Koninklijke Niestern Sander
The medium-sized Dutch shipyard Koninklijke Niestern Sander BV in Delfzijl was established in 1980 from the two shipyards Appingedam Niestern Delfzijl and the Scheepswerf Sander .
history
The founding companies
In May 1901, the shipbuilder Berend Niestern and his son founded a shipbuilding company in the north port of Delfzijl. One of his early customers was Egbert Wagenborg . Iron ships were initially built and later converted to steel structures. The company had to move several times in the port as it grew. The notable developments of the Niestern shipyard include the construction of the world's first self-righting motor lifeboat and its patent for a design by Kümos with a particularly flat double floor.
Around 1920, the brothers Gerhardus Sander and Jacob Sander also began to build a shipyard in Delfzijl and, due to growth, moved within the port and made a name for themselves with progressive ship designs.
After the end of the Second World War, a shipyard called Apol began building coasters in Werdenum . Ten years later, this company had expanded considerably and has since operated as Scheepswerf Appingedam . The rapid growth of the Appingedam shipyard was made possible by modern construction methods and the construction of special ships.
Mergers
In 1970 Niestern and the Scheepswerf Appingedam merged to form Appingedam Niestern Delfzijl . Another ten years later this merged with the Scheepswerf Sander to form Niestern Sander BV. On the 100th anniversary of the shipyards in Delfzijl, Farmsum, Werdenum and Appingedam, the company was awarded the Koninklijk award in May 2001 .
today
The company is active in the fields of shipbuilding, repair, industrial steel and mechanical engineering as well as complete carpentry and joinery work. The shipbuilding is carried out on the two places Am Binnendeich with ships up to 140 meters long and 16 meters wide and on the outer dike area with dimensions up to 160 meters long and 23 meters wide.
Web links
- Shipyard site (English)
Coordinates: 53 ° 19 ′ 6 ″ N , 6 ° 55 ′ 0 ″ E