CategoryMaritime
Overview
Dutch shipbuilder; naval, offshore, and work vessels across 35+ shipyards globally. Family-owned.. Focus: Naval, offshore, and work vessels. Scale: Operates 35+ shipyards globally. Ownership: Family-owned company.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Focus
Scale
Ownership
See-Think-Act autonomy approach
F.A.S.T. autonomous-ready vessel
Data & sources
Web sources
3
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Models (1)
View all models →Partnerships
Every company Damen Shipyards has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most-frequent partners
- 1Baltic Workboats1× joint
- 2Sea Machines Robotics1× joint1 total
Most recent
- with Baltic Workboatsjust announced
- with Sea Machines Roboticsoperating
Damen Shipyards on the deployment map
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Relationships
Founders (1)
- Kommer Damencofounderno longer at company
Former / Previously (1)
- Kommer Damen Founder
Safety record
No incidents on record for Damen Shipyards.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Recent coverage
Damen Shipyards in third-party press
Peer companies
- Cellula Robotics3 models
- HavocAI2 models
- Huntington Ingalls Industries2 models
- Kraken Technology Group2 models
- Ukrainian Armed Forces2 models
- ABB Marine & Ports1 model
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names Damen Shipyards.
People (1)
Partnerships
2 total · 1 operating · 1 just announced
Every company Damen Shipyards has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
- with Baltic Workboatsjust announced
- with Sea Machines Roboticsoperating
Most-frequent partners
- 1Baltic Workboats1× joint
- 2Sea Machines Robotics1× joint1 total
All 2 partnerships
open in the atlas →- technology2021-02-11operating
- Damen Shipyards x Baltic Workboats (Offshore Wind Alliance)withBaltic Workboatsmanufacturing2024-01-01announcedjust announced
Timeline
Every recorded move in Damen Shipyards’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
PartnershipDamen Shipyards x Baltic Workboats (Offshore Wind Alliance)
2024-01-01Damen Shipyards and Baltic Workboats (BWB) signed a partnership agreement for the construction of FCS 2710 vessels to serve the offshore wind industry. The alliance combines Damen's shipbuilding capabilities with BWB's expertise in workboat construction for the renewable energy sector.
PartnershipDamen Shipyards x Sea Machines Robotics (Autonomous Vessels)
2021-02-11Damen Shipyards and Sea Machines Robotics formed a strategic alliance to integrate autonomous navigation and wireless-helm systems as standard features in Damen's global vessel build catalogue. The partnership includes training via Damen's in-house simulator integrated with Sea Machines technology.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJun 8, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Sources (3)
Common questions
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Is Damen Shipyards safe?
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-10
Sources by quality tier
- 3
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Damen Shipyards.Peer companies
- Cellula Robotics3 models
- HavocAI2 models
- Huntington Ingalls Industries2 models
- Kraken Technology Group2 models
- Ukrainian Armed Forces2 models
- ABB Marine & Ports1 model
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Damen Shipyards from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/damen.md
- RSS feed: /companies/damen/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/6dca3626-408e-4e9f-a6bc-de6a1711303b
- Revision history: /companies/damen/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Cellula Robotics3 models
- HavocAI2 models
- Huntington Ingalls Industries2 models
- Kraken Technology Group2 models
- Ukrainian Armed Forces2 models
- ABB Marine & Ports1 model
Video
Heat Index
Serious54/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Damen Shipyards draws attention at the 88th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among maritime robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 4, 2026