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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment 30.1 - Building of ships and boats
114 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
19 February 2021
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The Dutch shipbuilding and offshore company Damen Shipyards has announced 114 job cuts in the Netherlands.
The ongoing recession in the offshore oil and gas market and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are the reasons why a reorganization has become necessary for Damen Shipyards. The reorganisation involves the two repair yards in the Rotterdam area, Damen Verolme Rotterdam and Damen Shiprepair Rotterdam.
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