates large production halls in Papendrecht where steel hull sections are produced and assembled into complete steel hulls, and separate halls where aluminium sections are assembled into complete aluminium superstructures that are then placed on the steel hull. An in-house piping department installs all hard and soft piping in the hulls according to the highest quality standards. Engineering teams contribute to the vessel design and provide detailed engineering and workshop drawings of the hull using 3D software, while work preparation creates work packages for both the steel hull and the aluminium superstructure, including outfit, components and piping. Scheepswerf Slob is a 100% subsidiary of Koninklijke de Vries Scheepsbouw. In addition to building hulls for third parties, it builds all hulls for the Feadship superyachts of De Vries. This makes it an integral part of the Feadship group, the renowned Dutch superyacht brand. The yard's combination of extensive experience and craftsmanship is presented as guaranteeing high quality and efficiency. Its location in Papendrecht, in the Dutch maritime cluster, supports its role as a specialist hull builder within the European superyacht supply chain. The company's public communications emphasise close cooperation with the client, passion for the craft, and the ability to deliver complex hulls to exacting standards. Its workforce spans engineering, work preparation, steel construction, aluminium construction and piping assembly. As a subsidiary focused on hull production rather than complete yacht delivery, Scheepswerf Slob operates primarily as a business-to-business supplier to the superyacht industry, with its most prominent client being its own parent group's Feadship brand.

Scheepswerf Slob has built hulls for medium-sized and large, complex superyachts for decades, according to its own account. The yard is a 100% subsidiary of Koninklijke de Vries Scheepsbouw, the Dutch shipbuilding company behind the De Vries yard, one of the founding partners of the Feadship superyacht brand. Within that group, Scheepswerf Slob occupies a specialised role: it builds all hulls for the Feadship superyachts of De Vries, in addition to hulls for third parties. This arrangement places the yard at the very start of the superyacht construction chain, producing the steel hull and aluminium superstructure that are then outfitted by other yards. The company operates from a yard location in Papendrecht, Netherlands, where it has a number of large production halls. In these halls, ship sections are produced and assembled into complete steel hulls, while two large separate production halls are used to assemble aluminium sections into complete aluminium superstructures. The yard has developed an in-house piping department that installs all hard and soft piping in the hulls. Engineering and work preparation are also handled internally, with engineers contributing to the vessel design and producing detailed engineering and workshop drawings using 3D software, and work preparation creating work packages for the steel hull and aluminium superstructure, including outfit, components and piping. A distinctive feature of the yard's output is the delivery of 'hot-work-free' hulls, meaning that the hulls are completed to a stage where outfitting yards can start their work immediately without needing to perform hot work such as welding on the hull. This approach, combined with the yard's experience and craftsmanship, is presented as guaranteeing high quality and efficiency. The company emphasises close cooperation with the client throughout the build process. While the exact founding year is not stated in the available evidence, the yard's self-description as having built hulls 'for decades' and its role as a long-standing Feadship hull supplier indicate a substantial history within the Dutch maritime industry. Its parent, Koninklijke de Vries Scheepsbouw, is part of the Feadship group, which traces its origins to the late 1940s. Scheepswerf Slob continues to operate as an active specialist yard, recruiting for roles across its engineering, steel, aluminium and piping disciplines.

Specialist B2B hull builder for complex superyachts, delivering high-quality, hot-work-free hulls and aluminium superstructures to outfitting yards, and the dedicated hull supplier to Feadship's De Vries yard.

• Steel yacht hulls

  Complete steel hulls produced and assembled in large production halls in Papendrecht.

• Aluminium superstructures

  Complete aluminium superstructures assembled in two large separate production halls and placed on the steel hull.

• Hot-work-free hulls

  High-grade hulls delivered including installation of large components, allowing outfitting yards to start immediately.

• Piping installation

  In-house piping department installs all hard and soft piping in the hulls.

• Engineering and work preparation

  Detailed engineering, workshop drawings using 3D software, and work packages for steel hull and aluminium superstructure.

1. 1Scheepswerf Slob | Grondlegger van superjachtenscheepswerfslob.nl
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